Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-1950.6: Effective date - Definitions

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:

a. are performed in or on the premises of a nursing

facility and that are predominantly physical or manual

in nature, and

b. involve or may involve patient contact including, but

not limited to, housekeeping, janitorial or

maintenance services, food preparation and

administrative services.