The department may issue a temporary certificate to practice as a radiologic technologist to a person who satisfactorily completes an approved program in radiologic technology, provided that the temporary certificate:
A. is applied for within one year of graduation;
B. is valid only for a period not to exceed one year;
C. is only issued to a person once; and
D. is contingent upon successful completion of an examination required by the board and expires upon failure to pass the examination.
History: 1978 Comp., § 61-14E-8, enacted by Laws 1991, ch. 14, § 3; 1993, ch. 140, § 4.
ANNOTATIONSRepeals and reenactments. — Laws 1991, ch. 14, § 3 repealed former 61-14E-8 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1983, ch. 317, § 8, relating to temporary certification, and enacted the above section, effective June 14, 1991.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted "department" for "division" near the beginning of the section.