Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:9-37.100 Powers, duties of committee. 7. The committee may have the following powers and duties, as delegated by the board: a. Issue and renew licenses to perfusionists pursuant to the provisions of this act; b. Suspend, revoke or fail to renew the license of a perfusionist pu…

45:9-37.101 License required to practice perfusion; construction of act. 8. No person shall practice perfusion, whether or not compensation is received or expected, unless the person holds a valid license to practice perfusion in this State, except nothing in this act shall be co…

45:9-37.102 Eligibility for licensure as perfusionist. 9. To be eligible to be licensed as a perfusionist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. Be at least 18 years of age; b. Be of good moral character; c. Successfully complete a perfusion education program …

45:9-37.103 Issuance of license; fee; renewal. 10. The board, in consultation with the committee, shall issue a license to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this act. Except in the case of a temporary license issued pur…

45:9-37.104 Licensure of out-of-State perfusionist. 11. Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application on forms provided by it, the board, after consultation with the committee, shall license without examination a perfusionist who is licensed, regi…

45:9-37.105 Qualification of current practitioner as licensed perfusionist. 12. For 180 days after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure under section 9 of this act, any person may qualify as a licensed perfusionist, upon application for lice…

45:9-37.106 Issuance of temporary license. 13. Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application on forms provided by it, the board shall issue a temporary license to a person who has applied for licensure pursuant to this act, provided that the appli…

45:9-37.107 License required for designation as perfusionist. 14. No person shall use the title, "perfusionist" or the abbreviation, "LP" or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations or insignia indicating the practice of perfusion, unless licensed to practice p…

45:9-37.108 Duties of board, committee relative to continuing education requirements. 15. a. The board or committee, if so delegated by the board, shall: (1) approve only continuing professional education programs as are available to all perfusionists in this State on a reasonabl…

45:9-37.109 Applicability of C.45:1-14 et seq. for enforcement of act. 16. The provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.) shall apply to this act. The authority of the board may be delegated to the committee at the discretion of the board. L.1999,c.126,s.16.

45:9-37.11. Short title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Physical Therapist Licensing Act of 1983." L.1983, c. 296, s. 1.

45:9-37.110 Rules, regulations. 17. 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.126,s.17.

45:9-37.111 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Genetic Counselor's Licensing Act." L.2009, c.41, s.1.

45:9-37.112 Findings, declarations relative to genetic counselors. 2. The Legislature finds that: the profession of genetic counseling has existed for more than 30 years. Genetic counseling is a communication process which deals with the human problems associated with the occurre…

45:9-37.113 Definitions relative to genetic counselors. 3. As used in this act: "Board" means the State Board of Medical Examiners established pursuant to R.S.45:9-1. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety. "Ge…

45:9-37.114 Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee. 4. There is established within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, under the State Board of Medical Examiners, a Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of five …

45:9-37.115 Powers, duties of Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee. 5. The Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee shall have the following powers and duties: a. Establish criteria and standards for education and experience required for licensure; b. Review the qualifications of a…

45:9-37.116 Organization of Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee. 6. The Genetic Counseling Advisory Committee shall organize within 30 days after the appointment of its members, and shall annually elect from among its members a chairperson, who shall be a genetic counselor, a v…

45:9-37.117 Licensure required for genetic counselors; exceptions. 7. Except as provided in this section, a person shall not engage in the practice of genetic counseling as a genetic counselor, or hold himself out as a genetic counselor unless the person is licensed in accordance…

45:9-37.118 Minimum requirements for licensure as genetic counselor; application, fee; examination. 8. a. The board, in consultation with the committee, shall require at a minimum the following to qualify an applicant for licensure as a genetic counselor: (1) be at least 21 years…

45:9-37.119 Issuance of license, renewal; surrender; continuing education. 9. a. A genetic counseling license shall be issued for a two-year period upon the payment of the licensing fee prescribed by regulation, and shall be renewed upon the filing of a renewal application and th…

45:9-37.12. Legislative findings and declarations The Legislature finds and declares that the public interest requires the regulation of the practice of physical therapy and the establishment of clear licensure standards for physical therapists; and that the health and welfare of…

45:9-37.120 Disclosure of information by licensed genetic counselor. 10. A licensed genetic counselor shall not be required to disclose any confidential information that the genetic counselor may have acquired from a client or patient while performing genetic counseling services,…

45:9-37.13 Definitions. 3. As used in P.L.1983, c.296 (C.45:9-37.11 et seq.): "Board" means the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1983, c.296 (C.45:9-37.15). "Direct supervision" means the presence of the supervising physical thera…

45:9-37.14 Practice not to authorize other practices. 4. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.18). b. Nothing in P.L.1983, c.296 (C.45:9-37.11 et seq.), shall be construed to authorize the interpretation of data for the purpose of diagnosing disease, organic condition or the pra…

45:9-37.15 State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. 5. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. The board shall consist of 11 members who are residents of the State, two of…

45:9-37.16. Compensation and reimbursement of expenses 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.1983, c. 296, s. 6.

45:9-37.17. Officers; meetings The board shall annually elect from among its members a chairman, vice-chairman and a secretary. The board shall meet twice per year and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its duties. L.1983, c. 296, s. 7.

45:9-37.18 Duties of board. 8. a. The board shall: (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of P.L.1983, c.296 (C.45:9-37.11 et seq.) and P.L.2003, c.18 (C.45:9-37.34b et al.); (2) Establish procedures for application for licensure; (3) Establish standards for, and adopt and adm…

45:9-37.19 License required to practice, assist at physical therapy; exceptions. 9. No person shall practice physical therapy or act as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, whether or not compensation is received or expected, unless the person holds a valid licen…

45:9-37.20 Supervision of physical therapist assistants; guidelines. 10. a. No physical therapist shall supervise more physical therapist assistants at any one time than in the opinion of the board can be adequately supervised. Under usual circumstances the maximum number of phys…

45:9-37.21 Division of fees, payments for referrals. 11. No physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall engage directly or indirectly in the division, transferring, assigning, rebating or refunding of fees received for professional services or pay or accept fees or c…

45:9-37.22 Requirements for licensure as physical therapist. 12. To be eligible for licensure as a physical therapist, an applicant shall: a. Have completed a program in physical therapy from an accredited college or university which has been approved by the board; b. Successfull…

45:9-37.23 Licensing of graduate of foreign school. 13. An applicant for licensure who is a graduate of a foreign school of physical therapy shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant: a. Has completed a course of study in physical therapy which is substa…

45:9-37.24 Application, renewal, reinstatement fees. 14. a. A fee established by the board by regulation shall accompany each application for licensure. Licenses shall expire biennially at a time established by the board and may be renewed upon submission of a renewal application…

45:9-37.25 Written examinations. 15. The written examination provided for in sections 12 and 13 of P.L.1983, c.296 (C.45:9-37.22 and C.45:9-37.23) and section 21 of P.L.2003, c.18 (C.45:9-37.34b) shall test the applicant's knowledge of basic and clinical sciences as they relate t…

45:9-37.26. Assistants; alternate standards for examination The board may establish alternate standards for the examination of an applicant as a physical therapist assistant. L.1983, c. 296, s. 16.

45:9-37.27 Issuance of license. 17. The board shall issue a license to each applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who, in the judgment of the board, qualifies for licensure pursuant to P.L.1983, c.296 (C.45:9-37.11 et seq.) and P.L.2003, …

45:9-37.28 Issuance of license to holder of out-of-State license. 18. 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 to a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who hold…

45:9-37.29 Issuance of temporary license. 19. a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2003, c.18). b. Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application on forms provided by it, the board may issue without examination a temporary license to practice physical the…

45:9-37.30 Use of certain titles, designations restricted. 20. No person, business entity or its employees, agents or representatives shall place an advertisement that uses or otherwise use the titles "physical therapist," "physiotherapist," "registered physical therapist," "lice…

45:9-37.31 Titles, abbreviations for licensees. 21. Any person who holds a license as a physical therapist pursuant to this act may use the title "physical therapist," or "licensed physical therapist," or the abbreviations "PT" or "LPT." Any person who holds a license as a physic…

45:9-37.32. Registered physical therapists and assistants; continuance of practice and issuance of license; fee Any person who is registered in this State as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant on the effective date of this act may continue to practice physical…

45:9-37.33. Orders, rules and regulations of state board of medical examiners; continuance This act shall not affect the orders, rules and regulations regarding physical therapists or physical therapist assistants made or promulgated by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Exami…

45:9-37.34. Application of P.L.1978, c. 73 and P.L.1974, c. 46 The provisions of P.L.1978, c. 73 (C. 45:1-14 et seq.) and P.L.1974, c. 46 (C.45:1-3.1 et seq.) shall apply to this act. L.1983, c. 296, s. 24.

45:9-37.34a Administration of physical modalities by employees of physical therapists. 4. a. A licensed physical therapist shall not permit an employee to administer physical modalities to patients unless that employee is a licensed physical therapist, licensed physical therapist…