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; or

8. 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.