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Unlawful acts. It is unlawful for an individual, other than an individual licensed by the department, or who is exempt under the provisions of the act, to:. Statutory exceptions.

Pursuant to the act, a medical imaging license is not required for:. A registered nurse or certified nurse-midwife shall not perform diagnostic ultrasound examinations or ionizing procedures, including radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine or a non-ionizing magnetic resonance procedure, unless licensed by the department as medical imaging professional or radiation therapist professional. A registered nurse or a certified nurse-midwife may perform ultrasound procedures limited to a focused imaging target.

A focused imaging target includes, but is not limited to:. An independent board or state regulatory body may submit an application for approval of their medical imaging certification and examination program to the MIRTAC for review. Temporary exemption. The department may temporarily exempt applicants from licensure requirements upon determining that:.

Temporary exemption term. In other words, some—but not all—states require you to be certified and registered through ARRT before you can obtain a state license. Many states that require licensure for technologists ask ARRT to administer our exams for their licensing purposes. We offer such exams in:. ARRT also developed and administers three additional exams specifically for state licensing purposes:.

Learn more about what to expect when you take an ARRT-administered state licensing exam. Remember, this is not the same as taking an ARRT exam. Review the state licensing handbooks and content specifications for ARRT-administered state licensing exams. You'll need to contact your state directly with questions about licensing requirements. The SDMS supports credentialing for sonographers and provides representation on legislative and regulatory issues that affect the sonography profession.

The SDMS Foundation fosters professional learning and excellence by working to improve the field of diagnostic medical sonography.

The Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography SDMS is a professional membership organization founded in to promote, advance, and educate its members and the medical community in the science of diagnostic medical sonography.

The SDMS is the largest association of sonographers and sonography students in the world. Learn More. In , the State of New Mexico NM enacted legislation that required diagnostic medical sonographers as well as magnetic resonance technologists working in NM to be licensed by the state like their counterparts in other medical imaging modalities.