Title 45, PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:11-63 Issuance of license. 11. The board shall issue a license to each applicant for licensure as a massage and bodywork therapist who qualifies pursuant to P.L.1999, c.19 (C.45:11-53 et seq.) and P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et al.) and any rules and regulations promulgated by…

45:11-64 Licensure without examination based on out-of-State license or certification. 12. Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application on forms provided by it, the board shall issue without examination a license to a massage and bodywork therapi…

45:11-67 Rules, regulations. 15. The board, after consultation with the committee, shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1999,c.19,s.15.

45:11-68 Construction of act. 13. a. Nothing in this amendatory and supplementary act shall be construed to prohibit any person licensed to practice in this State under any other law from engaging in or using titles consistent with the practice for which he is licensed or to proh…

45:11-69 New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy. 14. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy. The board shall consist of nine members who are residents of th…

45:11-70 Compensation for board members. 15. Members of the board shall be compensated and reimbursed for expenses and provided with office and meeting facilities pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1977, c.285 (C.45:1-2.5). L.2007, c.337, s.15.

45:11-71 Election of officers, meetings. 16. The board shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and a vice-chairman and may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the board. The board shall meet at least once every two months and may hold additional meetin…

45:11-72 Continuing education requirements. 17. a. The board shall require each person licensed as a massage and bodywork therapist, as a condition for biennial license renewal pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1972, c.108 (C.45:1-7), to complete any continuing education requirements …

45:11-73 Licensure required for use of certain titles. 18. a. No person shall engage in the practice of massage and bodywork therapies as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist or present, call or represent himself as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist unless licensed p…

45:11-74 Certain certified practitioners considered licensed. 19. Any person who is a certified massage, bodywork and somatic therapist pursuant to section 8 or 9 of P.L.1999, c.19 (C.45:11-60 or 45:11-61) on the effective date of P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et al.) shall be a li…

45:11-75 Certain practitioners eligible for licensure without satisfying education examination requirements. 20. For 360 days after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure under the provisions of P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et al.), any person …

45:11-76 Registration required for advertising as massage, bodywork therapist; application fee; insurance. 21. a. No employer shall engage in or advertise or hold itself out as offering massage and bodywork therapies unless the employer is registered with the board. b. A written …

45:11-77 Suspension, revocation of registration. 22. The board may suspend or revoke the registration of an employer offering massage and bodywork therapies upon proof showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the employer: a. Has made false or misleading statements of a ma…

45:11-78 Supersedure of municipal ordinance, regulation. 23. This act shall supersede any municipal ordinance or regulation that provides for the licensing, certification or registration of massage and bodywork therapists. L.2007, c.337, s.23.

45:11-79 Effective date; rules required. 25. Section 14 of this act shall take effect immediately. The remaining sections of this act shall not become effective until such time as the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy, established pursuant to section 14 of this act…

45:11-80 Criminal history record background check for licensure as massage, bodywork therapist or employer. 21. An applicant for licensure as a massage and bodywork therapist or registration as an employer offering massage and bodywork therapies under P.L.1999, c.19 (C.45:11-53 e…

45:11-81 Review of current nursing curriculum, education, clinical experience requirements; modifications. 1. a. The Board of Nursing shall review the current nursing curriculum and education and clinical experience requirements for the completion of a nursing degree and make or …

45:11-82 Review of current nursing education, clinical experience requirements, certification, professional advancement for nurse aides; modifications. 2. The Department of Health shall review the current education and clinical experience requirements for the certification and pr…

45:11-83 Pilot program for standards development for certified nurse aide professional advancement. 3. The Department of Health, in consultation with one or more long-term care facilities in this State, or a representative thereof, and representatives of labor organizations, shal…

45:11-84 Rules, regulations. 4. The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations, in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2021, c.302, s.4.