Nurse Aide Temporary Emergency Waiver

Effective November 1, 2004, no nursing facility, specialized facility, continuum of care facility, assisted living center, adult day care center or residential care home shall employ as a nurse aide, on a full-time, temporary, per diem, or any other basis, any individual who is not certified as a nurse aide in good standing and is not eligible for placement on the nurse aide registry maintained by the State Department of Health.

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Governor's Approval Letter Nurse Aide Temporary Emergency Waiver (112K)

§63-1-1950.3. Nurses aides - Employment of persons not licensed (37K)

310:677-1-6. Temporary emergency waiver (31K)

Waiver Application, ODH Form 297 (30K)

NATCEP Status Report, ODH Form 297.1 (20K)

Contact Information
John W. Judge, Jr.
Managed Care Systems
Health Resources Development Service
1000 N.E. 10th Street, Room 1011
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Main  405.271.6868
Direct  405.271.9444, extension 57273
Fax  405.271.7360
E-mail   JohnWJ@health.ok.gov