Okla. Stat. tit. 57, § 57-227: Application - Exemption from Workers' Compensation Act -

Liability for injuries.

A. All provisions of this section and Section 228 of this

title, except as otherwise noted herein, shall apply to eligible

offenders who are:

1. Assigned to a work program for any government entity of this

state pursuant to a municipal court order;

2. Assigned to a community service program pursuant to a

deferred prosecution agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section

305.2 of Title 22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

3. Assigned to a public works project pursuant to the

provisions of Sections 58, 58.1 or 58.2 of this title;

4. Assigned to community service pursuant to a sentence ordered

pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph c of paragraph 1 of

subsection A of Section 991a, Section 991c or Section 995.3 of Title

22 of the Oklahoma Statutes;

5. Assigned to a public works project pursuant to the

provisions of Section 215 et seq. of this title;

6. Assigned to community service as a condition of parole

pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 of Article VI of the

Constitution of the State of Oklahoma;

7. Assigned to an eleemosynary institution pursuant to the

provisions of Section 212 et seq. of this title;

8. Assigned to any work release or private prison industry

programs pursuant to the provisions of this title;

9. Assigned to the Community Service Sentencing Program

pursuant to the provisions of Section 991a-4 of Title 22 of the

Oklahoma Statutes, or

10. Assigned to a work program of a nonprofit organization with

or without compensation.

B. Any eligible offender described in subsection A of this

section shall be exempt from the provisions of the Workers'

Compensation Act, Section 1 et seq. of Title 85 of the Oklahoma

Statutes. Provided, such exemption shall not apply to employment of

such person by a private for-profit employer. Provided further,

such exemption shall not apply to those inmates employed in private

prison industries involving a for-profit employer which deal in

interstate commerce or which sell products or services to the

federal government.

C. All state and local government agencies, nonprofit

organizations, community service agencies, educational programs and

other treatment programs are hereby immune from liability for torts

committed by or against any eligible offender described in

subsection A of this section; provided, those entities having court-

mandated jurisdiction over the persons described in paragraphs 3, 5,

7 and 8 of subsection A of this section shall provide basic or

necessary medical and dental care to said persons in such instances.