33-47-105. Board powers and authority.

(a) The board shall:

(i) Examine, license and renew the licenses of duly qualified applicants;

(ii) Maintain an up-to-date list of every person licensed to practice dietetics under this act. The list shall show the licensee s last known place of employment, the license issue date and the registration number of the license;

(iii) Keep a record of all proceedings of the board and make the record available to the public for inspection during regular business hours;

(iv) Maintain an up-to-date list of persons whose licenses have been suspended, revoked or denied. The list shall include the names, type and cause of action, date and penalty incurred and the length of penalty. The list shall be available for public inspection during regular business hours and shall be supplied to similar boards in other states upon request;

(v) Establish reasonable fees for application, examination, licensing, certification, specialty examination designation, renewal, late renewal, reinstatement and other services provided pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201;

(vi) Adopt rules and regulations related to application, fees, discipline, suspension and revocation.

(b) The board may:

(i) Employ personnel or enter into an agreement as necessary to perform the functions of the board;

(ii) Establish relicensure requirements and procedures as are appropriate, including adopting and publishing a code of ethics as well as compliance guidance opinions as deemed necessary by the board;

(iii) Secure the services of resource consultants. Resource consultants shall receive travel and per diem expenses in the same manner and amount as state employees while engaged in consultative service to the board;

(iv) Enter into contracts with appropriate organizations for the purpose of developing, administering, grading or reporting the results of licensing examinations. The contracting organizations shall be capable of providing an examination which meets the standards of the commission or an equivalent organization. The examination shall be validated and nationally recognized as testing dietetic core competencies;

(v) Establish continuing education requirements for license renewal.