§ 33-26-513 — Advertising and display of license requirement

Wyoming § 33-26-513

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 33: Professions and Occupations
• Ch. 26: PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
• Art. 5: PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS

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(a) Any advertisement for health care services that names
a person practicing medicine as a physician assistant shall
identify the license held under this article. The advertisement
shall be free from deceptive or misleading information.
(b) A person practicing medicine as a physician assistant
shall conspicuously post and affirmatively communicate to the
patient the license held under this article. Posting and
communication shall include:
(i) Wearing a photo identification name tag during
all patient encounters. The name tag shall:
(A) Include a recent photograph of the licensed
physician assistant;
(B) Include the license holder's name;
(C) Include the license held under this article;
(D) Be of a sufficient size for a patient to
read the contents of the name tag; and
(E) Be worn in a conspicuous manner so as to be
visible and apparent to the patient.
(ii) Displaying in a conspicuous place in the office
wherein the practice of medicine is conducted a license
certificate or other writing issued by the board that clearly
identifies the license held under this article. The certificate
or other writing shall be of sufficient size so as to be visible
and apparent to all current and prospective patients;
(iii) Compliance with these posting and communication
requirements in each practice setting.
(c) A person practicing medicine as a physician assistant
and working in a setting that does not involve direct patient
care interaction is not subject to the posting and communication
requirements in subsection (b) of this section.