A person having a valid certificate of limited practice may authorize diagnostic radiography procedures outside the normal scope of a limited radiographic practitioner if the person issued the certificate of limited practice is employed in an area having a federal designation as a medically underserved area and the person issued the certificate of limited practice is confronted with an emergency situation, where, by order of a licensed practitioner, a certified nurse practitioner or a registered physician assistant, the additional diagnostic radiography procedure is medically necessary for the immediate safety or health of the patient.
History: Laws 1994, ch. 82, ยง 2.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 14E - Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Section 61-14E-1 - Short title.
Section 61-14E-2 - Purpose of act.
Section 61-14E-3 - Administration; enforcement.
Section 61-14E-4 - Definitions.
Section 61-14E-5 - Board; powers; duties.
Section 61-14E-6 - Division; powers; duties.
Section 61-14E-7 - Licensure; exceptions.
Section 61-14E-7.1 - Emergency provision.
Section 61-14E-8 - Temporary certification.
Section 61-14E-9 - Fees for licensure.
Section 61-14E-10 - Fund established; disposition; method of payment.
Section 61-14E-11 - Suspension; revocation; application of Uniform Licensing Act.