§ 33-46-107 — Immunity

Wyoming § 33-46-107

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 33: Professions and Occupations
• Ch. 46: MIDWIVES LICENSURE ACT

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(a) No person other than the licensed midwife who provided
care to the patient shall be liable for the midwife's negligent,
grossly negligent or willful and wanton acts or omissions.
(b) No hospital, person licensed under the Medical
Practice Act, person licensed under the Nurse Practice Act,
prehospital emergency medical personnel or any of their agents
shall be liable for care provided to a woman or newborn child
subsequent to care provided by a midwife, except that any
hospital, person licensed under the Medical Practice Act, person
licensed under the Nurse Practice Act, prehospital emergency
medical personnel or any of their agents shall remain liable as
otherwise provided by law for his or its own actions which are
independent of the actions and omissions of the midwife.
(c) No person licensed under the Medical Practice Act,
person licensed under the Nurse Practice Act or hospital in
which they practice shall be liable for any failures of a
midwife to meet any standard of care for patients on which they
provide consultation to a midwife or accept a referral from the
midwife but shall remain liable as otherwise provided by law for
his or its own actions.
(d) For purposes of this section, "midwife" means the
licensed midwife who provided care to the patient and any
employer under whose authority the midwife provided that care.