Exempt tests and methods.

61-04-10-06. Exempt tests and methods. An individual licensed or registered by the board, performing the following food and drug administration-waived tests and using the following methods, is exempt from the provisions of North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-48: 1. Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides test by any accepted method. 2. 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. 3. Fecal occult blood by any accepted method. 4. Ovulation test by visual color comparison. 2 5. Qualitative urine pregnancy test by visual color comparison. 6. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate by any accepted nonautomated method. 7. Whole blood glucose by any accepted single analyte method. 8. Spun microhematocrit by any accepted method. 9. Hemoglobin by single analyte instrument or manual copper sulfate method. 10. 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. 11. Prothrombin time international normalized ratio by mechanical endpoint. 12. Antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2. 13. Nicotine or cotinine test by urine. 14. Thyroid stimulating hormone test by blood. 15. Bone mass and bone mineral density test by any accepted method. 16. Drug screening tests by urine. History: Effective April 1, 2016; amended effective January 1, 2024. General Authority: NDCC 43-15-10 Law Implemented: NDCC 43-15-10(12)(14), 43-15-25.3