A. Sections 1-1950.6 through 1-1950.9 of this title shall be effective September 1, 2005.
B. As used in Sections 1-1950.6 through 1-1950.9 of this title:
1. “Board” means the State Board of Health;
2. "Bureau" means the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation;
3. "Department" means the State Department of Health;
4. “Nursing facility” means a nursing facility and specialized facility as such terms are defined in Section 1-1902 of this title;
5. “Nontechnical services worker” means a person employed by a nursing facility to provide, for compensation, nontechnical services in or upon the premises of a nursing facility. The term “nontechnical services worker” shall not include a nurse aide, or any person who is exempt from the criminal arrest check provisions of Section 1-1950.1 of this title; and
6. “Nontechnical services” means services that:
b.involve or may involve patient contact including, but not limited to, housekeeping, janitorial or maintenance services, food preparation and administrative services.
Added by Laws 2002, c. 470, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002. Amended by Laws 2005, c. 465, § 7, emerg. eff. June 9, 2005.