New Jersey Administrative Code

(a) Licensees who communicate with patients by electronic communications other than telephone or facsimile shall establish written privacy practices that are consistent with the Federal standards set forth at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164, which are incorporated herein by reference, a…

(a) Effective December 1994, the standard medical and surgical licensing examination in the State of New Jersey shall be the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), Step 3. The licensing examination administered by the National Osteopathic Board of Examiners shall al…

(a) The purpose of this rule is to enhance the security of licensing examination materials and to discourage certain types of conduct in the licensing examination process, whether by applicants or by current license holders subject to regulation by the Board. (b) Any individual f…

(a) To be eligible for a New Jersey license by examination, an applicant who has graduated from an international medical school that is not accredited by an entity recognized by the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME), having accreditation standards comparable to the LCM…

(a) An applicant, who has graduated from a medical school on or after July 1, 1916 and before July 1, 2003 and has received a medical degree from a medical school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or other reco…

(a) An applicant for licensure to practice medicine and surgery in this State shall submit proof to the Board that, prior to having commenced medical school studies, he or she has successfully completed a satisfactory course of at least two years, at a college or university accre…

An applicant for initial licensure in the State by the Board shall submit his or her name, address and fingerprints for purposes of a criminal history background check to be conducted by the State of New Jersey pursuant to P.L. 2002, c. 104 (N.J.S.A. 45:1-28 et seq.) to determine…

(a) All licenses issued by the Board shall be issued for a two-year biennial licensure period. A licensee who seeks renewal of the license shall submit a renewal application and the renewal fee set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.13 prior to the expiration date of the license. (b) The …

(a) A licensee who holds an inactive license pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:35-3.14(c) may apply to the Board for reactivation of an inactive license. A licensee seeking reactivation of an inactive license shall submit: 1. A renewal application; 2. A certification of employment listing …

(a) A licensee who has had a license suspended pursuant to N.J.A.C N.J.A.C. 13:35-3.14(e) who seeks reinstatement shall submit:1. A reinstatement application; 2. A certification of employment listing each job held during the period of suspended license that includes the name, add…

Postgraduate training shall be taken under the auspices of a hospital or hospitals accredited for such training by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or by the American Podiatric Medical Association (A…

(a) Upon receipt of a completed application, application fee, consent to a criminal history record background check, and requisite fee for such a check, the Board shall issue a license to any person who holds a valid, current license in good standing issued by another state, if: …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.3 As amended, R.1983 d.510, effective 11/7/1983. See: 15 New Jersey Register 784(a), 15 New Jersey Register 1865(e). Added (c). Amended by R.1985 d.224, effective 5/6/1985. See: 17 New Jersey Register 561(a), 17 New Jersey Register 1131(c). Added …

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.4 Amended by R.1985 d.224, effective 5/6/1985. See: 17 New Jersey Register 561(a), 17 New Jersey Register 1131(c). Added text "Component II". Amended by R.1989 d.532, effective 10/16/1989. See: 21 New Jersey Register 2226(b), 21 New Jersey Registe…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.5 Amended by R.1989 d.532, effective 10/16/1989. See: 21 New Jersey Register 2226(b), 21 New Jersey Register 3307(a). Deleted reference to specific statute. Repealed by R.2005 d.120, effective 4/18/2005. See: 36 New Jersey Register 4633(a), 37 New…

(a) The Board shall grant to any person licensed in this State to practice medicine and surgery a plenary license to direct and supervise a registered bioanalytical laboratory, without examination, provided that: 1. Such person is certified in clinical pathology by a specialty bo…

(a) "Exempt physician" means a person holding the academic degree of M.D. or D.O., currently employed or pending employment on a salary basis at a State or county institution on its medical staff or as a member of the teaching or scientific staff of a State agency, who has patien…

(a) In the case of candidates who are graduates of professional schools or colleges approved by the Board and whose required documents (for example, complete application form, diploma, transcript and license in foreign countries, with attested translations thereof (if not in Engl…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.9 Amended by R.1989 d.532, effective 10/16/1989. See: 21 N.J.R. 2226(b), 21 N.J.R. 3307(a). Entire text deleted and replaced. Repealed by R.2011 d.155, effective 6/6/2011. See: 42 N.J.R. 1310(a), 43 N.J.R. 1359(b). Section was "Postponement of or …

(a) A major surgical procedure is one with a substantial hazard to the life, health or welfare of the patient. By way of example, but not limitation, major surgical procedures include: 1. A procedure performed where the anatomic locality, the condition, the difficulty or the leng…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-4.2 As amended, R.1984 d.470, effective 10/15/1984. See: 16 N.J.R. 2064(a), 16 N.J.R. 2823(a). Section substantially amended. Amended by R.1985 d.530, effective 10/21/1985. See: 17 N.J.R. 1865(a), 17 N.J.R. 2562(b). (e) recodified to (f) and new (e)…

The rules in this subchapter are designed to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the members of the general public who undergo surgery or special procedures (other than minor procedures) and receive anesthesia services in an office, ensuring that such services are offered …

(a) Moderate sedation shall be administered in an office only by the following individuals: 1. A practitioner privileged by a hospital or the Board pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:35-4A.12 to provide moderate sedation and who, during every consecutive three-year period beginning July 1, …

(a) Minor conduction blocks (with the exception of retrobulbar blocks) shall be administered in an office for surgery or special procedures only by the following individuals: 1. A practitioner; 2. A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA); or 3. An advanced practice clinici…

(a) A practitioner who seeks to provide or supervise the administration and monitoring of general or regional anesthesia, as well as moderate sedation, in an office, but does not hold privileges at a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgery center to do so, shall submit, to the Bo…

(a) An office in which any anesthesia services are to be provided shall be equipped with the appropriate medical equipment, supplies and pharmacological agents which are required or might be needed in order to provide anesthetic and recovery services, as well as to treat any like…

(a) An office in which anesthesia services are to be provided shall be equipped with the following safety systems and monitoring devices: 1. A pulse oximeter with appropriate alarms (or an equivalent method of measuring oxygen saturation); 2. A continuous electrocardiograph with …

(a) In any office in which anesthesia services are to be provided, a recovery area adjacent to, or within the operating room, shall be established. Access to the recovery area shall be limited to staff and family or significant others, as appropriate. The recovery area shall be e…

(a) All equipment as required by N.J.A.C. 13:35-4A.13 through 4A.15 is subject to inspection and maintenance as follows: 1. A record shall be maintained of all service and maintenance including that performed on all anesthesia machines, ventilators and vaporizers. The record shal…

(a) A practitioner who does not hold privileges at a hospital shall submit an application to the Board seeking approval pursuant to the alternative privileging process set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:35-4A.12, prior to offering such services. Notwithstanding any other provision in this …

(a) Any violation of N.J.A.C. 13:35-4A.3 through 4A.17 shall be deemed to be professional misconduct within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 45:1-21(e) and may further constitute violation of other law or rule, as applicable to the circumstances. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-4A.18…

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to preclude practitioners from authorizing advanced practice clinicians to perform minor procedures in the office consistent with their respective scopes of practice and as addressed within their individual collaborating agreements. N…

(a) This subchapter establishes policies and procedures and staffing and equipment requirements for practitioners and physicians who perform surgery or special procedures (other than minor procedures) or administer anesthesia services in an office and represent the standard of ca…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. "Advanced cardiac life support trained" means that a licensee has successfully completed an advanced cardiac life support course offered…

(a) Practitioners who perform surgery or special procedures (other than minor procedures), and physicians who administer or supervise the administration or monitoring of anesthesia services in an office shall establish written policies and procedures concerning the following:1. T…

Any incident related to surgery, special procedures, or the administration of anesthesia services within the office that results in a patient death, transport of the patient to the hospital for observation or treatment for a period in excess of 24 hours, or a complication, shall …

(a) A practitioner who performs surgery or special procedures (other than minor procedures) in an office shall be privileged to perform that surgery or special procedure by a hospital or an ambulatory surgery center. If a practitioner is not so privileged, but wishes to perform s…

(a) A practitioner who administers or supervises the administration and monitoring of anesthesia services in an office shall be privileged by a hospital to provide the particular anesthesia service. If a practitioner is not privileged but wishes to administer or supervise the adm…

(a) General anesthesia shall be administered and monitored in an office only by the following individuals: 1. A physician privileged by a hospital or the Board pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:35-4A.12 to provide general anesthesia services and who, during every consecutive three-year per…

(a) Regional anesthesia shall be administered and monitored in an office only by the following individuals: 1. A physician privileged by a hospital or the Board pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:35-4A.12 to provide regional anesthesia and who, during every consecutive three-year period beg…

(a) Physicians licensed to practice medicine and surgery, when performing an eye examination for the purpose of prescribing corrective lenses, shall fully and adequately disclose to the patient the limited purpose of the eye examination. The physician shall perform, and keep a co…

(a) Every pair of lenses, spectacles, eyeglasses or appurtenances thereto, prepared for or dispensed to the intended wearers from written prescriptions of physicians duly licensed to practice their profession, or duplication, replacements, reproductions or repetitions, must confo…

(a) A physician with a plenary license to practice medicine and surgery in the State of New Jersey shall make representation for professional purposes (office identification, stationery, professional cards, signature on insurance claim forms, education, etc.) in a manner clearly …

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 1. The term "advertisement" shall mean any attempt directly or indirectly by publication, dissemination, or circulation in print or elec…

(a) The Board of Medical Examiners shall review information and complaints concerning allegations of excessive fees charged by licensees of the Board and may establish Excessive Fee Review Committees to perform various aspects of the review function. This regulation is not intend…

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-6.12 Amended by R.1989 d.532, effective 10/16/1989. See: 21 New Jersey Register 2226(b), 21 New Jersey Register 3307(a). Superfluous language deleted from (f). Repealed by R.1994 d.522, effective 10/17/1994. See: 26 New Jersey Register 2526(a), 26 N…

(a) The following fees shall be charged by the Board of Medical Examiners: Click here to view image. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-6.13 New Rule, R.1983 d.510, effective 11/7/1983. See: 15 N.J.R. 784(a), 15 N.J.R. 1865(e). Deleted old fee schedule and added new fee schedule. Ame…