36-9A-35. Prohibited acts--Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may:
(1)Practice or offer to practice as a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife without being licensed under this chapter;
(2)Sell or fraudulently obtain or furnish a diploma, license, renewal of license, or any other record necessary to practice under this chapter or aid or abet in such actions;
(3)Practice as a certified nurse practitioner or a certified nurse midwife under cover of any diploma, license, renewal of license, or other record necessary to practice under this chapter that was issued unlawfully or under fraudulent representation;
(4)Use in connection with that person's name a sign, card, device, or other designation tending to imply that the person is a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife without being licensed under this chapter; or
(5)Practice as a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife during the time that the person's license has lapsed or has been revoked or suspended.
A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1979, ch 256, §26; SL 1994, ch 300, §2; SL 1995, ch 218, §24; SL 2017, ch 171, §39.