Oklahoma § 59-519.11 - Construction of act

§ 59-519.11. Construction of act

A. Nothing in the Physician Assistant Act shall be construed to

prevent or restrict the practice, services or activities of any

persons of other licensed professions or personnel supervised by

licensed professions in this state from performing work incidental

to the practice of their profession or occupation, if that person

does not represent himself or herself as a physician assistant.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

B. Nothing stated in the Physician Assistant Act shall prevent

any hospital from requiring the physician assistant or the

delegating physician to meet and maintain certain staff appointment

and credentialing qualifications for the privilege of practicing as,

or utilizing, a physician assistant in the hospital.

C. Nothing herein shall be construed to require licensure under

the Physician Assistant Act of a physician assistant student

enrolled in a physician assistant educational program accredited by

the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician

Assistant.

D. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no one who is

not a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state may

perform acts restricted to such physicians pursuant to the

provisions of Section 1-731 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes.

This subsection is inseverable.

E. Nothing in the Physician Assistant Act shall limit the

activities of a physician assistant in the performance of their

duties if the physician assistant is employed by or under contract

with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or if the

physician assistant is employed by, under contract with, or

commissioned by one of the uniformed services; provided, the

physician assistant must be currently licensed in this state or any

other state or currently credentialed as a physician assistant by

the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the applicable

uniformed service. Any physician assistant who is employed by or

under contract with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

or is employed by, under contract with, or commissioned by one of

the uniformed services and practices outside of such employment,

contract, or commission shall be subject to the Physician Assistant

Act while practicing outside of such employment, contract, or

commission. As used in this subsection, "uniformed services" shall

have the same meaning as provided by Title 10 of the United States

Code.

Added by Laws 1993, c. 289, § 11, emerg. eff. June 3, 1993. Amended

by Laws 2015, c. 163, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2020, c. 154, §

5; Laws 2022, c. 164, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2022; Laws 2025, c. 343, §

6.