Section 61-3-29 - ExceptionsThe Nursing Practice Act shall not apply to or affect:
A. gratuitous nursing by friends or members of the family; B. nursing assistance in case of emergencies; C. nursing by students when enrolled in approved schools of nursing or approved courses for the education of professional or practical nurses when such nursing is part of the educational program; D. nursing in this state by a nurse licensed in another state whose employment requires the nurse to transport a patient or who is a camp nurse who accompanies and cares for a patient temporarily residing in this state if the nurse's practice in this state does not exceed three months and the nurse does not claim to be licensed in this state; E. nursing in this state by a person employed by the United States government, while in the discharge of the person's official duties; F. the practice of midwifery by a person other than a registered nurse who is certified or licensed in this state to practice midwifery; G. a person working as a home health aide, unless performing acts defined as professional nursing or practical nursing pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act; H. a nursing aide or orderly, unless performing acts defined as professional nursing or practical nursing pursuant to the Nursing Practice Act; I. a registered nurse holding a current license in another jurisdiction who is enrolled in a professional course requiring nursing practice as a part of the educational program; or J. performance by a personal care provider in a noninstitutional setting of bowel and bladder assistance for an individual whom a health care provider certifies is stable, not currently in need of medical care and able to communicate and assess the individual's own needs. 1953 Comp., § 67-2-25, enacted by Laws 1968, ch. 44, § 25; 1977, ch. 220, § 19; 1985, ch. 67, § 7; 1990, ch. 112, § 1; 1991, ch. 190, § 20; 1991, ch. 209, § 2; 1995, ch. 117, § 2; 1997, ch. 244, § 18; 2003, ch. 276, § 11; 2005, ch. 303, § 2; 2005, ch. 307, § 8.