New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 3 - RADIATION PROTECTION
Part 20 - RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION
Section 20.3.20.101 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE
Universal Citation: 20 NM Admin Code 20.3.20.101
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. General provisions.
(1) A licensee's scope of
practice is determined based upon the licensee's education, certification, and
state and federal law.
(2) The
following are the different scopes of practice for a licensee that will be
recognized by the department:
(a) Radiography
- the current version of the American society of radiologic technologists
radiography practice standards;
(b)
Radiation therapy - the current version of the American society of radiologic
technologists radiation therapy practice standards;
(c) Nuclear medicine technology - the current
version of the American society of radiologic technologists nuclear medicine
practice standards or society of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging scope
of practice for nuclear medicine technologist;
(d) Magnetic resonance technology - the
current version of the American society of radiologic technologists magnetic
resonance practice standards;
(e)
Radiologist assistant - the current version of the American society of
radiologic technologists radiologist assistant practice standards;
(f) Sonography - the current version of the
American society of radiologic technologists sonography practice standards or
the society of diagnostic medical sonography scope of practice and clinical
standards for the diagnostic medical sonographer;
(g) Limited practice of radiography license
or certificate of limited practice - the current version of the American
society of radiologic technologists limited x-ray machine operator practice
standards; or
(h) Computed
tomography-the current version of the American society of radiologic
technologists computer tomography practice standards and the society of nuclear
medicine and molecular imaging.
B. Radiologist assistant. A radiologist assistant shall practice under the indirect supervision of a radiologist and shall not interpret images, render diagnoses, or prescribe medications or therapies.
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