# Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-102: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-102

## Section

- **Citation:** Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-102
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** Repealed
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** WY Code / Title 33 / Chapter 36 / Section 33-36-102

## Text

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “ Ambulance ” means:

(A) Any land motor vehicle maintained, operated or advertised for the medical care and transportation of patients upon any street, highway or public way;

(B) Any land motor vehicle owned and operated on a regular basis by the state of Wyoming or any agency, municipality, city, town, county or political subdivision of Wyoming for medical care and transportation of patients upon any street, highway or public way; and

(C) Any aircraft which is maintained, operated or advertised for the medical care and transportation of patients in the state of Wyoming. This definition does not include any land motor vehicle or aircraft owned and operated by the United States.

(ii) “ Ambulance business license ” means a license issued under W.S. 33-36-104 which has not expired, been revoked or suspended;

(iii) Repealed by Laws 2016, ch. 37, § 2, eff. July 1, 2016.

(iv) “ Authorization ” means discretionary consent given to permit the actions of others;

(v) “ Division ” means the designated division of the department of health which division shall be the state EMS authority for purposes of the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act, W.S. 33-36-202 ;

(vi) “ Industrial ambulance ” means any motor vehicle maintained and operated by an industrial company with the primary purpose of medical care and transportation of employees who are injured or taken ill;

(vii) “ Patient ” means an individual who is sick, injured or otherwise incapacitated or helpless;

(viii) “ Person ” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or group of individuals acting together for a common purpose, including the state of Wyoming and any agency, municipality, city, town, county or political subdivision of the state of Wyoming;

(ix) “ Search and rescue ” means persons organized, trained and equipped to provide assistance to patients, such assistance being primarily limited to location, initial treatment and removal from imminent danger and transportation to a medical facility;

(x) “ Emergency medical technician ” means a person who has graduated from a division approved training program for emergency medical technicians and for purposes of the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Act means as defined in W.S. 33-26-202 ;

(xi) “ This act ” means W.S. 33-36-101 through 33-36-115 .

## Nearby sections

- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-101 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-101.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-102 § 33-36-102. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-102.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-103 Rules and regulations; procedure; initiation of proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-103.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-104 Ambulance business license; persons eligible; annual fee; renewal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-104.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-105 Ambulance business license; not transferable; change of ownership](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-105.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-106 Ambulance business license; suspension, revocation or refusal to renew](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-106.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-107 § 33-36-107. Conducting ambulance business without license prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-107.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-108 § 33-36-108. Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-108.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-109 § 33-36-109. License officers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-109.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-110 Emergency medical technician licensing; persons eligible; biennial fee; renewal; waiver of requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-110.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-111 § 33-36-111. Authorized acts of emergency medical technicians](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-111.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-112 § 33-36-112. Enjoining or restraining unlawful acts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-112.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-113 Violations; penalties; proceedings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-113.md)
- [Wyo. Stat. § 33-36-114 Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 91, § 3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WY_T33_C36_S33-36-114.md)

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