New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) The following fees shall be charged by the Board in connection with licensure of master HVACR contractors: 1. Application fee without prior registration (non-refundable) $ 100.00 2. Initial license fee: i. If paid during the first year of a biennial renewal period 160.00 ii. …

(a) The rules contained in this subchapter provide for the licensing and regulation of master hearth specialists, implementing the provisions at P.L. 2019, c. 260. (b) This subchapter does not apply to any person who is: 1. Licensed to practice in New Jersey and is practicing wit…

(a) The Committee shall perform audits on randomly selected licensed master hearth specialists to determine compliance with continuing education requirements. (b) A licensed master hearth specialist shall maintain the following documentation for a period of four years after compl…

A licensed master hearth specialist may request a waiver of continuing education requirements pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:45C-2.3. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:32A-7.11 Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 2146(a), effective 11/21/2022

(a) The Committee may direct or order a licensed master hearth specialist to complete continuing education credit hours: 1. As part of a disciplinary or remedial measure in addition to the required 22 hours of continuing education; or 2. To correct a deficiency in the licensed ma…

(a) All commercial vehicles used by a licensed master hearth specialist shall be marked on driver's and passenger's sides with the following information: 1. The name of the hearth professional work business; 2. The name of the licensed master hearth specialist who owns the busine…

(a) A licensed master hearth specialist seeking to act as a bona fide representative shall comply with the following within 30 days of assuming the role of a bona fide representative: 1. Register with the Committee, providing the name of the hearth professional work business, its…

(a) A bona fide representative registered with the Board pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:32A-7.14s hall: 1. Give notice to the Committee, in writing, concerning any change in the name or address of the entity within 10 days of the change; 2. Secure all necessary permits as may be require…

(a) Any hearth professional work that a licensed master hearth specialist agrees to perform, that has not been subcontracted to another licensed master hearth specialist, shall be performed only by the licensed master hearth specialist or those employees of the licensed master he…

(a) At the time of the biennial renewal of the license, the Committee shall furnish a wallet-size identification card to every licensed master hearth specialist. The card shall be used exclusively by the licensed master hearth specialist in the conduct of his or her practice. A l…

(a) Every licensed master hearth specialist shall notify the Committee, in writing, of the specialist's address of record. Every licensed master hearth specialist shall notify the Committee, in writing, of any change the address of record within 10 days after such change. (b) Ser…

(a) A licensed master hearth specialist shall not charge an unconscionable price for services. A price is unconscionable when, after review of the facts, a licensed master hearth specialist of ordinary prudence would be left with a definite and firm conviction that the price is s…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Barbecue appliance" means an appliance that cooks food by applying heat as a result of burning solid fuel, gas fuel, natural or manufac…

(a) An active licensee may use the title "licensed master hearth specialist" or "master hearth specialist." (b) No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity shall engage in the business of hearth professional work contracting, advertise as a licensed master he…

No person shall install, improve, repair, or maintain gas piping associated with barbecue appliances, hearth product appliances, outdoor patio appliances, decorative space heater appliances, or hearth professional work unless licensed by the Committee or licensed to practice in N…

(a) An applicant for a license as a master hearth specialist shall submit to the Committee: 1. A completed application for licensure, on a form provided by the Committee, including a full street name and number. An application containing only a post office box number as a mailing…

(a) An applicant may obtain a temporary courtesy license pursuant to P.L. 2013, c. 264, if the applicant: 1. Is currently licensed in good standing in another state or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, that has licensure requirements equivalent to those…

(a) Licenses shall be renewed biennially on a form provided by the Board. Each applicant for renewal shall attest that the continuing education requirements at N.J.A.C. 13:32A-7.8h ave been completed during the prior biennial period and that the applicant has a valid certificatio…

(a) A master hearth specialist who holds an inactive license pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:32A-7.5(d) may apply to the Committee for reactivation of the inactive license. A master hearth specialist seeking reactivation of an inactive license shall submit: 1. A reactivation application;…

(a) A person who has had his or her license suspended pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:32A-7.5(f) may apply to the Committee for reinstatement. A person applying for reinstatement shall submit: 1. A reinstatement application; 2. A certification of employment listing each job held during t…

(a) Upon biennial license renewal, licensed master hearth specialists shall attest that they have completed courses of continuing education of the types and number of credit hours specified at (b) and (c) below. Falsification of any information submitted on the renewal applicatio…

(a) A licensed master hearth specialist may obtain continuing education credit hours from the following: 1. Successful completion of continuing education courses or programs related to the practice of hearth professional work approved by, or offered by providers approved by, the …

(a) An individual who applies for an ophthalmic dispenser apprentice certificate shall submit to the Board: 1. A completed application; 2. An indication as to whether the applicant either:i. Has completed an associate degree in allied health focusing on ophthalmic science that me…

(a) An individual who applies for an ophthalmic technician apprentice certificate shall submit to the Board: 1. A completed application; 2. A completed Criminal History Certification of Authorization form; 3. Proof that the applicant is at least 16 years old; 4. Proof that the ap…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:33-1.3 As amended, R.1983 d.15, effective 2/7/1983. See: 14 N.J.R. 545(a), 15 N.J.R. 157(a). Changed certificate expiration from four to three years after date of issue. Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:35-1.1 by R.2005 d.305, effective 9/6/2005. See: 37 N.…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:33-1.4 As amended, R.1983 d.15, effective 2/7/1983. See: 14 N.J.R. 545(a), 15 N.J.R. 157(a). Changed certificate expiration from two to one year after date of issue. Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:33-1.2 by R.2005 d.305, effective 9/6/2005. See: 37 N.J.R.…

(a) Apprentice ophthalmic dispensers shall dispense ophthalmic appliances, eyeglasses or ophthalmic lenses as set forth in N.J.S.A. 52:17B-41.5, only under the immediate supervision of a licensed ophthalmic dispenser. Apprentice ophthalmic dispensers and technicians may produce, …

(a) It shall be the responsibility of preceptors of apprentice ophthalmic dispensers to provide instruction to apprentices in the following areas: 1. Reading and transposing prescriptions; 2. Knowledge and fabrication of lenses, specifically types of lenses, optical and geometric…

(a) It shall be the responsibility of preceptors of apprentice ophthalmic technicians to provide instruction to apprentices in the following areas: 1. Reading and transposing of a prescription or order for lenses; 2. Knowledge of and fabrication of lenses. Specifically, grinding,…

(a) An ophthalmic dispenser apprentice shall complete not less than 12 credit hours of course work in Materials I and Materials II Lecture and Materials I and Materials II Lab. The 12 credits shall be completed within the first 12 months of the apprenticeship and shall be from a …

(a) An ophthalmic technician apprentice who has served as an apprentice for at least one calendar year of full-time employment shall apply for the first examination after the completion of the one year of full-time employment. (b) In the event of illness, extreme emergency, or ot…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Board" means the State Board of Ophthalmic Dispensers and Ophthalmic Technicians. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:33-1A.1 Adopted by 53 N.J.R.…

(a) Applications for examination shall be filed with the executive director of the Board at least 30 days prior to the date on which the examination is to be held. (b) Applications for the Qualifying Technical examination and the Ophthalmic Technician licensing examination shall …

(a) A Temporary Ophthalmic Dispenser Permit shall be issued to an individual from out of the State of New Jersey if the applicant is licensed as an ophthalmic dispenser in another state, has engaged in ophthalmic dispensing for a minimum of three years following the award of his …

(a) An applicant who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States (Armed Forces) and who does not meet all of the training, education, and experience requirements for licensure under N.J.A.C. 13:33-2.1 or 2.2 may apply to the Board for recognition of the applicant's traini…

(a) A Temporary Ophthalmic Technician Permit shall be issued to an individual from out of the State of New Jersey who has completed an Ophthalmic Technician course from a school accredited by the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation, and a regional accrediting body recognized b…

(a) An applicant who has failed the qualifying technical examination, the Ophthalmic Dispenser licensing examination or the Ophthalmic Technician licensing examination may apply to the Board for a review of his or her examination. The application shall be submitted, in writing, t…

If an applicant who has passed a licensing examination fails to complete the licensing process within two years of passing the examination, the applicant shall be required to reapply for licensure and retake the examination. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:33-2.5 Amended by R.1992 d.…

(a) A Board licensee may rent space to or from a person authorized by law to prescribe corrective or therapeutic eyewear or from a separately held entity in which said person and/or his or her immediate family hold any financial interest, only where the total rent to be paid is s…

(a) Every holder of a license or permit issued by the Board shall display it to the public at the location for which it is issued. (b) Renewal of licenses and permits shall be attached to the original license or permit in the lower left-hand corner. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:33…

(a) Licensees who practice in a location other than the office location registered with the Board shall obtain a branch office license for each such location. A branch office license will be issued for a period of two years. (b) A fee will be charged for this license as indicated…

(a) Any employer, before he permits a new employee to start work as a temporary ophthalmic dispenser, temporary ophthalmic technician, ophthalmic dispenser apprentice, or ophthalmic technician apprentice is responsible for registering said employee under the applicable permit. (b…

(a) All optical establishments where apprentices are registered or where fabricating is done on the premises, shall be equipped with the following optical equipment in operating order: 1. One set of hand tools consisting of files, screwdrivers, pliers, hammers/anvils or hand pres…

(a) All optical establishments where ophthalmic dispensers practice and where no fabricating is done on the premises, shall be equipped with the following optical equipment in operating order:1. One set of hand tools consisting of files, screwdrivers, pliers, hammers/anvils or ha…

(a) An ophthalmic dispenser may dispense contact lenses upon presentation of a valid contact lens prescription written by a licensed optometrist or physician. The prescription shall contain the name, address and phone number of the prescriber. (b) An ophthalmic dispenser may only…

(a) Each person licensed as an ophthalmic dispenser shall maintain for a period of at least six years at a New Jersey establishment the following records: 1. All original prescriptions, or copies of prescriptions, which the licensee or licensee's apprentices fill; 2. All data req…

(a) Every prepared pair of lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses or appurtenances thereto dispensed to the intended wearers thereof on written prescriptions from physicians or optometrists duly licensed to practice their profession, or duplication, replacement, reproduction or repetitio…