§ 1-39-103 — Definitions

(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Governmental entity" means the state, University
of Wyoming or any local government;
(ii) "Local government" means cities and towns,
counties, school districts, joint powers boards, airport boards,
public corporations, entities formed by a county memorial
hospital, special hospital district, rural health care district
or senior health care district that are wholly owned by one (1)
or more governmental entities, community college districts,
special districts and their governing bodies, all political
subdivisions of the state, and their agencies, instrumentalities
and institutions, and governmental entities of another state but
only while physically present in the state of Wyoming and while
in the course of operating a cooperative public transportation
program as defined by W.S. 16-1-104(f);
(iii) "Peace officer" means as defined by W.S.
7-2-101, but does not include those officers defined by W.S.
7-2-101(a)(iv)(K) or those officers defined by W.S.
7-2-101(a)(iv)(M) unless otherwise provided in the applicable
mutual aid agreement;
(iv) "Public employee":
(A) Means any officer, employee or servant of a
governmental entity, including elected or appointed officials,
peace officers and persons acting on behalf or in service of a
governmental entity in any official capacity, whether with or
without compensation;
(B) Does not include an independent contractor,
except as provided in subparagraphs (C) and (F) of this
paragraph, or a judicial officer exercising the authority vested
in him;
(C) Includes contract physicians, physician
assistants, nurses, optometrists and dentists in the course of
providing contract services for state institutions or county
jails;
(D) Includes individuals engaged in search and
rescue operations under the coordination of a county sheriff
pursuant to W.S. 18-3-609(a)(iii);
(E) Includes any volunteer physician providing
medical services under W.S. 9-2-103(a)(i)(C);
(F) Includes contract attorneys in the course of
providing contract services for the office of guardian ad litem
as provided in W.S. 14-12-104;
(G) Includes any health care provider, as
defined by W.S. 35-31-101(a)(iii), and any individual included
in the definition of medical facility in W.S. 35-31-101(a)(v),
under a contract with the state to deliver volunteer health care
services to low income persons under W.S. 35-31-101 through
35-31-103 while providing the contracted services. Nothing in
this subparagraph alters the requirement that any action for
damages shall be brought against the state of Wyoming as
provided by W.S. 35-31-102(g);
(H) Includes volunteers and school district
employees acting as a roadway crossing guard on behalf of or in
service of a public school district legally organized as a body
corporate pursuant to W.S. 21-3-101, et seq.
(v) "Scope of duties" means performing any duties
which a governmental entity requests, requires or authorizes a
public employee to perform regardless of the time and place of
performance;
(vi) "State" or "state agency" means the state of
Wyoming or any of its branches, agencies, departments, boards,
instrumentalities or institutions;
(vii) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 41, § 2.
(viii) "Governmental entity of another state" means
any state and its political subdivisions, agencies,
instrumentalities and institutions and any local government
entity within another state;
(ix) "This act" means W.S. 1-39-101 through 1-39-123.