Open a jurisdiction to review its dated requirements and official sources. Use the compact tables to compare which states participate.
All 51 jurisdictions · Compact status table · Plan the crossing: offshore · 911 ground · IFT
Can I work a 13-week contract here on my home-state licence?
Yes — privilege alone covers a contract here
The Commission states privilege carries no time limit and is not restricted to declared emergencies, so a 13-week contract is covered provided the medic holds an unrestricted licence in another Member State, is affiliated with an agency authorised in Wyoming, and practises under a physician medical director.
The Commission states privilege carries no time limit and is not restricted to declared emergencies, so a 13-week contract is covered provided the medic holds an unrestricted licence in another Member State, is affiliated with an agency authorised in Wyoming, and practises under a physician medical director. Confidence is medium and quote_supports is partial because this is the Commission speaking nationally, not Wyoming speaking about Wyoming. It is reversed for anyone who already holds a Wyoming licence of any status — see compact.privilege.home_state_licenses.
EMS Compact Commission · emscompact.gov · verified 4 Oct 2026 · Partly supported
Requirements include source links and review dates. Expand each source quotation for the supporting text. Unverified and incomplete information is labelled alongside the relevant requirement.
The items most likely to cost you a start date.
Adds a requirement
Wyoming requires the fingerprint background check to be completed through the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation and states it cannot accept a background check completed by any other agency.
A recent FBI or other-state check does not transfer, so the clock starts fresh however many checks you already hold. Wyoming is a compact member, in force and submitting data, so a medic from another Member State can avoid this entirely by working on privilege.
State EMS office · health.wyo.gov · verified 9 Aug 2026
We cannot accept backgrounds completed by any agency other than Wyoming DCI
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
Narrows scope
Wyoming's Intermediate EMT sits between AEMT and Paramedic, has no National Registry equivalent, and is entered by completing a Wyoming IEMT course and passing Wyoming's own state cognitive examination on top of holding an NREMT AEMT card.
An AEMT arriving from another state licenses as an AEMT, not an IEMT, and Wyoming agencies staffing at IEMT level will see a scope gap. Whether that gap matters depends on the agency's staffing model, which Wyoming does not address here.
State EMS office · health.wyo.gov · verified 9 Aug 2026
Intermediate Emergency Medical Technician (IEMT) OWLS Registration (should be done the first week of class) Complete Initial IEMT Course Pass the Psychomotor (practical skills) Test Pass the State Cognitive (written) Test
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
The office that issues the card, and the law it issues it under.
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Who actually issues an EMS licence in Wyoming?
Wyoming Department of Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services
The Office of Emergency Medical Services works to enhance Wyoming's statewide emergency medical services system through a variety of activities.
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
Where is Wyoming's EMS licensing office online?
Partly supported
Taken from the page's own breadcrumb trail.
Home » Public Health Division » Office of Emergency Medical Services » EMS Program » EMS Provider and Service Licensure » Licensing
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
Where do I actually submit an application in Wyoming?
OWLS handles initial, upgrade and reciprocity applications through one form.
To gain licensure in Wyoming, go to the Online Wyoming Licensing System website at owls.wyo.gov . This site handles all Wyoming application processes.
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
Who do I call or email about Wyoming licensure?
emsinfo@wyo.gov / (307) 777-7955
The page footer separately lists (307) 777-7656 and a toll-free (866) 571-0944 for the department generally.
Contact Info: 122 West 25th Street, Suite 102E Cheyenne , WY 82002 (307) 777-7955 Email: emsinfo@wyo.gov
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
Which statute or rule governs EMS licensure in Wyoming?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Levels, term, and what your National Registry does and does not buy you.
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What levels does Wyoming issue, and what does my cert become there?
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT)
Intermediate Emergency Medical Technician (IEMT)
Paramedic
The quote establishes the IEMT tier and its state-exam route, which is the level that matters here. The other four are from the same page's per-level checklists.
Intermediate Emergency Medical Technician (IEMT) OWLS Registration (should be done the first week of class) Complete Initial IEMT Course Pass the Psychomotor (practical skills) Test Pass the State Cognitive (written) Test
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
How long does a Wyoming licence last before renewal?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Do I need National Registry to get licensed in Wyoming?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Do I have to keep National Registry current to keep a Wyoming licence?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Does Wyoming make me sit its own exam?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
What criminal history bars me from licensure in Wyoming?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
The EMS Compact — formally REPLICA, the Recognition of EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. Enacted, in force, and verifiable status are separate dated facts, plus what privilege covers.
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What do I have to satisfy for compact privilege to apply in Wyoming?
Partly supported
These are the Commission's national conditions, not a Wyoming statement. Whether Wyoming imposes anything further has not been established from a Wyoming source — see compact.privilege.state_specific_restrictions.
Be at least 18 years of age. Section 4.B.1 2 Hold a current, unrestricted license in at least one EMS Compact participating state, as an EMT, AEMT, Paramedic, or a state-recognized level between EMT and Paramedic. Section 4.B.2 3 Affiliate with an EMS agency in the remote state that provides EMS medical direction. Section 4.B.3 4 Adhere to the Commission's Professional Code of Conduct . Rules 4.0(E) and 4.6 Then, as you practice: follow the local scope of practice, protocols, and laws of the state you are working in, under Rule 4.4 of the Commission's administrative rules.
emscompact.gov · EMS Compact Commission
Which situations does compact privilege cover in Wyoming?
Not established in the cited source
No Wyoming enumeration of covered circumstances located. The Commission frames privilege as applying at all times rather than by enumerated circumstance, but that is a national statement and has not been confirmed against Wyoming rule.
When do I need full Wyoming licensure instead of privilege?
Not established in the cited source
Not stated by Wyoming or by the Commission for Wyoming specifically. The only universal exclusion the Commission states is that privilege never applies in a state where you already hold a licence — see compact.privilege.home_state_licenses.
Can I work a 13-week contract in Wyoming on my home-state licence?
Yes — privilege alone covers a contract here
Partly supported
The Commission states privilege carries no time limit and is not restricted to declared emergencies, so a 13-week contract is covered provided the medic holds an unrestricted licence in another Member State, is affiliated with an agency authorised in Wyoming, and practises under a physician medical director. Confidence is medium and quote_supports is partial because this is the Commission speaking nationally, not Wyoming speaking about Wyoming. It is reversed for anyone who already holds a Wyoming licence of any status — see compact.privilege.home_state_licenses.
Does it expire? There is no time limit. Your Privilege to Practice remains valid as long as you continue to meet eligibility requirements: an active, unrestricted EMS license in a participating Home State, affiliation with an EMS agency authorized in the remote state, practice under a local EMS Medical Director in compliance with the remote state's laws and rules, and adherence to the Professional Code of Conduct . Does it only apply during emergencies? No. The Compact applies at all times, not only during declared emergencies.
emscompact.gov · EMS Compact Commission
I have an old or inactive Wyoming card — can I still use compact privilege here?
The Commission states that even an inactive license makes that state a Home State, and that a Home State is not a Remote State, so Compact privilege does not apply there. This is the Commission speaking nationally; this source does not establish whether the state offers inactive status or its reactivation pathway, so both remain unknown.
In this scenario, although the EMS practitioner holds an inactive license from Kansas, the state is still considered a Home State, since the individual holds a license there, rather than a Remote State. The EMS Compact uniquely allows an individual to have multiple Home States, which are not defined by residency or workplace affiliations. Consequently, the Privilege to Practice is only authorized in Remote States, provided the EMS Practitioner meets the provisions outlined by the EMS Compact. As Kansas is not a Remote State for this practitioner, the Privilege to Practice does not apply here.
emscompact.gov · EMS Compact Commission
Does Wyoming add anything on top of the compact?
Not yet verified
Whether Wyoming imposes registration, notification, a fee, or a medical-director attestation on privilege holders has not been established. The state's own administrative code has not been read for compact provisions, and silence on the state EMS office's public pages is not evidence of absence.
Where does an employer verify my privilege for Wyoming?
Partly supported
Quick Verify is embedded on the Commission homepage and keyed to the 12-digit National EMS ID, which is neither your state licence number nor your NREMT number.
Quick Verify allows EMS clinicians, agencies, and the public to validate a clinician
emscompact.gov · EMS Compact Commission
Has Wyoming passed the EMS Compact into law?
Nothing recorded
Current EMS Compact Commissioner page identifies Wyoming's enacted Compact law and reports 2017-02-21 as the signing date. The obsolete Commission State Laws table source and its caveat were removed because this state-specific page directly supplies the law citation and enactment fact.
In Wyoming, the REPLICA legislation was signed into law on February 21, 2017, making Wyoming the eighth state to enact the EMS Compact.
emscompact.gov · EMS Compact Commission
Is Wyoming's compact law actually in effect yet?
The enrolled HB0112 is the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act (REPLICA), W.S. 33-36-201 and 33-36-202. Section 3 expressly makes the act effective July 1, 2017. Section 14 separately states the Compact's tenth-member-state activation trigger; that national trigger is distinct from Wyoming's act effective date.
Can my Privilege to Practice actually be verified in Wyoming?
The Commission's state-specific Commissioner page identifies Wyoming as fully integrated with NEMSCD. This establishes current database integration, distinct from enactment and statutory effect. The page does not publish the initial connection date, so connected_date remains null.
The route in when privilege does not cover you.
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Will Wyoming recognise my out-of-state certification at all?
Yes
Partly supported
Wyoming runs one application for initial, upgrade and out-of-state applicants alike, through OWLS. The page is titled Licensing and its URL says licensing-and-reciprocity, but the word reciprocity does not appear in the body — the pathway is the ordinary application with the NREMT card as the qualifying credential.
Click "Apply Now" next to the Initial/Upgrade License Application – All Levels application.
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
What does Wyoming call its out-of-state pathway?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Where do I start a reciprocity application for Wyoming?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
What does Wyoming require from an out-of-state applicant?
OWLS account and the Initial/Upgrade License Application – All Levels
Driver's licence or state ID, front and back
BLS CPR card
NREMT certification card showing the expiration date
ACLS card for Intermediate and Paramedic applicants
Fingerprint background check through Wyoming DCI, and no other agency
The DCI restriction is the item that costs a traveller time, and it is the one most likely to be assumed away by someone who already holds a recent FBI check for another state.
Supporting Certifications / Documents required for Initial Licensing: All applicants upload: Driver's License or State-issued ID card (front and back) BLS CPR card (front)
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
What does it cost to get licensed in Wyoming from out of state?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
How long will Wyoming take to process my application?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
What background check does Wyoming require, and how do I do it from out of state?
Wyoming publishes no turnaround or fee for the DCI check, and does not say how an out-of-state applicant submits prints to a Wyoming-only agency. That gap is the practical question for a traveller.
Ensure you print off a copy of the Wyoming DCI fingerprint information, as you will need to complete a background through Wyoming DCI (We cannot accept backgrounds completed by any agency other than Wyoming DCI).
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
Can I start working in Wyoming before full approval?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Does my National Registry have to be current to apply in Wyoming?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
The renewal clock and what it costs in hours.
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How often do I recert in Wyoming?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
How many CE hours does Wyoming want, and in what?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Can I use NCCP hours to recert in Wyoming, or does it want its own?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
What does Wyoming require at renewal that other states do not?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Does Wyoming make me take a refresher course to recert?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
My Wyoming cert expired — can I still get it back?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Where do I find CE that Wyoming will accept?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Where a service record shortens the path.
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Does Wyoming have a faster route for military training or veterans?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
What does Wyoming's military pathway actually get me?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Where does Wyoming document its military pathway?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
Does Wyoming extend its military pathway to spouses?
Not yet verified
Not attempted yet. This record was seeded from the three sources that cover all 51 jurisdictions — the Compact Commission's State Laws and NEMSCD tables and the National Registry's office directory — and Wyoming's own EMS office pages have not been read.
DEA rewrote the narcotics rules for EMS in February 2026. Registration moved from the medical director to the agency itself, and the rule spells out storage, restocking and standing-order administration. These rules are federal and read the same in every state.
10 federal facts, quoted from the Federal Register · 2 of 2 Wyoming facts answered from state law
What changed, and when did it take effect?
The DEA final rule implementing the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 (PPAEMA). It amends 21 CFR parts 1300, 1301, 1304 and following to create the EMS agency registration and the storage, delivery and recordkeeping rules below.
Who holds the DEA registration an ambulance operates under?
Before this rule most services ran narcotics under their medical director's practitioner registration. The registration now belongs to the agency, as its own DEA business-activity category.
the Act directs the Attorney General (and thus the Administrator) to allow a registered EMS agency to obtain a single registration for each State in which the EMS agency administers controlled substances, rather than requiring the agency to obtain a separate registration for each location at which it operates within that State.
Does one DEA registration cover operating in another state?
The fact that matters most to a traveler: compact privilege can carry your licence across a border, but it does not carry your agency's DEA registration. An agency running trucks in two states registers twice.
EMS agencies that wish to operate in multiple States must register with DEA in each State in which they operate.
Can a medic administer controlled substances without the medical director present?
Federal law now says yes, but only where state law agrees: EMS professionals are only allowed to make such administrations if authorized by State law. Whether your state's law does is the per-state question at the end of this section.
the Act allows emergency medical services professionals to administer controlled substances outside the physical presence of a medical director or authorizing medical professional pursuant to a valid standing or verbal order.
How do narcotics have to be stored in the vehicle?
EMS vehicles storing controlled substances must be locked when parked outside of an enclosed registered or designated location, with the controlled substances stored in a securely locked, substantially constructed cabinet or safe that cannot be readily removed.
Does a hospital-based agency need its own registration?
Hospital-based means owned or operated by a hospital. If you work for a hospital service, the drug box stays on the hospital's paper.
The CSA, as amended by the Act, expressly allows hospital-based EMS agencies to operate under the hospital's registration rather than obtaining their own separate registration.
Can the truck restock controlled substances from a hospital?
the Act allows non-hospital-based EMS agencies to receive controlled substances from a hospital for the purpose of restocking an EMS vehicle following an emergency response.
What does the DEA registration cost an agency?
this rule reflects the current fee of $888 so that, as intended, the fee for EMS registrants is the same as that for other dispensers of controlled substances.
Do municipal and fire-based services pay the fee?
Even if the EMS agency is not operated by a government fire department, if the EMS agency itself is operated by the local government, it would also be exempt from application fees.
When does an existing service have to move to the new registration?
DEA recommends agencies contact their local field office to complete the transition.
The three options for EMS agencies to transition are: (1) transition immediately on the effective date established by DEA; (2) transition at the expiration of their current registration; or (3) transition three to six months prior to their renewal date.
Does Wyoming law let a medic push scheduled drugs on standing orders, the way the DEA rule assumes?
Partly supported
The Office of EMS states the standing-order mechanism directly and the same paragraph governs medications ('a medical director or supervising physician cannot authorize an EMS provider to ... administer medications above the level of education and licensure'), but the document does not use the phrase 'controlled substances', so the quote supports the mechanism rather than the controlled-substance case specifically. The document also describes itself as an interpretive guideline subordinate to the EMS Act and the Department's rules; it is the EMS office speaking about its own rule, which is why it is recorded as a primary source, but the underlying rule text has not been quoted.
A physician medical director must authorize the individual's scope of practice through standing orders and written protocols.
health.wyo.gov · State EMS office
Does Wyoming require its own controlled-substance registration for EMS agencies?
Partly supported
This is an argument from a closed enumeration rather than an explicit exemption: the Board of Pharmacy heads this list 'Additional Entities Required to Obtain a Wyoming Controlled Substance Registration' and EMS is absent from it, while the rest of the page addresses only practitioners who prescribe. Wyoming publishes nothing we could retrieve that says an EMS agency does or does not need one, so a paramedic operating under a medical director who holds a Wyoming registration is the arrangement the page implies rather than states. The broken word 'Controlle d' and the space before the colon are the Board's own markup, reproduced verbatim.
entities are also required to obtain a Wyoming Controlle d Substances Registration if they possess, manufacture, distribute, dispense, or conduct research with controlled substances in Wyoming : Clinics/Surgery Centers Law enforcement (K9 programs) who will be working with/investigating controlled substances Animal control, sponsored by a law enforcement agency Certified Euthanasia Technicians Research Facilities Analytical Laboratories Teaching Institutions
pharmacyboard.wyo.gov · State agency
Questions not yet settled from a primary source.
How does an applicant who is not in Wyoming submit fingerprints to Wyoming DCI, how much does it cost, and how long does it take? Wyoming rules out every other agency without describing the out-of-state process.
opened 9 Aug 2026 · blocks reciprocity.background_check, reciprocity.processing_time
What does Wyoming licensure cost, how long does a licence run, and what CE does renewal require? The licensing page covers documents and steps only.
opened 9 Aug 2026 · blocks reciprocity.fee, licensure.term, recertification.cycle_years, recertification.ce_hours