Diagnostic medical sonography license

Student Sonographers Applies to a student who is currently enrolled and attending a sonography educational program. Action Required: None. Students are exempt from licensure while enrolled and attending a sonography educational program. Actions Required: After graduation, apply for temporary license valid for up to 1 year ; Obtain sonographer certification and registration from ARDMS, ARRT, or CCI before the temporary license's expiration date; and Apply for a permanent license before the temporary license's expiration date.

Actions Required: Register with the Board on or before July 31, ; Do not change the scope of current practice; Complete all continuing education requirements prescribed by the Board; Practice only under the supervision of a licensed practitioner e. The SDMS and other organizations worked to defeat the proposed legislation.

In the end, the bill was amended to only extend the effective date of the statute to July 1, This gives the Board additional time to develop and implement administrative rules. The new law became effective on July 1, The New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification is the agency responsible for the licensure of sonographers and other medical imaging professionals. In , nursing groups asked the New Mexico legislature to provide an exemption for nursing from the state's medical imaging licensure statute.

The nursing groups later dropped the request for exemption to all medical imaging modalities except for use of ultrasound. The legislature passed and the Governor signed a final bill that limited a nursing exemption to "non-diagnostic" ultrasound use. Therefore, the SDMS makes no warranty of the information provided by these organizations and state agencies.

Currently, only the following 4 U. Each state's licensure information is considered a "primary source" for a sonographer license. Be sure to read the linked websites' information and instructions carefully. Membership SDMS's core purpose is to enhance the art and science of medicine by advancing medical sonography. Advocacy The SDMS supports credentialing for sonographers and provides representation on legislative and regulatory issues that affect the sonography profession.

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