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(B) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 20, § 2.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(ii) Repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 59, § 2.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 185, § 2.

(c) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 221, § 3.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) Where the director meets the qualifications specified in subsections (a) and (e) of this section and so chooses, the director may serve as the state health officer.

(e) The director 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 him by the director. The state health officer shall:

(i) Answer directly to the director;

(ii) Not be assigned to any division within the department;

(iii) Have support staff to carry out the duties assigned to him.