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Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-2504: Utilization of emergency medical personnel in hospital

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or health care facilities - EMT students - Nurses.

A. Any hospital or health care facility operating within the

state may utilize emergency medical technician, intermediate

emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician

or paramedic, community paramedic or critical care paramedic

personnel for the delivery of emergency medical patient care within

the hospital or health care facility. Except as authorized in

Section 2 of this act, all licensed ambulance services shall use

emergency medical technician, intermediate emergency medical

technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic

personnel for on-scene patient care and stabilization and the

delivery of prehospital and en route emergency medical care.

B. Any hospital or health care facility operating within the

state may utilize community paramedic personnel for the delivery of

community paramedic services for patients who come to the hospital

or health care facility who reside in this state.

C. While participating in an emergency medical technician,

intermediate emergency medical technician, advanced emergency

medical technician, community paramedic or paramedic training course

approved by the State Department of Health, the student shall be

allowed to perform in the hospital, clinic or prehospital setting,

while under the direct supervision of a physician, registered nurse,

or licensed emergency medical personnel who are licensed at a level

equal to or above the level of training of the student, or other

allied health preceptor, any of the skills determined to be

appropriate for the training level of the student by the Department.

D. The student shall be allowed to perform any of the skills

determined to be appropriate by the Department for the training

level of the student while performing community paramedic services

under the direct supervision of a physician, registered nurse or

emergency medical personnel who are licensed at a level equal to or

above the level of training of the student, or other allied health

preceptor.

E. A registered nurse or licensed practical nurse may be used

in the back of an ambulance during an interhospital transfer to

supplement the skills of licensed emergency medical personnel. A

registered nurse or licensed practical nurse functioning in this

fashion must be following written orders of a physician or be in

direct radio or telephone contact with a physician.

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