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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.9 - Credentialing requirements.

45:12-9.9 Credentialing requirements.
7. The New Jersey State Board of Optometrists shall establish the credentialing requirements which shall be fulfilled before a person may be certified to use or prescribe pharmaceutical agents for treatment purposes in the practice of optometry. In addition, the board shall establish continuing education requirements for the renewal of certification for the use and prescription of pharmaceutical agents for treatment purposes in the practice of optometry. No licensee shall be tested by the board for certification to use or prescribe pharmaceutical agents for treatment purposes in the practice of optometry before having first satisfactorily completed all educational requirements in ocular pharmacology at a school duly accredited by the United States Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation. These educational standards shall be no less than that required of currently enrolled students as part of their requirements for graduation from that school. This credentialing and certification process shall be required of all persons seeking to utilize pharmaceutical agents for treatment purposes in the practice of optometry regardless of licensure either prior or subsequent to the effective date of P.L.1991, c.385 (C.45:12-9.8 et seq.); except that licensees shall be immediately certified at their current level of practice and those licensees currently certified to use and prescribe pharmaceutical agents for treatment purposes pursuant to P.L.1991, c.385 (C.45:12-9.8 et seq.) shall be immediately credentialed and certified to use and prescribe those pharmaceutical agents authorized by that act for treatment purposes in the practice of optometry but not orally until certified, except for injections to counter anaphylactic reactions.
The board shall maintain a list of all approved credentialing courses, which list shall be made available upon request to licensees or other interested persons. Upon receipt of verification of satisfactory completion of an approved credentialing course of study, the board shall certify the optometrist applicant as certified in the use and prescription of those pharmaceutical agents.
L.1991,c.385,s.7; amended 2004, c.115, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.11 - Prescription restrictions.

45:12-9.11 Prescription restrictions.
9. a. Whenever in any law there is a requirement or duty with respect to the prescription, administration or dispensing of any drug which applies to any person authorized to prescribe that drug, the same shall apply to an optometrist when prescribing, administering or dispensing a pharmaceutical agent pursuant to R.S.45:12-1, except that an optometrist shall not dispense a prescription as provided for in R.S.45:12-1 in an amount exceeding a 72-hour supply of that prescription unless the prescription is dispensed at no charge to the patient. Subject to the provisions of P.L.1991, c.385 (C.45:12-9.8 et seq.), an optometrist authorized to prescribe, administer, or dispense a pharmaceutical agent shall be permitted to prescribe, administer, and dispense for the purpose of diagnosing and treating deficiencies, deformities, diseases, or abnormalities of the human eye and adnexae pharmaceutical agents classified as Schedule III, IV, and V controlled dangerous substances and, regardless of schedule, pharmaceutical agents containing hydrocodone.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, an optometrist may dispense a pharmaceutical agent, as provided for in R.S.45:12-1, that is delivered to the eye through a contact lens and may dispense such pharmaceutical agent at a charge to the patient.
L.1991, c.385, s.9; amended 2010, c.12, s.2; 2015, c.65.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.12 - Practice at retail or commercial locations

45:12-9.12. Practice at retail or commercial locations
10. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an optometrist shall not be prohibited from practicing optometry at a rented location in a retail or commercial store or office or ophthalmic dispenser's office, provided the optometrist is identified as an independent doctor of optometry; and, provided further, that the landlord or any officer, employee or agent of the landlord or any other person who does not possess a valid certificate of registration as an optometrist or physician in this State shall not directly or indirectly control, influence, interfere with or supervise the professional judgment of the optometrist in the practice of optometry, including but not limited to, the level or type of care or services rendered or the professional fees charged therefor, except as otherwise provided by P.L.1969, c.232 (C.14A:17-1 et seq.).
L.1991,c.385,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.13 - Credentialing requirements for optometrist to use, prescribe pharmaceutical agents.

45:12-9.13 Credentialing requirements for optometrist to use, prescribe pharmaceutical agents.
10. No licensee shall be certified by the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists to use or prescribe pharmaceutical agents in the practice of optometry before having completed credentialing requirements in ocular pharmacology approved and administered by the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists. Until such time as a majority of the optometrist members of the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists are certified to use and prescribe pharmaceutical agents for treatment purposes in the practice of optometry, an interim four-member panel of experts in ocular pharmacology shall be established to prepare or endorse credentialing requirements for board approval. The interim advisory panel of experts in ocular pharmacology shall be comprised of a physician selected by the State Board of Medical Examiners, a member selected by the Board of Pharmacy, a representative of a school of optometry duly accredited by the United States Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, to be selected by the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists, and the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Senior Services or his designee. The interim panel shall be selected by the respective boards within 90 days of the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act. Panel members shall be directly responsible to the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs, who may order the replacement of any panel member for failure to promptly and equitably fulfill their duties. The panel shall have 120 days following appointment of a majority of the panel to submit to the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists credentialing requirements in ocular pharmacology. Should the panel fail within the 120 day period to submit credentialing requirements to the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs shall designate, within 90 days thereafter, the credentialing requirements for the interim period. Should the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs fail to designate credentialing requirements within the 90-day period, the credentialing requirements shall be designated by the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists.
L.2004,c.115,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-10 - Certification of records of boards as to issuance of licenses; fees; certificate as evidence

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 optometry or any branch thereof or any other profession or business, the practice of which is licensed by the board, or the issuance of any annual certificate of registration for such practice. The fee for such certificate shall be $3.00. Any such certificate, whether made on such request or made by said secretary for use in proceedings in which the board may be a party, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
Amended by L.1954, c. 226, p. 844, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-15 - Issuance of new certificate after revocation

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 entertained, and, upon such new application it may, in its discretion, exempt the applicant from the necessity of undergoing an examination.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-16 - Optometrists convicted of crime reported to state board

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 name and address of the person convicted and the name of the court and the judge presiding therein at the time of the conviction, the date thereof, the nature of the crime of which the person was convicted and the sentence imposed by the court.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-17 - Expenses of board and its members

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 compensation for clerical assistance, inspectors and agents, as shall be determined by the board from time to time, but in no case shall any such expenses be paid by or be a charge against the state. The members of the board shall be entitled to reimbursement for their traveling and hotel expenses, incurred in pursuance of their duties.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-17.1 - Allowance to members of Board; reimbursement for expenses

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 entitled to reimbursement for all proper expenses incurred in pursuance of his duties.
L.1949, c. 170, p. 559, s. 2. Amended by L.1952, c. 128, p. 474, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-18 - Account and report of receipts and expenditures

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 secretary-treasurer, shall be filed with the State Comptroller within ten days thereafter. Nothing in this section or section 45:12-17 of this Title shall be construed as modifying in any respect the provisions of sections 45:1-3 and 45:1-4 of this Title.
Amended by L.1938, c. 277, p. 603, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-18.1 - Record of examination of patient considered exclusive property of optometrist

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 disclosed during the course of such examination, as well as the record of professional services rendered and the fees charged therefor shall, because of the confidential nature in the relationship, be the exclusive property of the optometrist who rendered the professional services to the patient. Any unauthorized use by any other person, firm or corporation of the information contained therein shall constitute an infringement of the property rights of the patient and the optometrist, and shall subject the offender to a civil suit for damages by the person aggrieved.
L.1948, c. 350, p. 1408, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-18.2 - Partial invalidity

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 strictly in its operation to the particular clause, section, paragraph or part thereof so held to be invalid.
L.1948, c. 350, p. 1409, s. 8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-19 - Illegal practices; peddling eyeglasses, contact lenses; attending confined person.

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 a like or different name, nor buy, sell or fraudulently obtain a certificate issued to another. No person shall directly or indirectly for himself or others do or engage in any acts or practices specifically prohibited to duly registered optometrists by the provisions of section 45:12-11 of this chapter.
b. No person shall peddle spectacles, eyeglasses or lenses or practice optometry from house to house or on the streets or highways notwithstanding any law providing for the licensing of peddlers. This shall not prohibit, however, an optometrist from attending, prescribing, and furnishing spectacles, eyeglasses or lenses to a person who by reason of an illness, or physical or mental infirmity is confined to his place of abode, or to a hospital or other institution. For the purposes of this section, "lenses" shall include contact lenses without power, sometimes referred to as "plano" lenses.
Amended 1948, c.350, s.6; 1954, c.227, s.5; 2005, c.262, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-19.1 - Practicing under another's name; employment by others

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 own, unless he be an associate of or an assistant to an optometrist licensed under the laws of the State of New Jersey, and it shall be unlawful for any unlicensed person, or any association or corporation directly or indirectly to engage or undertake to engage in the practice of optometry by utilizing the services, upon a salary, commission basis, or by any other means or method, of any person licensed to practice optometry in the State of New Jersey. It shall be unlawful for any optometrist to engage or undertake to engage in the practice of optometry in behalf of any unlicensed person, association or corporation, except that this shall not prohibit the employment by or the formation of partnerships between optometrists or physicians duly licensed in the State of New Jersey.
L.1954, c. 227, p. 853, s. 6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-19.2 - Cards offering special rates or discounts

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 eyeglasses.
L.1954, c. 227, p. 853, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-26 - Titles not authorized

45:12-26. Titles not authorized
Nothing contained in this chapter shall confer upon any person practicing optometry the right to add, affix, or attach to his name the title, designation, character or letters of M.D., surgeon, doctor, unless qualified by the word optometrist, ophthalmologist, or to indicate in any way that he is engaged in the treatment of injuries of the human eye, or to use any therapeutic measures or agencies other than those included in the practice of optometry as defined in section 45:12-1 of this chapter for the treatment of the human eye, unless he is authorized to do so by the board, body or persons empowered by law to award such right or title.
Amended by L.1952, c. 255, p. 874, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-27 - Testimony and reports of licensed optometrist; receipt as qualified evidence; right to free choice of ocular practitioner

45:12-27. Testimony and reports of licensed optometrist; receipt as qualified evidence; right to free choice of ocular practitioner
The testimony and reports of an optometrist licensed to practice in this State shall be received by any State, county, municipal, school district or other public board, body, agency, institution or official and by any private educational or other institution receiving public funds as qualified evidence with respect to any matter within the scope of the practice of optometry as defined in Revised Statutes 45:12-1; and no such board, body, agency, official or institution shall, in retaining and utilizing the professional services of ocular practitioners or in any other manner, discriminate between licensed practitioners of optometry and other ocular practitioners or interfere with any individual's right to free choice of ocular practitioner.
L.1966, c. 241, s. 1, eff. Aug. 10, 1966.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12A-1 - Definitions

45:12A-1. Definitions
As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(a) "Board" means the State Board of Medical Examiners.
(b) "Commission" shall mean the commission created in section 9 of this act.
(c) "Orthoptics" means that field of vision training concerned with the inability of the patient to maintain fusion and binocular co-ordination.
(d) "Orthoptist" shall mean a person trained to carry out technical functions of prescribed orthoptic care under specific directions, professional supervision and guidance and may provide services only to patients referred by an ophthalmologist or optometrist.
L.1968, c. 114, s. 1, eff. June 25, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12A-2 - Use of title registered orthoptist; violations; establishment of standards

45:12A-2. Use of title registered orthoptist; violations; establishment of standards
(a) It shall be a violation of this act for any person who is not registered under this act as an orthoptist except as provided in section 3 of this act, or whose registration has been suspended or revoked, or whose registration has lapsed and has not been revived, to render orthoptic services as defined in section 1 of this act, in this State; or to use in conjunction with his name the words registered orthoptist, or any letters, words or insignia indicating or implying that he is a registered orthoptist, or in any way, orally or in writing or in print or by sign or implication, to present or hold himself out as a registered orthoptist.
(b) The commission created in section 9 of this act shall, by rules and regulations reported to the board and to the New Jersey State Board of Optometry, establish standards governing the practice of orthoptics, which standards shall be adhered to by persons registered under this act.
L.1968, c. 114, s. 2, eff. June 25, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12A-3 - Applicant for registration; requirements

45:12A-3. Applicant for registration; requirements
An applicant for registration as an orthoptist shall submit to the commission in such form as the commission may prescribe, evidence that the applicant
(1) Has attained his or her twenty-first birthday;
(2) Is a citizen of the United States or has declared his or her intention to become a citizen;
(3) Is of good moral character;
(4) Is a graduate of a high school approved by the New Jersey Department of Education or has equivalent education acceptable to the commission;
(5) Has completed 2 years of college at a college approved by the commission or the equivalency thereof as approved by the commission;
(6) Has completed a course of orthoptics of not less than 15 months at a college or institution approved by the commission;
(7) Has completed 6 months of clinical training in a hospital or optometric or medical institution approved by the commission.
The commission shall submit the names of the applicants who meet the qualifications set forth in this section to the board for registration. The list of registrants shall be submitted to the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists.
L.1968, c. 114, s. 3, eff. June 25, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12A-4 - Registration by commission

45:12A-4. Registration by commission
The commission shall register as an orthopist any person who applies for such registration who meets the qualifications prescribed in section 3 of this act or who submits to the commission, within 1 year after this act takes effect evidence that the applicant has qualifications (1) and (3) provided in section 3 of this act, and has rendered orthoptic services for 1 year or more in the State of New Jersey prior to the date this act was approved.
L.1968, c. 114, s. 4, eff. June 25, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12A-5 - Initial application; fee; expiration of registrations; renewals

45:12A-5. Initial application; fee; expiration of registrations; renewals
Each initial application under this act shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.00. Registrations under this act shall expire on January 31 of each calendar year and shall be renewed upon application and payment of a fee of $10.00.
L.1968, c. 114, s. 5, eff. June 25, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12A-6 - Records of patients; referring ophthalmologist or optometrist

45:12A-6. Records of patients; referring ophthalmologist or optometrist
The records of patients, the name of the referring ophthalmologist or optometrist, the records of direction and such other records as the commission may require shall be maintained by the orthoptist and a copy sent to the referring ophthalmologist or optometrist.
L.1968, c. 114, s. 6, eff. June 25, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12A-8 - Record of proceedings; register of persons registered

45:12A-8. Record of proceedings; register of persons registered
The commission shall keep a record of its proceedings under this act and a register of all persons registered under it. The register shall show the name of every living person registered under this act, his last known place of employment and last known place of residence, and the date and number of his registration. The board shall compile annually a list of registered orthoptists registered in this State and shall make such list available upon request to the superintendent of every hospital or optometric institution and to every person authorized to practice medicine or optometry in this State.
L.1968, c. 114, s. 8, eff. June 25, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12A-9 - Orthoptic commission; membership; term; vacancies; appointments; meetings; expenses; appropriation

45:12A-9. Orthoptic commission; membership; term; vacancies; appointments; meetings; expenses; appropriation
(a) There is hereby created in the Division of Professional Boards of the Department of Law and Public Safety, an Orthoptic Commission within the State Board of Medical Examiners. The commission shall consist of 6 members, 3 of whom shall be Board Certified Ophthalmologists who have practiced ophthalmology in the State of New Jersey for at least 5 years, and 3 of whom shall be optometrists licensed to practice in the State of New Jersey and who have practiced optometry in this State for at least 5 years. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the Governor. The initial appointments to the commission shall be 2 members for a term of 1 year, one ophthalmologist and one optometrist; 2 members for a term of 2 years, one ophthalmologist and one optometrist; and 2 members for a term of 3 years, one ophthalmologist and one optometrist. Members shall thereafter be appointed for terms of 3 years. Each member shall hold office after the expiration of his term until a successor shall be duly appointed and qualified. A vacancy in the office of any member shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments and shall be filled for the unexpired term only, providing that any unexpired term of an ophthalmologist shall be filled by an ophthalmologist, and any unexpired term of an optometrist shall be filled by an optometrist in the same manner as original appointments are made.
Each ophthalmological appointment shall be made by the Governor from a list of 3 names submitted by a related professional organization or society having not less than 100 members. Said nominees shall be members in good standing of said association or society. Each optometric appointment shall be made by the Governor from a list of 3 names submitted by the New Jersey Optometric Association. Said nominees shall be members in good standing of said association.
(b) The commission shall meet at least twice a year and shall also meet upon the call of the Attorney General. The commission shall carry out its responsibility under this act. The Attorney General shall provide the advisory commission with such facilities and personnel as shall be required for the proper conduct of its business.
The commission, with the approval of the Attorney General, may authorize reimbursement of the members for their actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the commission.
(c) There is hereby appropriated to the Department of Law and Public Safety for the purposes of administering this act all fees and revenues received by the board from the effective date of this act. The expenditure of such appropriation shall be authorized by the Attorney General with the approval of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
L.1968, c. 114, s. 9, eff. June 25, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-2 - Findings, declarations

45:12B-2. Findings, declarations
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The practice of orthotics and prosthetics may, if unregulated, seriously harm or endanger the health, safety, and well-being of the citizens of this State;
b. Citizens of this State need, and will benefit from, an assurance of initial and ongoing professional competence among orthotists and prosthetists practicing in this State;
c. The present unregulated system for dispensing orthotic and prosthetic care does not adequately meet the needs or serve the interests of the public; and
d. It is necessary for this State to regulate and license the practice of orthotics and prosthetics for the purpose of protecting the citizens of this State from injury or harm caused by ill-prepared, incompetent, unscrupulous, or unauthorized practitioners and to assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of orthotists and prosthetists practicing in this State.
L.1991,c.512,s.2; amended L.1992,c.134,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-4 - Board of Examiners, creation, purpose.

45:12B-4 Board of Examiners, creation, purpose.
4. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the Orthotics and Prosthetics Board of Examiners. The board shall be responsible for the licensure of orthotists and prosthetists and persons eligible to be licensed in both disciplines of prosthetics and orthotics as licensed prosthetist-orthotists and for the licensure of orthotist assistants, prosthetist assistants, and prosthetist-orthotist assistants.
L.1991,c.512,s.4; amended 1999, c.115, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-5 - Membership of the board.

45:12B-5 Membership of the board.
5. The board shall consist of 11 residents of this State, 10 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as follows. Two members shall be orthotists who shall fulfill the licensure requirements of this act, and two members shall be prosthetists who shall fulfill the licensure requirements of this act. Two members shall be prosthetist-orthotists who shall fulfill the licensure requirements of this act. One member shall be licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this State pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes and one member shall be a doctor of podiatric medicine licensed to practice podiatric medicine pursuant to chapter 5 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. Two members shall be public members, one of whom is a prosthetic user and one of whom is an orthotic user. One member shall be a member of the executive branch who shall be appointed by the Governor. Members shall be appointed to affect balanced geographic representation from the central, northern and southern areas of the State. The board shall annually elect from its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson.
L.1991,c.512,s.5; amended 2005, c.259, s.18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-6 - Terms of members, vacancies

45:12B-6. Terms of members, vacancies
6. Each member of the board, except the members first appointed, shall serve for a term of three years and shall hold office until the appointment and qualification of his successor. The initial appointments to the board shall be: three members for a term of one year, four members for terms of two years, and four members for terms of three years. No member shall serve more than two terms or for a total of more than six years.
The orthotist, prosthetist and prosthetist-orthotist members of the initial board shall be deemed to be and shall become licensed practicing orthotists, prosthetists and prosthetist-orthotists immediately upon their appointment and qualification as members of the board, provided that these members meet all other requirements for licensure under this act within 18 months of their appointment. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
L.1991,c.512,s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-7 - Oath of members, meetings

45:12B-7. Oath of members, meetings
7. The members of the board, before entering the discharge of their duties, and within 30 days of their appointment, shall take and subscribe to an oath before an officer authorized to administer oaths in this State for the faithful performance of their duties and shall file the oath with the Secretary of State.
Regular meetings of the board shall be held at such times and places as the chairperson prescribes, and special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or the vice-chairperson in the chairperson's absence. At least one regular meeting shall be held each year.
L.1991,c.512,s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-8 - Reimbursement for expenses

45:12B-8. Reimbursement for expenses
8. The members of the board shall serve without compensation. Members shall be reimbursed by the State Treasurer for their actual expenses arising out of their service on the board. All reimbursements shall be paid from the revenues of the board.
No officer or employee of the State shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall forfeit his office or employment or any benefits or emoluments by reason of his appointment to the board or his appointment as a consultant to the board or his performance of other services for the board.
L.1991,c.512,s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-9 - Duties of the board.

45:12B-9 Duties of the board.
9. The board shall have the following duties:
a. To establish minimum requirements for orthotist, prosthetist and prosthetist-orthotist licenses and for orthotist assistant, prosthetist assistant and prosthetist-orthotist assistant licenses;
b. To establish standards, guidelines, and procedures for the completion of clinical internships;
c. To evaluate the qualifications of all applicants for licensure as orthotists, prosthetists and prosthetist-orthotists and as orthotist assistants, prosthetist assistants and prosthetist-orthotist assistants;
d. To supervise the examination of applicants;
e. To establish basic requirements for continuing education; and
f. To take any actions at the chairperson's request which may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this act.
L.1991,c.512,s.9; amended 1999, c.115, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-10 - Executive director of board

45:12B-10. Executive director of board
10. There shall be an Executive Director of the board appointed by the director who shall serve at the director's pleasure. The salary of the Executive Director shall be determined by the director within the limits of available funds. The director shall be empowered within the limits of available funds to hire any assistants as are necessary to administer this act.
L.1991,c.512,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-11 - Eligibility for license as orthotist, prosthetist; examinations.

45:12B-11 Eligibility for license as orthotist, prosthetist; examinations.
11. To be eligible for a license to practice orthotics or prosthetics in this State, an individual shall:
a. (1) Possess a bachelor's degree or its equivalent from a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education;
(2) Complete a clinical internship in the professional area for which a license is sought of not less than 1900 hours under the supervision of a licensed orthotist or prosthetist, as the case may be; and
(3) Pass all written, practical and oral examinations, which shall be approved and required by the board and which shall be administered at least once each year ; or
b. Meet the following requirements within five years after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure:
(1) Complete a clinical practice in the professional area for which a license is sought of not less than 1900 hours under the supervision of a licensed orthotist or prosthetist, as the case may be;
(2) Pass all written, practical and oral examinations, which shall be approved and required by the board and which shall be administered at least once each year; and
(3) Possess an associate's degree in science from a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education with satisfactory completion of course work in biology, anatomy and physiology, physics and chemistry.
The standards and requirements for licensure established by the board shall be substantially equal to or in excess of standards commonly accepted in the fields of orthotics and prosthetics.
L.1991,c.512,s.11; amended 1999, c.115, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-11.1 - Requirements for licensure as assistant; examinations.

45:12B-11.1 Requirements for licensure as assistant; examinations.
10. To be eligible for licensure as an orthotist assistant, prosthetist assistant or prosthetist-orthotist assistant, an individual shall submit satisfactory evidence to the board that he:
a. Is at least 18 years of age;
b. Is of good moral character;
c. Possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent;
d. Has completed not less than 40 hours of a formal training program in orthotics or prosthetics in the case of an individual seeking licensure as an orthotist assistant or prosthetist assistant, as the case may be, or not less than 80 hours of a formal training program in the case of an individual seeking licensure as a prosthetist-orthotist assistant;
e. Has completed 1900 hours of clinical practice in the professional area in which a license is sought under the supervision of a licensed orthotist or prosthetist, as the case may be; and
f. Has passed all written, practical and oral examinations, which shall be approved and required by the board for the examination of assistants and which shall be administered at least once each year.
L.1999,c.115,s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-12 - License based on experience prior to May 21, 1999.

45:12B-12 License based on experience prior to May 21, 1999.
12. Any person who practiced full-time for three years prior to the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act in an established prosthetic-orthotic facility as an orthotist, prosthetist, or prosthetist-orthotist may file an application with the board within 180 days after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure to continue to practice orthotics or prosthetics under the provisions of this act. The applicant may obtain a license to practice orthotics or prosthetics under the provisions of this act without satisfying the requirements of subsection a. or b. of section 11 of P.L.1991, c.512 (C.45:12B-11), upon receipt of payment of the licensing fee required pursuant to section 21 of this act and after the board has completed an investigation into the applicant's work history. The board shall complete its investigation for the purposes of this section within six months of the date of receipt of the application and make a final determination regarding license approval.
L.1991,c.512,s.12; amended 1999, c.115, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-13 - Licenses, duration, practice.

45:12B-13 Licenses, duration, practice.
13. The board shall issue a license to practice orthotics or prosthetics or act as an orthotist assistant, prosthetist assistant or prosthetist-orthotist assistant to all applicants who meet the qualifications established pursuant to this act. Licenses shall be effective for a two-year period and may be renewed biennially.
Licensure shall be granted independently in orthotics or prosthetics. An individual may be licensed in both disciplines if that person meets the standards set forth by the board.
L.1991,c.512,s.13; amended 1999, c.115, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-14 - Temporary licenses

45:12B-14. Temporary licenses
14. The board may issue a temporary license to:
a. Any individual who presents bona fide proof that he was actively engaged in the full-time practice of orthotics, prosthetics, or both, in this State for two of the last five years immediately preceding the date of enactment of this act; or
b. Any individual who has recently become a resident of this State, who has applied for licensure as an orthotist, prosthetist, or both, and who has been licensed by the state of his former residence.
A temporary license shall expire in one year. A temporary license may be renewed for up to one year if an applicant presents sufficient evidence of good cause for renewal.
L.1991,c.512,s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-15 - Student registrations

45:12B-15. Student registrations
15. The board may issue a student registration to any person who has received a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university approved by the Department of Higher Education and who is working toward fulfillment of the requirements for licensure as an orthotist, prosthetist or prosthetist-orthotist. A student registrant shall work only under the direct and immediate supervision of a licensed orthotist, prosthetist or prosthetist-orthotist, who shall be responsible for the actions of the registrant. Student registrations shall be in effect for a period of two years and may be renewed once for an additional two years.
L.1991,c.512,s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-16 - Reciprocal license

45:12B-16. Reciprocal license
16. The board may accept in lieu of a written examination proof that an applicant for licensure holds a current license in a state which has standards essentially equivalent to those of this State.
L.1991,c.512,s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-17 - License required to practice.

45:12B-17 License required to practice.
17. No person shall practice, attempt to practice, or hold himself or itself out as being able to practice orthotics or prosthetics or act as an orthotist assistant, prosthetist assistant or prosthetist-orthotist assistant in this State unless that person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act.
L.1991,c.512,s.17; amended 1999, c.115, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-19 - Continuing education requirement

45:12B-19. Continuing education requirement
19. All applicants for license renewal shall submit to the board evidence of satisfactory completion of the continuing education requirements established and published by the board.
The board shall notify each licensed individual of any failure to comply with this requirement, and shall further notify such a person that upon continued failure to comply within three months of the date of the notice, the board may take any action authorized by section 23 of this act, concerning the suspension or revocation of a license.
L.1991,c.512,s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-20 - In State office, address requirement; publication.

45:12B-20 In State office, address requirement; publication.
20. a. Every licensed practitioner of orthotics, prosthetics, or both, shall maintain an office in this State.
b. Every licensed practitioner of orthotics, prosthetics, or both, and every licensed orthotist assistant, prosthetist assistant, and prosthetist-orthotist assistant in this State shall notify the board of the practitioner's or assistant's office address. Every practitioner and assistant shall promptly notify the board of any change of office address. The board shall annually publish complete lists of the names and office addresses of all orthotists, prosthetists and prosthetist-orthotists, and all orthotist assistants, prosthetist assistants and prosthetist-orthotist assistants, licensed and practicing or assisting licensed practitioners in this State.
L.1991,c.512,s.20; amended 1999, c.115, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-21 - Fees of board

45:12B-21. Fees of board
21. All applicants for licenses, temporary licenses, student registrations, or renewals under this act shall pay a fee for the issuance or renewal. Fees shall be determined by the board. The revenue generated from these fees shall not exceed the operating costs incurred by the board under this act.
L.1991,c.512,s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-22 - Costs of act to be sustained by revenue from act

45:12B-22. Costs of act to be sustained by revenue from act
22. All fees and fines imposed by the board shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund. Any expenditure deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this act shall be paid by the State Treasurer from the funds collected and forwarded by the board. The expenditures made pursuant to this act shall not exceed the revenues from the operation of this act during any fiscal year.
L.1991,c.512,s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-23 - Suspension, revocation, etc. of licenses, grounds

45:12B-23. Suspension, revocation, etc. of licenses, grounds
23. The board may, upon notice and opportunity for a hearing, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any license, temporary license, or student registration issued pursuant to this act, upon a finding:
a. That the license or student registration was obtained by means of fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of material facts;
b. Of fraud or deceit in connection with services rendered;
c. Of unprofessional or unethical conduct;
d. Of gross negligence or malpractice; or
e. That any provision of this act, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this act, has been violated.
L.1991,c.512,s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-25 - Violations, penalties

45:12B-25. Violations, penalties
25. A person who violates any provision of this act shall be subject to a penalty of $200 for the first offense and $500 for each subsequent offense, to be sued for and recovered by and in the name of the board pursuant to the provisions of "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.).
If any person practices or attempts to practice orthotics or prosthetics or holds himself or herself out as being able to practice orthotics or prosthetics in violation of section 17 of this act, each day during which the violation continues shall constitute an additional, separate, and distinct offense for the purposes of this section.
L.1991,c.512,s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12B-26 - Rules, regulations

45:12B-26. Rules, regulations
26. The board shall adopt, amend, or repeal any regulation as the board deems necessary or desirable to protect the public interest, provided that any regulation adopted, amended, or repealed shall be consistent with the purposes of this act, with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and with any other federal or State statute, rule, or regulation concerning the use or distribution of orthotic and prosthetic appliances, except that the initial rules and regulations shall be promulgated by the director.
L.1991,c.512,s.26.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:14-40 - Short title, purpose of act.

45:14-40 Short title, purpose of act.
1. a. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Pharmacy Practice Act."
b. The practice of pharmacy in this State is declared a health care professional practice affecting the public health, safety and welfare and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of pharmacy merits and receives the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be permitted to engage in the practice of pharmacy in this State. This act shall be liberally construed to carry out these objectives and purposes.
c. It is the purpose of this act to promote, preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare by and through the effective control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy, the licensure of pharmacists and the permitting, control and regulation of all pharmacy practice sites in this State that engage in the practice of pharmacy.
L.2003,c.280,s.1.