Allhusen v. State Ex Rel. Wyoming Mental Health Professions Licensing Board

THOMAS, Justice.

At issue in this case is the state constitutionality of the licensure provisions, 1 the prerequisites to licensure, 2 and the licensure exemptions 3 set forth in the Mental Health Professions Practice Act (MHPPA). 4 The issue arises primarily under the equal protection and uniform operation of the laws requirements found in the Constitution of the State of Wyoming. It occurs in the context of the licensure of mental health professionals and disparate treatment of unlicensed counselors employed by private, for-profit institutions and unlicensed counselors employed in public…