Ch. 25, § 9. Medical Director

(a) Prior to licensure, a center shall employ and designate a medical director. (b) A person is eligible to serve as a medical director, including the center administrator, if the person is a Wyoming licensed physician and: (i) Board Certified or Board Eligible in Emergency Medicine; or (ii) Board Certified in Internal Medicine with a minimum of 3 years of emergency medicine experience; or (iii) Board Certified in Family Medicine with a minimum of 3 years of emergency medicine experience. (c) The medical director shall: (i) Establish minimum staff qualifications for the provision of care based on necessary education, experience and specialized training, consistent with State law and acceptable standards of practice; (ii) Promulgate written protocols necessary for the provision of services at the center; (iii) Oversee and evaluate the provision of services at the center; (iv) Promulgate a list of equipment, supplies, drugs, and biologicals, which are necessary to provide emergency services and must be available at the center at all times; (v) Direct the center's infection control program, quality management program, and patient transfer program; (vi) Be on-site at the center as necessary to fulfill the duties imposed by these Rules and the center's governing body; and (vii) Ensure that at all times a practitioner or RN is on-site at the center who possesses the following certifications: (A) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS); (B) Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) or an Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Course; and (C) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).