The board shall, pursuant to the advice and recommendations of the advisory council and following the procedures set forth in Section 74-1-9 NMSA 1978:

A. adopt and promulgate such rules, regulations and licensure standards as may be necessary to effectuate the provisions of the Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Health and Safety Act and to maintain high standards of practice as verified by credentialing organizations for medical imaging and radiation therapy; and

B. adopt rules and regulations establishing continuing education requirements as a condition of licensure renewal for the purpose of protecting the health and well-being of the citizens of New Mexico and promoting current knowledge and practice as verified by credentialing organizations for medical imaging and radiation therapy.

History: Laws 1983, ch. 317, § 5; 2009, ch. 106, § 5.

The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, in Subsection A, changed "certification" to "licensure"; changed the name of the act from "Medical Radiation Health and Safety Act" to "Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Health and Safety Act"; and added "as verified by credentialing organizations for medical imaging and radiation therapy"; and in Subsection B, changed "certification" to "licensure"; and at the end of the sentence, deleted "regarding radiologic technology" and added the remainder of the sentence.

Promulgation of rules and regulations by board. — The environmental improvement board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations for radiation protection without the radiation technical advisory council approving the terms of such rules and regulations, if the board promulgates regulations pursuant to the Medical Radiation Health and Safety Act (now Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Health and Safety Act), Sections 61-14E-1 to 61-14E-12 NMSA 1978; but the board may not do so without the council's approval if the regulations are promulgated pursuant to the Radiation Protection Act (Section 74-3-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.). 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-39.