Wyoming § 35-4-902 Definitions

Wyoming Statutes

§ 35-4-902 — Definitions

Wyoming § 35-4-902

Title 35Public Health and Safety

Ch. 4HEALTH REGULATIONS GENERALLY

Art. 9EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL TREATMENT ACT

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-4-902 (2026).

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(a)As used in this article:

(i)"Opiate antagonist" means any device or medication approved by the United States food and drug administration for the treatment of an opiate related drug overdose;

(ii)"Opiate related drug overdose" means a condition, including extreme physical illness, a decreased level of consciousness or respiratory depression resulting from the consumption or use of an opioid, or another substance with which an opioid was combined, that a reasonable person would believe to require medical assistance;

(iii)"Pharmacist" means any person licensed under Wyoming statutes as a pharmacist and who is practicing within the scope of their license;

(iv)"Practitioner" means any person licensed under Wyoming statutes as a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice regist

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(a) As used in this article:
(i) "Opiate antagonist" means any device or
medication approved by the United States food and drug
administration for the treatment of an opiate related drug
overdose;
(ii) "Opiate related drug overdose" means a
condition, including extreme physical illness, a decreased level
of consciousness or respiratory depression resulting from the
consumption or use of an opioid, or another substance with which
an opioid was combined, that a reasonable person would believe
to require medical assistance;
(iii) "Pharmacist" means any person licensed under
Wyoming statutes as a pharmacist and who is practicing within
the scope of their license;
(iv) "Practitioner" means any person licensed under
Wyoming statutes as a physician, physician assistant or advanced
practice registered nurse and who is practicing within the scope
of their license;
(v) "Standing order" means an order transmitted
electronically or in writing by a practitioner for a drug or
device for a patient or multiple patients with whom no
prescriber-patient relationship exists;
(vi) "Entity" means any person as defined in W.S. 8-
1-102(a)(vi), and includes the University of Wyoming and Wyoming
community colleges, who employs persons who, in the course of
their official duties or business, may encounter a person
experiencing anaphylaxis or an opioid related drug overdose;
(vii) "Opioid" or "opiate" means an opiumlike
compound that binds to one (1) or more of the major opioid
receptors in the body;
(viii) "Epinephrine auto-injector" means an automatic
injectable device that administers the drug epinephrine to a
person experiencing anaphylaxis and includes epipens or any
other device under a different brand name used for emergency
epinephrine delivery for the treatment of anaphylaxis and which
device is approved by the United States food and drug
administration.