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59 OK Stat § 59-541.8 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-541.8. Revocation or suspension of license – Refusal to renew – Probation.

|The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license, or place on probation, or otherwise reprimand a licensee or deny a license to an applicant if it finds that the person: |1. Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license or renewal of a license to practice as a radiologist assistant;2. Is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes of incompetency;3. Is habitually intemperate in the use of alcoholic beverages;4. Is addicted to, or has improperly obtained, possessed, used or distributed habit-forming drugs or narcotics;5. Is guilty of dishonest or unethical conduct;6. Has practiced as a radiologist assistant after the license has expired or has been suspended;7. Has practiced as a radiologist assistant under cover of any license illegally or fraudulently obtained or issued;8. Has violated or aided or abetted others in violation of any provision of the Radiologist Assistant Licensure Act;9. Has been guilty of unprofessional conduct as defined by the rules established by the Board, or of violating the code of ethics adopted and published by the Board; or10. Is guilty of the unauthorized practice of medicine.Added by Laws 2008, c. 20, § 9, emerg. eff. April 11, 2008.
59 OK Stat § 59-541.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-541.9. Radiology technologists and technicians exempt.

|The provisions of the Radiologist Assistant Licensure Act shall not require the licensure or certification of radiology technologists or technicians. |Added by Laws 2008, c. 20, § 10, emerg. eff. April 11, 2008.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.1 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.1. Title of act.

|This act shall be known and may be cited as the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act. |Laws 1953, p. 265, § 1.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.2 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.2. Declaration of public interest - Liberal construction of act.

|A. 1. The education, certification and licensure of registered and licensed practical nurses or advanced unlicensed assistive persons, and the practice of registered or practical nursing or advanced unlicensed assistance in this state is hereby declared to affect the public health, safety and welfare and, in the public interest, is therefore subject to regulation and control by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. |2. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the education of nurses and advanced unlicensed assistive persons, as such terms are defined in the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act, and the practice of nursing and advanced unlicensed assistance merit and receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be authorized to practice in this state.3. The Board shall promulgate rules to identify the essential elements of education and practice necessary to protect the public.B. The provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act shall be liberally construed to best carry out these requirements and purposes.Added by Laws 1953, p. 265, § 2, emerg. eff. April 13, 1953. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 42, § 1, emerg. eff. March 28, 1967; Laws 1991, c. 104, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 97, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 1996, c. 186, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 2001, c. 254, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2001.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.4b (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.4b. Formulary Advisory Council.

|A. 1. The rules regarding authorization for a certified registered nurse anesthetist to order, select, obtain and administer drugs, promulgated by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing pursuant to paragraph 10 of Section 567.3a of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes, shall provide for establishment of a Formulary Advisory Council to develop and submit to the Board recommendations for an inclusionary formulary that lists drugs or categories of drugs that may be ordered, selected, obtained or administered by certified registered nurse anesthetists authorized by the Board to order, select, obtain and administer drugs. |2. Such Formulary Advisory Council shall also develop and submit to the Board recommendations for practice-specific standards for ordering, selecting, obtaining and administering drugs for a certified registered nurse anesthetist authorized by the Board to order, select, obtain and administer drugs pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act.3. The Board shall either accept or reject the recommendations of the Council. No amendments to the recommended inclusionary formulary may be made by the Board without the approval of the Formulary Advisory Council.B. 1. The Formulary Advisory Council shall be composed of five (5) members as follows:a.two certified registered nurse anesthetists, appointed by the Oklahoma Association of Nurse Anesthetists located in this state,b.two anesthesiologists, appointed by the Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists located in this state, andc.a hospital-based pharmacist appointed by the Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association located in this state.2. All professional members of the Formulary Advisory Council shall be in active clinical practice at least fifty percent (50%) of the time within their defined area of specialty.3.a.Members of the Formulary Advisory Council shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority for a term of three (3) years. The terms of the members shall be staggered. Members of the Council may serve beyond the expiration of their term of office until a successor is appointed by the original appointing authority. A vacancy on the Council shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term by the original appointing authority.b.Members of the Council shall elect a chair and a vice-chair from among the membership of the Council. Three members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.C. The Council shall recommend and the Board shall approve and implement an initial inclusionary formulary on or before January 1, 1998. The Council and the Board shall annually review and evaluate the approved inclusionary formulary and shall make any necessary revisions utilizing the same procedures used to develop the initial inclusionary formulary.Added by Laws 1997, c. 250, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1997.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.6a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.6a. Advanced Unlicensed Assistant - Certificate - Qualifications – Definitions.

|A. All applicants for a certificate to practice as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant shall be subject to Section 567.8 of this title. |B. An applicant for a certificate to practice as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant shall submit to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing certified evidence that the applicant:1. Has successfully completed the prescribed curricula in a state-approved education program for Advanced Unlicensed Assistants and holds or is entitled to hold a diploma or certificate therefrom, or equivalent courses in a formal program of instruction;2. Has never been convicted of a felony crime that substantially relates to the occupation of nursing and poses a reasonable threat to public safety;3. Has submitted a criminal history records search that is compliant with Section 567.18 of this title;4. Is a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age; and5. Has met such other reasonable preliminary qualification requirements as the Board may prescribe.C. The applicant for a certificate to practice as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant shall be required to pass an examination in such subjects as the Board may require. Upon the applicant successfully passing such examination, the Board may issue to the applicant a certificate to practice as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant. An applicant who fails such examination shall be subject to reexamination according to the rules of the Board. The passing criteria shall be established by Board rules.D. Any person who holds a certificate to practice as an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant in this state shall have the right to use both the title "Advanced Unlicensed Assistant" and the abbreviation "A.U.A.". No other person shall assume such title or use such abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs, or figures to indicate that the person using the same is an Advanced Unlicensed Assistant. Any individual doing so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable, upon conviction, by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one (1) year or by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or by both such imprisonment and fine for each offense.E. As used in this section:1. "Substantially relates" means the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on the fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to the occupation; and2. "Poses a reasonable threat" means the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted involved an act or threat of harm against another and has a bearing on the fitness or ability to serve the public or work with others in the occupation.Added by Laws 2011, c. 101, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2019, c. 363, § 27, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.8a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.8a. Corrective actions for violations.

|A. The Oklahoma Board of Nursing may impose a corrective action as set forth in the Board rules on a person licensed or regulated under this act who violates the act or a rule. The corrective action may include remedial education, an administrative penalty, or any combination of remedial education and an administrative penalty. The corrective action shall not be considered as disciplinary action. However, the Board may consider a corrective action in an individual's subsequent violation of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act, Board rule or corrective action order. |B. The Board shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 2015, c. 113, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2015.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.9 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.9. Violation of act - Penalty.

|Except for subsection C of Section 567.5 of this title and subsection D of Section 567.6 of this title, any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). |The writ of injunction without bond, is also made available to the Board for the enforcement of this act.Laws 1953, p. 269, § 9; Laws 1991, c. 104, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.11 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.11. Exceptions to application of act.

|The Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act shall not be construed to affect or apply to: |1. Gratuitous nursing of the sick by friends or members of the family;2. Any nurse who has an active, unencumbered license in another state or territory who is physically present in this state on a nonroutine, nonregular basis for a period not to exceed seven (7) consecutive days in any given year;3. The practice of nursing which is associated with a program of study by students enrolled in nursing education programs approved by the Board;4. Persons trained and competency-certified to provide care pursuant to state or federal law, rules or regulations;5. The practice of any legally qualified nurse of another state who is employed by the United States Government or any bureau, division or agency thereof, while in the discharge of his or her official duties;6. The rendering of service by a physician's trained assistant under the direct supervision and control of a licensed physician, all as authorized by Section 492 of this title;7. The practice of nursing in connection with healing by prayer or spiritual means alone in accordance with the tenets and practice of any well-recognized church or religious denomination provided that no person practicing such nursing holds himself out to be a graduate or registered nurse or licensed practical nurse; or8. A nurse who has an active, unencumbered license from another state or territory, who has no health-related license in a disciplinary status, and who is relocating to this state pursuant to a spouse's official military orders; provided, that this exemption from this act shall continue for one hundred twenty (120) days after the nurse has submitted an application and fees for licensure to the Board prior to employment in this state and has furnished to the employer satisfactory evidence of current, unencumbered licensure in another state or territory.Added by Laws 1953, p. 270, § 11, emerg. eff. April 13, 1953. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 42, § 4, emerg. eff. March 28, 1967; Laws 1981, c. 314, § 7, eff. July 1, 1981; Laws 1991, c. 104, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1994, c. 97, § 5, eff. July 1, 1994; Laws 2011, c. 101, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.12 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.12. Approved programs for registered and practical nurses.

|A. To qualify in this state as an approved program for registered nurses, the program shall be conducted in the State of Oklahoma in an accredited college or university leading to an associate, baccalaureate, or higher degree in nursing. Such programs shall meet the standards fixed by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and prescribed in its rules. |B. To qualify in this state as an approved program for practical nurses, the program shall be conducted in this state in a school or skill center approved by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education or licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools. Such programs shall meet the standards fixed by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as prescribed in its rules, which shall conform to the provisions of this subsection.Added by Laws 1953, p. 270, § 12, emerg. eff. April 13, 1953. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 46, § 2, emerg. eff. April 10, 1967; Laws 1991, c. 104, § 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 141, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1992; Laws 2001, c. 33, § 47, eff. July 1, 2001; Laws 2001, c. 254, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws 2016, c. 190, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.12a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.12a. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse education programs - Requirements.

|A. Effective January 1, 2016, advanced practice registered nursing education programs that the applicant has successfully completed must meet the following requirements to be considered for approval by the Board: |1. The education program must be a graduate-level program offered by a university accredited by an accrediting body that is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation;2. The program holds accreditation or holds candidacy, pre-accreditation, or applicant status for accreditation from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the American College of Nurse-Midwives Division on Accreditation, or the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists’ Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs; and3. The curriculum of the program must prepare the graduate to practice in one of the four identified advanced practice registered nurse roles and in at least one of the six population foci.B. The Board shall, by administrative rules, set requirements for approval of advanced practice registered nursing education programs, approve such programs as meet the requirements, and identify the process for determining program compliance with standards.Added by Laws 2011, c. 101, § 9, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.13 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.13. Survey of nursing programs - Reports - Failure of approved program to maintain standards.

|It shall be the duty of the Board, its Executive Director, or other registered nurse employees, to survey all programs of nursing in the state as prescribed in its rules. Written reports of each survey shall be submitted to the Board. If the Board determines that any designated state-approved program of nursing is not maintaining the standards required by this act, a warning notice thereof in writing specifying the criteria that the program has not met shall be immediately given to the program by the Board. The program that fails to correct these conditions to the satisfaction of the Board within a period of one (1) year shall be discontinued as a state-approved program. |Laws 1953, p. 270, § 13; Laws 1991, c. 104, § 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.14 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.14. Practice without compliance with act prohibited - Insignia or badge.

|A. No person shall practice or offer to practice registered nursing, practical nursing, or advanced practice nursing in this state unless the person has complied with the provisions of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act. |B. Any person licensed or certified by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing who provides direct care to patients shall, while on duty, wear an insignia or badge identifying the license or certification issued to such person by the Board. The Board shall promulgate rules to enact the provisions of this section.Added by Laws 1953, p. 271, § 14, emerg. eff. April 13, 1953. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 42, § 5, emerg. eff. March 28, 1967; Laws 1991, c. 104, § 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Laws 1996, c. 186, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 1996.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.15 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.15. Temporary licenses to nurses from other states.

|The Board may issue temporary licenses to nurses from other states upon proper application stating the purpose of said licenses; provided no temporary license may be issued for more than ninety (90) days. Temporary license may be renewed at the discretion of the Board but shall not extend over a period longer than one (1) year. |Laws 1953, p. 271, § 15.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.16a (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.16a. Establishing advisory committees.

|The Oklahoma Board of Nursing may establish advisory committees as necessary to assist the Board in its efforts to protect the health and welfare of the citizens. |Added by Laws 1991, c. 104, § 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.18 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.18. Criminal history records and background checks.

|A. The criminal background check shall include a criminal history records search conducted by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation that is not more than ninety (90) days old. |B. Contingent upon available resources by the Board, all criminal background checks effective January 1, 2013, are subject to the following:1. Submission of a full set of fingerprints to the Board for the purpose of permitting a state and federal criminal history records search pursuant to Section 150.9 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes and Public Law 92-544 that is not more than ninety (90) days old. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation may exchange these fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of Investigation;2. The applicant shall furnish the Board fingerprints as established by Board rules and a money order or cashier's check made payable to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation or the Board's designated vendor;3. The Board shall forward the fingerprints along with the applicable fee for a national fingerprint criminal history records search to the Bureau;4. The Bureau shall retain one set of fingerprints in the Automated Fingerprint Identification System and submit the other set to the FBI for a national criminal history records search;5. Any and all state and federal criminal history record information obtained by the Board from the Bureau or the FBI which is not already a matter of public record shall be deemed nonpublic. The confidential information shall be restricted to the exclusive use of the Board, its members, officers, investigators, agents, and attorneys in evaluating the applicant's eligibility or disqualification for licensure; and6. Fingerprint images may be rejected by the OSBI and the FBI for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, fingerprint quality or an inability by the OSBI or FBI to classify the fingerprints. These rejections require the applicant to be fingerprinted again. Applicants with fingerprints rejected for improper registration will be required to re-register, re-pay and be re-fingerprinted. Applicant is responsible for insuring and verifying that all data is correct in the fingerprinting process.C. The necessary steps to initiate the criminal background checks may be performed by the Board or its designated vendor.D. An individual applying for any type of multistate license shall submit to a criminal background check that complies with this section; provided, however, that if the individual has been continuously enrolled in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service since issuance of the initial multistate license, the individual shall not be required to undergo another criminal history record search.Added by Laws 2011, c. 101, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2011. Amended by Laws 2013, c. 228, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2018, c. 72, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.19 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.19. Rescission or withdrawal of license.

|If a license is issued pursuant to this act to a person not entitled under this act to be licensed, the Executive Director may rescind or withdraw the license instanter, pending the final outcome of proceedings. In such cases, the Executive Director shall notify the licensee of such action by certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall include in such notice a provision that the licensee may request a hearing concerning the emergency action and opportunity to show that the license should be reinstated. |Added by Laws 2011, c. 101, § 12, eff. Nov. 1, 2011.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.20 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.20. Nursing education programs for veterans.

|On or before December 31, 2015, the Oklahoma Board of Nursing shall develop program guidelines for Board-approved nursing education programs to utilize in transitioning veterans with prior military medical training and experience into nursing education programs. The process of transition shall include the provisions of Section 4100.3 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes. |Added by Laws 2014, c. 54, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.
59 OK Stat § 59-567.22 (2021)
2021 Oklahoma Statutes|Title 59. Professions and Occupations|§59-567.22. Licenses issued by other states that are a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact – Same rights and obligations.

|A. The terms "registered nurse" and "licensed practical nurse" include persons licensed as registered nurses and/or practical/vocational nurses by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact. |B. Unless the context indicates otherwise or doing so would be inconsistent with the Nurse Licensure Compact, nurses practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact have the same rights and obligations as imposed by the laws of this state on license holders of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.Added by Laws 2016, c. 190, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.