Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-538.3
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Practitioner requirements — Oversight
Official statutory text
A. A laser practitioner shall only perform laser hair removal
using lasers or pulsed light devices approved by the United States
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for noninvasive procedures.
B. A person shall not perform or attempt to perform laser hair
removal unless the person holds the appropriate health professional
license or certificate as defined in Section 538.2 of this title, or
the person is a laser practitioner performing laser hair removal
under the supervision of a physician as defined in paragraphs 1
through 6 of subsection A of Section 725.2 of this title, a
certified physician assistant, or a certified Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse. A laser practitioner who is not a physician shall
complete a laser practitioner training and education program. A
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laser training and education program may be completed internally at
the laser hair removal facility or via a third party, provided such
third-party program is overseen by a physician. A laser
practitioner training and education program shall include forty (40)
total hours of training, which may be a combination of didactic
training, in-person hands-on training, and performance of laser hair
removal procedures.
C. A laser hair removal facility shall be overseen by a
physician, as defined in paragraphs 1 through 6 of subsection A of
Section 725.2 of this title, a certified physician assistant, or a
certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
D. The overseeing physician shall:
1. Establish proper protocols for laser hair removal provided
at a facility including, but not limited to, complication
management. A laser practitioner shall follow all written procedure
protocols established and revised by the overseeing physician. Such
protocols shall require utilizing a physician, physician assistant,
or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse for complication management;
2. Determine the number of laser practitioners under such
physician's supervision; and
3. Review not less than ten percent (10%) of laser hair removal
patient records.
Every physician or physician assistant or Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse shall establish a relationship with patients which
shall include an initial evaluation, prior to treatment, that is
either face-to-face or via telemedicine that is performed by the
physician or physician assistant or Advanced Practice Registered
Nurse.
As part of the patient relationship, each physician or certified
physician assistant or certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
shall create a patient chart. The chart shall contain an informed
consent, a treatment plan that includes risks, benefits,
alternatives, follow-up, and care for potential complications.
E. A physician shall not be required to be physically present
or to supervise laser hair removal, but shall be available for
communication during the procedure, either in person or by two-way,
real time interactive communication.
F. The conduct of allopathic physicians and physician
assistants pursuant to this act shall be regulated by the State
Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. The conduct of
osteopathic physicians pursuant to this act shall be regulated by
the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners. The conduct of Registered
Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Advanced Practice Registered
Nurses pursuant to this act shall be regulated by the Oklahoma Board
of Nursing.
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G. Nothing in this act shall prohibit any person in the healing
arts, in this state, under any other act, from engaging in the
practice for which he or she is duly licensed.
using lasers or pulsed light devices approved by the United States
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for noninvasive procedures.
B. A person shall not perform or attempt to perform laser hair
removal unless the person holds the appropriate health professional
license or certificate as defined in Section 538.2 of this title, or
the person is a laser practitioner performing laser hair removal
under the supervision of a physician as defined in paragraphs 1
through 6 of subsection A of Section 725.2 of this title, a
certified physician assistant, or a certified Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse. A laser practitioner who is not a physician shall
complete a laser practitioner training and education program. A
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 516
laser training and education program may be completed internally at
the laser hair removal facility or via a third party, provided such
third-party program is overseen by a physician. A laser
practitioner training and education program shall include forty (40)
total hours of training, which may be a combination of didactic
training, in-person hands-on training, and performance of laser hair
removal procedures.
C. A laser hair removal facility shall be overseen by a
physician, as defined in paragraphs 1 through 6 of subsection A of
Section 725.2 of this title, a certified physician assistant, or a
certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.
D. The overseeing physician shall:
1. Establish proper protocols for laser hair removal provided
at a facility including, but not limited to, complication
management. A laser practitioner shall follow all written procedure
protocols established and revised by the overseeing physician. Such
protocols shall require utilizing a physician, physician assistant,
or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse for complication management;
2. Determine the number of laser practitioners under such
physician's supervision; and
3. Review not less than ten percent (10%) of laser hair removal
patient records.
Every physician or physician assistant or Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse shall establish a relationship with patients which
shall include an initial evaluation, prior to treatment, that is
either face-to-face or via telemedicine that is performed by the
physician or physician assistant or Advanced Practice Registered
Nurse.
As part of the patient relationship, each physician or certified
physician assistant or certified Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
shall create a patient chart. The chart shall contain an informed
consent, a treatment plan that includes risks, benefits,
alternatives, follow-up, and care for potential complications.
E. A physician shall not be required to be physically present
or to supervise laser hair removal, but shall be available for
communication during the procedure, either in person or by two-way,
real time interactive communication.
F. The conduct of allopathic physicians and physician
assistants pursuant to this act shall be regulated by the State
Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision. The conduct of
osteopathic physicians pursuant to this act shall be regulated by
the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners. The conduct of Registered
Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Advanced Practice Registered
Nurses pursuant to this act shall be regulated by the Oklahoma Board
of Nursing.
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G. Nothing in this act shall prohibit any person in the healing
arts, in this state, under any other act, from engaging in the
practice for which he or she is duly licensed.
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