An individual is exempt from the provisions of North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-48 if the individual is supervised by an individual licensed by the board, an advanced practice registered nurse, or a physician and the individual is performing the following food and drug administration-waived tests and using the following methods, or performing tests determined by the board to be equivalent to those listed in this section:

1. Any of the following tests by nonautomated or automated urinalysis by dipstick:

a. Bilirubin. b. Blood. c. Glucose. d. Ketone. e. Leukocyte. f. Nitrate. g. Potential of hydrogen (pH). h. Protein. i. Specific gravity. j. Urobilinogen.

2. Fecal occult blood by any accepted method.

3. Ovulation test by visual color comparison.

4. Qualitative urine pregnancy test by visual color comparison.

5. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate by any accepted nonautomated method.

6. Whole blood glucose by any accepted single analyte method.

7. Spun microhematocrit by any accepted method.

8. Hemoglobin by single analyte instrument or manual copper sulfate method.

9. Any of the following tests by immunoassay using a rapid test device that detects antibodies or antigens:

a. Helicobacter pylori. b. Influenza.

c. Mononucleosis. d. Streptococcus group A. e. Hepatitis C virus. f. Respiratory syncytial virus. g. SARS-CoV-2

10. Prothrombin time international normalized ratio by mechanical endpoint.

11. Antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 by clearview complete HIV 1/2 assay.

12. Alere cholestech analyzer, but only for the following analytes:

a. Total cholesterol; and b. High-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.

13. Syphilis health check.

14. CoaguCheck XS system.

15. UltraCrit hematocrit.

16. Abaxis piccolo xpress analyzer whole blood methods, but only for the following analytes:

a. Total cholesterol. b. HDL cholesterol. c. Triglycerides. d. Glucose. e. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN). f. Creatinine. g. Sodium. h. Chloride. i. Potassium. j. Bicarbonate. k. Total protein. I. Total bilirubin.

m. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST). n. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) o. Albumin. p. Total calcium.

q. Alkaline phosphatase.

17. i-STAT creatinine when performed by radiology technologists or technicians.

18. Alere affinion AS100 glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C).

19. Urine drug screen, if positive results are confirmed by utilizing additional confirmation tests.

20. Any of the following tests by polymerase chain reaction using a closed system that detects DNA or RNA: a. SARS-CoV-2. b. Streptococcus group A. c. Respiratory syncytial virus. d. Influenza. e. Human rhinovirus.

History: Effective January 1, 2006; amended effective January 1, 2008; April 1, 2012; April 1, 2013; July 1, 2017; April 1, 2020; April 1, 2022; January 1, 2026; April 1, 2026.

General Authority: NDCC 43-48-03, 43-48-04

Law Implemented: NDCC 43-48-03