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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-14E-12. Violations; penalties

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

It is a misdemeanor for any person, firm, association or corporation to:

A. knowingly or willfully employ as a medical imaging professional or radiation therapist any person who is required to but does not possess a valid license or certificate of limited practice to engage in the practice of medical imaging or radiation therapy;

B. sell, fraudulently obtain or furnish any medical imaging technology or radiation therapy license or certificate of limited practice or to aid or abet therein;

C. practice medical imaging or radiation therapy as defined by the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Health and Safety Act unless exempted or licensed to do so under the provisions of that act; or

D. otherwise violate any provisions of the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Health and Safety Act.

The department shall assist the proper legal authorities in the prosecution of all persons violating the provisions of the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Health and Safety Act. In prosecutions under that act, it shall not be necessary to prove a general course of conduct. Proof of a single act, a single holding out or a single attempt shall constitute a violation, and, upon conviction, such person shall be sentenced to be imprisoned in the county jail for a definite term not to exceed one year or to the payment of a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both. The department shall notify within thirty days of a final disciplinary action any credentialing organization through which the person is credentialed or certified.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 61. Professional and Occupational Licenses § 61-14E-12. Violations; penalties - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-61-professional-and-occupational-licenses/nm-st-sect-61-14e-12/

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