33-15-121. Grounds and proceedings for suspension of, revocation of, or refusal to renew license.

(a) The board may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, the license of any dental hygienist for any of the following causes:

(i) Conviction of, entry of a plea of nolo contendere to or entry of a deferred prosecution agreement pursuant to W.S. 7-13-301 to a felony or misdemeanor that relates adversely to the practice of dental hygiene or the ability to practice dental hygiene;

(ii) Unprofessional conduct, as defined in rules and regulations of the board;

(iii) Advertising or soliciting patients, in any form of communication, in a manner that is false or misleading in any material respect;

(iv) Renting or loaning to another person the hygienist's license or diploma to be used as a license or diploma for the other person;

(v) Being unfit or incompetent to practice dental hygiene for any reason, including but not limited to:

(A) Inability to practice dental hygiene with reasonable skill and safety because of physical or mental disability or the use of alcohol, prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs or other psychoactive substance; or

(B) Performance of unsafe dental hygiene practice or failure to conform to the standards of acceptable professional dental hygiene practice, whether or not actual injury results.

(vi) Professional discipline by a professional licensing board in any jurisdiction;

(vii) Fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in providing any information or record to the board; or

(viii) For willful violation of any provision of this act or rules and regulations of the board.

(b) All proceedings by the board pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be as set forth in W.S. 33-15-112(b) for the revocation or suspension of a dentist's license.

(c) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.