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a certified nurse practitioner or certified nurse midwife during the time that the person's license has lapsed or has been revoked or suspended.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.