Re: FW: NM Sonography Licensure Bill Signed into Law
From: Bill Medford (bmedford@santiamhospital.com)
Thu Apr 9 13:29:07 2009
Yeah! Thanks for another layer of bureaucracy in my life. Another
layer of regualation that will further remove me from my patients to
likely spend more countless hours of paperwork not to mention "visits"
from state bureaucrats to justify to them and others that my 31 years in
sonography is worthy of an expensive license.
--
Bill Medford, RDMS
>>> "DuBose, Terry" <DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu> 04/07 6:28 AM >>> wrote:
>
> Congratulations to the Sonographers of New Mexico, SDMS Government
> Relations Committee and Don Kerns on this successful campaign. This is
> a first, now we must keep up the momentum. Thanks, Terry
>
> Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
>
> Associate Professor & Director
> Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
> University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP
> 4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563
> Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA
> 501-686-6510 or 501-686-5948
> DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu<mailto:DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu>
> http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sonography/
> http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
> http://www.io.com/~dubose/
>
>> From: dkerns@sdms.org [mailto:dkerns@sdms.org]
>> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 11:45 PM
>> To: SDMSBoard@sdms.org; GRComm@sdms.org
>> Subject: NM Sonography Licensure Bill Signed into Law
>> Importance: High
>>
>> I am pleased to announce that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson
>> signed HB 498 into law today - the first sonographer licensure statute
>> in the United States ! While there wasn't a formal public signing
>> ceremony, the legislation represents an important first step in ensuring
>> quality sonography services and patient safety in New Mexico. The
>> landmark legislation will also likely serve as a springboard for other
>> states who wish to establish sonographer licensure. SDMS will play a key
>> role in these legislative efforts as well in the regulatory issues that
>> must now be addressed in New Mexico.
>>
>> There will be a more formal announcement to the SDMS membership and
>> sonography community in the morning but I wanted you to be among the
>> first to know.
>>
>> Let me know if you have any questions.
>>
>> - Don K
>>
>> ===================================================
>> Donald Kerns, BS, CAE
>> Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Executive Director
>> Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
>> 2745 N Dallas Pkwy Ste 350
>> Plano TX 75093-8730
>> 214-473-8057 x184
>> 214-473-8563 FAX
>> dkerns@sdms.org
>> ===================================================
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>> October 15 - 18, 2009
