Outline of the state of Oklahoma
State
Oklahoma
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Category
School Nurse Qualifications

Category
School Nurse Qualifications

State law requires or recommends that all school nurses be properly certified by the state.

OKLAHOMA SCHOOL NURSE GUIDELINES

Guidelines address school nurse credentialing/certification requirements.

Policy Type
Non-codified

Oklahoma Statutes 70-1-116 Positions in school system - Definitions

  1. “School nurse” means a person employed full time by a board of education who is a registered nurse licensed by the Oklahoma State Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education and is certified the same as a teacher by the State Board of Education. Provided, that any person who is employed as a full-time school nurse in any school district in Oklahoma who is not registered on the effective date of this act may continue to serve in the same capacity; however, such person shall, under rules adopted by the State Board of Education, attend classes in nursing and prepare to become registered.
Policy Type
Statute