9-2-103. Division administrators; appointment; qualifications; duties; salaries, tenure and removal generally; necessary personnel.
(a) The director shall appoint a separate administrator for the divisions of the department of health and he may discharge the administrators as provided in W.S. 9-2-1706(c)(ii). Appointments under this subsection shall be subject to the following:
(i) The administrator for a division dealing primarily with public health shall:
(A) Have theoretical knowledge and practical and managerial skill and experience which fits him for the position, as determined by the director; and
(B) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 20, § 2.
(C) Administer a program for the supervision of volunteer physicians who provide medical care, assistance or medical administrative services without charge for the medical services rendered in an eligible program in compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department. To qualify as an eligible program, the medical services shall be provided in any hospital, clinic, health care facility or institution owned or operated by the state, University of Wyoming or any local government. A disclosure statement shall be signed in advance by the recipients informing them of the physician's limited liability under the program.
(ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 59, § 2.
(b) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 185, § 2.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, § 3.
(d) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 168, § 3.
(e) The governor shall appoint a state health officer who shall be licensed in Wyoming as a physician and who shall carry out the statutory duties and any other duties assigned to the state health officer by the director. The state health officer shall:
(i) Serve at the pleasure of the director and governor, either of whom may remove the state health officer;
(ii) Not be assigned to any division within the department;
(iii) Have support staff to carry out the duties assigned to him.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 9 - Administration of the Government
Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally
Article 1 - Department of Health
Section 9-2-101 - Creation; Definitions; Divisions.
Section 9-2-102 - Department of Health; Duties and Responsibilities; State Grants.
Section 9-2-106 - Duties and Powers of Director of Department.
Section 9-2-108 - Director of Department; Appointment; Removal; Duties.
Section 9-2-109 - Vocational Rehabilitation; Definitions.
Section 9-2-110 - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation; Administrative Duties.
Section 9-2-116 - Legislative Findings; Purposes.
Section 9-2-117 - Office of Rural Health Created; Duties.
Section 9-2-118 - Physician and Dentist Loan Repayment Program.
Section 9-2-119 - Allied Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program.
Section 9-2-122 - Substance Abuse Control Plan.
Section 9-2-124 - Prescription Drug Consumer Information and Technical Assistance Program.
Section 9-2-126 - Client Treatment Records; Research; Access; Disclosure; Penalties.
Section 9-2-128 - Health Care Innovation; Studies; Account.