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Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-802 (2026)

Rulemaking power; fees; state's average wages;

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vocational rehabilitation; contracts with clerks of district
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     (a) The director may adopt rules and regulations for
administration of this act. The director shall by rule and
regulation establish criteria for qualification of resident and
nonresident employers, provide for advance payments of employer
premiums under W.S. 27-14-202(e), provide fee schedules for all
medical and hospital care rendered injured employees and for the
establishment of the state's average monthly wage. In addition,
the division may by rule and regulation establish a separate fee
schedule for surgical procedures and hospital admissions
preauthorized by the division. Changes in any rule or regulation
adopted under this subsection shall be considered only at
quarterly intervals.

     (b) Before the last day of each quarter in each year, the
department shall estimate the average monthly and weekly wage
for the twelve (12) months preceding the quarter, based on
unemployment insurance commission information and other
available statistics.

     (c) The division, together with the division of vocational
rehabilitation within the department of workforce services,
shall jointly establish consistent rules and regulations for the
implementation of W.S. 27-14-408.

     (d) The division may contract with the clerks of district
court on a county by county basis, for compensation mutually
agreed upon, to perform the following functions:

          (i) Technical assistance to employers, employees,
health care providers and other interested parties in complying
with the requirements of this act and interacting with the
worker's compensation system;

          (ii) Providing necessary forms to employers,
employees health care providers and other interested parties;

          (iii) Responding to inquiries on the status of
particular cases;

          (iv) Obtaining documents including confidential
documents, concerning individual cases and transmitting these
documents to authorized persons;

          (v)   Retention and storage of records prior to January
1, 1997; and

          (vi) Any other administrative function useful in the
management of the worker's compensation program.

     (e) Compensation negotiated pursuant to subsection (d) of
this section shall be paid from the worker's compensation
account and the agreement may be modified at any time by mutual
consent of the parties or may be terminated by either party
following notice specified in the agreement.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1991–2018 · leading case: Sheneman v. Div. of Workers' Saf. & Comp. Internal Hearing Unit, 956 P.2d 344 (Wyo. 1998).
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Sheneman v. Div. of Workers' Saf. & Comp. Internal Hearing Unit, 956 P.2d 344 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 6× “§ 16-3-112(a) and (e) (1997) of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act as well as Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-802(a) (Cum.Supp.1995) for the authority of the Division to promulgate the Workers’ Compensation Rules and Regulations.”
Air Methods/Rocky Mountain Holdings, LLC v. State ex rel. Dep't of Workforce Servs., Workers' Comp. Div., 432 P.3d 476 (Wyo. 2018). · cites it 2× “§ 27-14-101 (b) (expressing legislative intent to provide workers' compensation at reasonable cost to employers); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-802 (a) (director's general authority to establish fee schedules for medical and hospital care).”
In Re Wilson, 2003 WY 105 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 2× “W.S. § 27-14-802(b). (B) Overtime will be considered if verification is received from the employer.”
Nielsen v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Comp. Div., 806 P.2d 297 (Wyo. 1991). “For permanent partial and permanent total disability or death under paragraphs (a)(ii) through (iv) of this section, the award shall be paid monthly at the rate of two-thirds (⅜) of the statewide average monthly wage for the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the…”
Poll v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Emp., Div. of Workers' Saf. & Comp., 963 P.2d 977 (Wyo. 1998). “§ 27-14-802(a) (Supp.1995). Sheneman, 956 P.”
Wilson v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Saf. & Comp. Div., 75 P.3d 669 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 3× “total disability under paragraph (a)) of this section, the award shall be paid monthly at the rate of two-thirds (2/3) of the injured employee's actual *673 monthly earnings at the time of injury but not to exceed the statewide average monthly wage for the twelve (12) month…”
Goe v. State ex rel. Wyoming Worker's Comp. Div., 38 P.3d 1063 (Wyo. 2002). “orary total disability under paragraph (a)) of this section, the award shall be paid monthly at the rate of two-thirds ( %) of the injured employee's actual monthly earnings at the time of injury but not to exceed the statewide average monthly wage for the twelve (12) month…”
Bhutto v. State ex rel. Wyoming Worker's Comp. Div., 933 P.2d 481 (Wyo. 1997). “ry total disability under paragraph (a)(i) of this section, the award shall be paid monthly at the rate of two-thirds (2/3) of the injured employee’s actual monthly earnings at the time of injury but not to exceed the statewide average monthly wage for the twelve (12) month…”
Workers' Comp. Claim of Araguz v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Workers' Saf. & Comp. Div., 2011 WY 148 (Wyo. 2011). · cites it 2× “" Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 27-14-802 (a) (LexisNexis 2011).”
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-802(a) — 2 cases
Sheneman v. Div. of Workers' Saf. & Comp. Internal Hearing Unit, 956 P.2d 344 (Wyo. 1998). “§ 16-3-112(a) and (e) (1997) of the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act as well as Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-802(a) (Cum.Supp.1995) for the authority of the Division to promulgate the Workers’ Compensation Rules and Regulations.”
Poll v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Emp., Div. of Workers' Saf. & Comp., 963 P.2d 977 (Wyo. 1998). “§ 27-14-802(a) (Supp.1995). Sheneman, 956 P.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 27-14-802(b) — 2 cases
In Re Wilson, 2003 WY 105 (Wyo. 2003). “W.S. § 27-14-802(b). (B) Overtime will be considered if verification is received from the employer.”
Wilson v. State ex rel. Wyoming Workers' Saf. & Comp. Div., 75 P.3d 669 (Wyo. 2003). “total disability under paragraph (a)) of this section, the award shall be paid monthly at the rate of two-thirds (2/3) of the injured employee's actual *673 monthly earnings at the time of injury but not to exceed the statewide average monthly wage for the twelve (12) month…”
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