Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

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.

45:11A-1. Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact 1. The State of New Jersey enacts and enters into the Nurse Multistate Licensure Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact in the form substantially as follows:Article I. Findings and Statement of Purpose. 1…

45:11A-10 Revocation, disciplinary action. 2. The multistate licensure privilege granted by this State pursuant to the compact is subject to revocation or other disciplinary action as the result of any disciplinary action imposed by a nurse's home state. L.2019, c.172, s.2.

45:11A-11 Intent of compact. 3. This compact is intended to facilitate regulation of the practice of nursing, and it does not relieve an employer from complying with contractually or statutorily imposed obligations, or with collectively bargained agreements. L.2019, c.172, s.3.

45:11A-12 Investigative, disciplinary powers not limited. 4. Any investigative or disciplinary powers conferred on the Attorney General, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and the New Jersey Board of Nursing under the prov…

45:11A-13 No waivers, abrogation of defense, immunity of public entity, employee. 5. Nothing in Article VII of the compact shall be deemed to waive or abrogate in any way any defense or immunity of a public entity or public employee under the common law or statutory law including…

45:11A-14 Report to Governor, Legislature. 6. a. One year after New Jersey becomes a party to the compact, as provided by this act, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the Governor and, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), to the Legislature, evaluat…

45:11A-2. Suspended, probationary nurse prohibited to practice in party state 2. a. A State licensed nurse whose license is under suspension or under probation by the New Jersey Board of Nursing, or who is participating in an established treatment program which is an alternative …

45:11A-3. Purpose of compact 3. This compact is intended to facilitate the regulation of the practice of nursing and does not relieve employers from complying with contractual and statutorily imposed obligations. L.2001,c.340,s.3; per s.9, expires January 1, 2007.

45:11A-4 Provisions not abrogated, irreconcilable conflicts; omissions 4. a. This compact shall not abrogate any provision in Title 45 of the Revised Statutes or any other title applicable to the practice of nursing in this State. b. If there is an irreconcilable conflict between…

45:11A-5. Applicability of compact 5. The provisions of this act are applicable only to nurses whose home states are determined by the New Jersey Board of Nursing to have licensure requirements that are substantially equivalent or more stringent than those of New Jersey. L.2001,c…

45:11A-6. Investigative, disciplinary powers unaffected 6. Any investigative or disciplinary powers conferred on the Attorney General, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and the New Jersey Board of Nursing under the provis…

45:11A-7. Tort claims defenses, immunity not waived 7. Nothing in Article IX of the compact shall be deemed to waive or abrogate in any way any defense or immunity of a public entity or public employee under the common law or statutory law including, but not limited to, the "New …

45:11A-8. Withdrawal from compact 8. The Governor may withdraw this State from the compact if the Attorney General notifies the Governor that a state that is a party to the compact has changed its licensure requirements to make them substantially lower than the requirements of th…

45:11A-9 Nurse Licensure Compact. 1. The State of New Jersey enacts and enters into the Nurse Licensure Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I: Findings and Declaration of Purpose a. The party states f…

45:12-1 Practice of optometry defined. 45:12-1. Optometry is hereby declared to be a profession, and the practice of optometry is defined to be the employment of objective or subjective means, or both, for the examination of the human eye and adnexae for the purposes of ascertain…

45:12-1.1 Authority of optometrist to administer certain immunizations. 2. a. (1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection, an optometrist shall be authorized to administer immunizations against coronaviruses and influenza upon certification from the New Jers…

45:12-10. Certification of records of boards as to issuance of licenses; fees; certificate as evidence The secretary of the board, upon request, shall certify over the seal of the board whether the records kept by it show or fail to show the issuance of a license to practice opto…

45:12-15. Issuance of new certificate after revocation Where the certificate of registration of any person has been revoked the board may, after the expiration of one year, entertain an application for a new certificate in like manner as original applications for certificates are…

45:12-16. Optometrists convicted of crime reported to state board The clerk of every court wherein a person licensed to practice optometry in this state shall be convicted of a crime shall make a report thereof in writing to the board of the conviction. The report shall state the…

45:12-17. Expenses of board and its members The board may cause to be paid out of the registration fees, penalties, and other fees received by it, all proper expenses incurred by it under the provisions of this chapter, including the salary of its secretary-treasurer and compensa…

45:12-17.1. Allowance to members of Board; reimbursement for expenses Each member of the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists shall receive the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each examination held pursuant to section 45:12-4 of the Revised Statutes and shall be …

45:12-18. Account and report of receipts and expenditures An itemized account of all the receipts and expenditures of the board shall be kept by the secretary-treasurer, and a detailed report thereof each year, ending with June thirtieth, duly verified by the affidavit of said se…

45:12-18.1. Record of examination of patient considered exclusive property of optometrist The record of an optometrist of the examination of a patient, including patient's name, address, age, occupation, and all findings and pertinent facts concerning the patient discovered and d…

45:12-18.2. Partial invalidity In the event that any section, paragraph, clause, sentence or part of this act shall for any reason be adjudged to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not impair the remainder thereof, but shall be confined strictl…

45:12-19 Illegal practices; peddling eyeglasses, contact lenses; attending confined person. a. No person, not a holder of a certificate of registration duly issued to him, shall practice optometry within the State, and no person shall falsely personate a registered optometrist of…

45:12-19.1. Practicing under another's name; employment by others It shall be unlawful for any person licensed to practice optometry under the laws of the State of New Jersey to advertise, practice or hold himself forth as being entitled to practice under a name other than his ow…

45:12-19.2. Cards offering special rates or discounts It shall be unlawful for any person, association or corporation to issue cards offering free eye examinations or eye examinations for any price, or eye examinations at a discount or offering special rates or discounts for eyeg…