Verified October 8, 2026 against the statutes and regulations cited below. Research, not legal advice. All states
What operators miss in Wyoming
- The six-month continuation exception requires the original relationship to have started in person in a state where the clinician is licensed; new conditions need a Wyoming-licensed provider or a return visit.
- Consulting physicians brought in by a Wyoming physician, including by telemedicine, are limited to 12 days in any 52-week period, and the Wyoming physician must notify the Board.
Does Wyoming have a telehealth registration for out-of-state clinicians?
Wyoming has no telehealth registration. A physician diagnosing or treating a person physically in Wyoming needs a Wyoming license regardless of where the physician is or how care is delivered, apart from narrow exceptions.
- No telehealth-specific registration: a clinician needs the full license or an exception.
Citation: Wyo. Bd. of Medicine Rules ch. 1, § 4
When can an out-of-state clinician treat Wyoming patients without a Wyoming license?
Out-of-state physicians may consult with a Wyoming-licensed attending physician. A physician or PA who established care in person in their licensed state may continue it by telehealth for up to six months at a time before another in-person visit there.
- Exception for follow-up care with an existing patient
- Exception for consultation with a licensed physician
Citation: Wyo. Bd. of Medicine Rules ch. 1, §§ 4, 7
Can a patient relationship start by telehealth in Wyoming?
No telemedicine-specific standard for establishing a relationship was confirmed. Wyoming defines telemedicine broadly as practice by electronic communication, with or without an intervening provider.
Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 33-26-102(a)(xxix)
Does Wyoming require telehealth consent?
No physician telehealth consent requirement was found.
What limits does Wyoming put on prescribing by telehealth?
Initially prescribing a controlled substance over the internet or a similar electronic system without a documented physician-patient relationship is grounds for discipline.
- No initial controlled-substance prescription by internet or similar electronic system without a documented physician-patient relationship (Wyo. Stat. § 33-26-402(a)(xxxiii)).
Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 33-26-402(a)(xxxiii)
Does Wyoming require its own controlled-substance registration?
Practitioners who prescribe controlled substances in Wyoming need a Wyoming controlled substance registration, which expires June 30 and renews every two years.
- Required, issued by Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy
Do private payers in Wyoming have to cover telehealth?
- No private-payer telehealth coverage law
- No payment parity law
How does Wyoming treat the corporate practice of medicine?
Adding Wyoming to your telehealth practice?
A State Expansion Pack applies Wyoming's rules to your service line and lists what changes in your workflow before the first visit.