Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:11-24.11 Review of program after five years. 2. Five years following the effective date of this act, the board shall determine, after study and consultation, whether the program established pursuant to this act should be continued, altered, expanded or discontinued. If the boa…

45:11-24.12 Revision of fees; construction of act. 3. a. The board may, by regulation, revise the fees charged pursuant to N.J.A.C.13:37-5.5 or establish a surcharge to these fees for costs related to the administration of the Alternative to Discipline Program and the committee e…

45:11-24.13 Rules, regulations. 4. The board shall adopt rules and regulations, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), to carry out the purposes of this act. L.2005,c.82,s.4.

45:11-24.14 Academic credit to nursing students for prior military training. 1. The New Jersey Board of Nursing shall encourage schools of nursing approved by the board to consider granting a nursing student, who served in the United States military, academic credit toward the st…

45:11-24.2. Oral competency test for certification as homemaker-home health aide The board shall provide that a person may satisfy the examination requirement for certification as a homemaker-home health aide by passing an oral competency evaluation in English or Spanish. L.1990,…

45:11-24.3 Background checks for homemaker-home health aide certification applicant. 7. a. The New Jersey Board of Nursing in the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety shall not issue a homemaker-home health aide certification to any applicant, e…

45:11-24.4 Qualification, disqualification for certification; petition for hearing. 8. a. An applicant for homemaker-home health aide certification, or a certified person who is required to undergo a criminal history record background check pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1997, c.10…

45:11-24.5 Assumption of cost of background checks. 9. The Department of Law and Public Safety shall assume the cost of the criminal history record background check conducted on an applicant for homemaker-home health aide certification pursuant to sections 7 through 13 and sectio…

45:11-24.6. Conditions for issuance of biennial recertification 10. The Division of Consumer Affairs shall require that the New Jersey Board of Nursing issue biennial recertifications to homemaker-home health aides only upon receiving documented proof from a home health agency or…

45:11-24.7. Required language on certificate 11. The Division of Consumer Affairs shall require that a New Jersey Board of Nursing certificate issued to a homemaker-home health aide contain the following statement: "Valid only if certified homemaker-home health aide is employed b…

45:11-24.8. Rules, regulations 12. In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the New Jersey Board of Nursing in the Division of Consumer Affairs shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections …

45:11-24.9. False sworn statement; fine 13. Any person submitting a false sworn statement pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1997, c.100 (C.45:11-24.4) shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000, which may be assessed by the New Jersey Board of Nursing. L.1997,c.100,s.13; amend…

45:11-24a Standards, curricula for homemaker-home health aide education and training programs relative to Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. 1. a. The standards and curricula for the homemaker-home health aide education and training programs specified in subsection d. of …

45:11-24b Member of New Jersey Board of Nursing required to complete bias training. 6. As a condition of being appointed as a member of the New Jersey Board of Nursing, or the member's continued appointment to the board, a board member shall complete an evidence-based explicit an…

45:11-25. Secretary-treasurer and executive secretary; bond; accounts; reports The secretary-treasurer before taking office and the executive secretary before entering upon his or her duties shall each give to the State of New Jersey a bond with surety, in a penal sum to be deter…

45:11-26. Professional nurses a. Qualifications of applicants. An applicant for a license to practice professional nursing shall submit to the board evidence in such form as the board may prescribe that said applicant: (1) has attained his or her eighteenth birthday; (2) is of go…

45:11-26.1 Requirements for professional nurse training relative to organ, tissue donation, and recovery. 6. The New Jersey Board of Nursing, in collaboration with the organ procurement organizations designated pursuant to 42 U.S.C.s.1320b-8 to serve in the State of New Jersey, s…

45:11-26.2 Temporary nursing licenses for qualified nonresident military spouses; qualifications. 1. a. As used in this section: "Another jurisdiction" means a state or territory of the United States other than New Jersey, or the District of Columbia. "Board" means the New Jersey…

45:11-26.3 Continuing education for nurses relative to opiods. 21. a. The New Jersey Board of Nursing shall require that the number of credits of continuing education required of each person licensed as a professional nurse or a practical nurse, as a condition of biennial license…

45:11-26.4 Certain nurses required to complete bias training. 5. The New Jersey Board of Nursing shall require that the number of credits of continuing education required of each person licensed as a professional nurse or a practical nurse who provides perinatal treatment and car…

45:11-26.5 Continuing medical education credits, New Jersey Board of Nursing, study of menopause. 2. a. As used in this section: “Menopause” means the biological process during which a woman’s hormone levels change, the woman permanently stops having menstrual periods, and is dia…

45:11-27. Practical nursing. 5. a. Qualifications of applicants. An applicant for a license to practice practical nursing shall submit to the board evidence in such form as the board may prescribe that the applicant (1) has attained his or her eighteenth birthday; (2) is of good …

45:11-27.1 Portion of fee dedicated to funding. 5. a. Of the initial and renewal licensing fees charged by the New Jersey Board of Nursing pursuant to N.J.A.C.13:37-5.5 for professional and practical nurses, an amount equal to 5% of the fee shall be dedicated to funding the New J…

45:11-27a Rules, regulations. 2. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations, in consultation with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, that determine: a. for which training, education, and experience it shall give credit toward its requirements for licensure as…

45:11-33. School of professional nursing a. Application for accreditation. Any person, partnership, association, corporation or public educational institution desiring to conduct a school of professional nursing shall submit to the board evidence in such form as the board may req…

45:11-34. Renewal of certificates of accreditation Applications for renewal of certificates of accreditation issued under this act shall be made at such times and in such form and contain such information as the board shall prescribe. L.1947, c. 262, p. 957, s. 12.

45:11-37. Violations of the act It shall be unlawful for any person (including any corporation, partnership, association or individual): a. After September 1, 1956, to practice or offer to practice professional nursing as defined by this act, unless such person holds an effective…

45:11-44. Repeals Section 18:20-4 of the Revised Statutes is hereby repealed. Sections 45:11-1 to 22, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes are hereby repealed; provided, however, that the said sections shall continue in effect for the following purposes, the necessary powers and du…

45:11-45. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Advanced Practice Nurse Certification Act." 1991,c.377,s.1; amended 1999, c.85, s.4.

45:11-46. Certification required 7. a. (1) No person shall practice as an advanced practice nurse or present, call or represent himself as an advanced practice nurse unless certified in accordance with section 8 or 9 of P.L.1991, c.377 (C.45:11-47 or 45:11-48). (2) Nothing in thi…

45:11-47. Certification requirements 8. a. The New Jersey Board of Nursing may issue a certification as an advanced practice nurse to an applicant who fulfills the following requirements: (1) Is at least 18 years of age; (2) Is of good moral character; (3) Is a registered profess…

45:11-47.1 Educational requirements for APNs; rules, regulations. 15. a. The New Jersey State Board of Nursing shall require that a person certified as an advanced practice nurse pursuant to P.L.1991, c.377 (C.45:11-45 et seq.), as a condition of such continued certification, com…

45:11-48. Interim certification 9. For 180 days following the date procedures are established by the New Jersey Board of Nursing for applying for certification under this section, the board may issue a certification as a nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist to an applican…

45:11-49 Permitted duties of advanced practice nurse. 10. a. In addition to all other tasks which a registered professional nurse may, by law, perform, an advanced practice nurse may manage preventive care services and diagnose and manage deviations from wellness and long-term il…

45:11-49.1. Provision, administration of certain noncontrolled drugs to home health patients 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a home health care agency licensed pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.), a health care service firm register…

45:11-49.2. Standards for joint protocols applicable to ordering, prescription of controlled dangerous substances. 10. No later than the 180th day after the enactment of P.L.1999, c.85, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety sh…

45:11-49.3 Advanced practice nurse may dispense certain narcotics. 13. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an advanced practice nurse may dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment if the advanced practice nurse has me…

45:11-50. New Jersey Board of Nursing; additional powers and duties. 11. In addition to such other powers as it may by law possess, the New Jersey Board of Nursing shall have the following powers and duties; a. To promulgate, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.19…

45:11-51. Adoption of standards. 12. The Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety may receive and shall give due consideration to advice from the Board of Nursing and the State Board of Medical Examiners in adopting standards for the…

45:11-52. Review of charts, records of patients treated by advanced practice nurse. 13. The Commissioner of Health and Senior Services shall, by rule adopted in accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), establish the periods of time…

45:11-53 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act." L.1999, c.19, s.1; amended 2007, c.337, s.2.

45:11-54 Findings, declarations relative to practice of massage and bodywork therapies. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. the public interest requires the regulation of the practice of massage and bodywork therapies and the establishment of clear licensure standards …

45:11-55 Definitions relative to practice of massage and bodywork therapies. 3. As used in P.L.1999, c.19 (C.45:11-53 et seq.) and P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et al.): "Board" means the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy established pursuant to section 14 of P.L.200…

45:11-59 Duties, responsibilities of board. 7. The board shall: a. Review the qualifications of applicants for licensure; b. Insure the proper conduct and standards of examinations; c. Issue and renew licenses to massage and bodywork therapists pursuant to P.L.1999, c.19 (C.45:11…

45:11-60 Eligibility for licensure. 8. To be eligible for licensure as a massage and bodywork therapist, an applicant shall be of good moral character and submit to the board satisfactory evidence of: a. Successful completion of a minimum of 600 hours in class study in the field …

45:11-61 Current practitioners, eligibility for certification. 9. For 720 days after the date procedures are established by the committee for applying for certification under section 8 of this act, any person who engaged in the full-time practice, as determined by the committee, …