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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-68 - Construction of act.

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 prohibit any student enrolled in a program of massage and bodywork therapies recognized by the board from performing massage and bodywork therapies which are necessary to his course of study.
b. Nothing in this amendatory and supplementary act shall be construed to prohibit any person performing massage and bodywork therapies in this State, if those therapies are performed for no more than 45 days in a calendar year and for no more than 30 days in any 60-consecutive day period and provided that the person is duly licensed, certified or registered to practice massage and bodywork therapy in another state or the District of Columbia.
c. Nothing in this amendatory and supplementary act shall be construed to prohibit any person from engaging in the manipulation of soft tissue of the human body contained on hands, feet or ears, provided that the client does not remove any clothing other than shoes or socks.
d. Nothing in this amendatory and supplementary act shall be construed to prohibit any teacher from demonstrating massage and bodywork techniques while teaching a class or workshop if the individual is duly licensed by another state or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia to practice massage and bodywork therapies if that state or district of residence requires such licensure for an individual to practice massage and bodywork therapies.
e. Nothing in this amendatory and supplementary act shall be construed to prohibit any person from using touch, words and directed movement to deepen awareness of existing patterns of movement in the body, or to suggest new possibilities of movement provided that these services are not designated or implied to be massage and bodywork therapy and the client is fully clothed.
L.2007, c.337, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-69 - New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy.

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 the State, two of whom shall be public members appointed pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2) and one of whom shall be a member of the Executive Branch appointed in fulfillment of the requirement of subsection c. of that section. The six remaining members shall have been actively engaged in the practice of massage and bodywork therapies for at least five years immediately preceding their appointment and all of whom, except for the members first appointed, shall be licensed as massage and bodywork therapists pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act. No more than one member of the board shall be an owner of, or be affiliated with, a school teaching massage and bodywork therapy.
The Governor shall appoint each member, other than the State executive department member, for terms of three years, except that of the massage and bodywork therapists first appointed, two shall serve for a term of three years, two shall serve for terms of two years and two shall serve for terms of one year. Any vacancy in the membership shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided by the original appointment. No member of the board may serve more than two successive terms in addition to any unexpired term to which he has been appointed. The Governor may remove any member of the board, other than the State executive department member, for cause.
L.2007, c.337, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-70 - Compensation for board members.

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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-71 - Election of officers, meetings.

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 meetings as necessary to discharge its duties.
L.2007, c.337, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-72 - Continuing education requirements.

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 imposed by the board pursuant to this section.
b. The board shall:
(1) Establish standards for continuing massage and bodywork therapist education, including: the number of credits, which shall not exceed 24 credit hours biennially; the subject matter and content of courses of study; competency assessments; and the type of continuing education credits required of a licensed massage and bodywork therapist as a condition of license renewal;
(2) Approve educational programs offering credit towards continuing massage and bodywork therapist education requirements; and
(3) Approve other equivalent educational programs and establish procedures for the issuance of credit upon satisfactory proof of the completion of those programs. In the case of continuing education courses and programs, each hour of instruction shall be equivalent to one credit.
c. The board shall only approve programs that are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis.
d. (1) The board may, in its discretion, waive requirements for continuing education on an individual basis for reasons of hardship, such as disability, retirement of the license, military service or deployment, or any other good cause.
(2) If a massage and bodywork therapist completes a number of continuing education credit hours in excess of the number required for a biennial period, the board, by rule or regulation, may allow credits to be carried over to satisfy the person's continuing education requirement for the next biennial renewal period, but shall not be applicable thereafter.
L.2007, c.337, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-73 - Licensure required for use of certain titles.

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 pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act.
b. No person shall assume, represent himself as, or use the title or designation "massage or bodywork therapist," "licensed massage and bodywork therapist" or any title or designation which includes the words "massage," "bodywork," "masseur," "masseuse," "shiatsu," "acupressure," "accupressure," "accu-pressure," "nuad bo'rarn," "amma," "anma," "chi nei tsang," "tuina," "polarity educator," "polarity therapist," "polarity therapy," "polarity practitioner" or any of the abbreviations "MT," "BT," "MBT," "MBST," "CMBT," "COBT," "CMT," "LBT," "LMBST," "LMBT," "LABT," "LOBT," "AB," "ABT," "OB," "RPP," or "LMT" or similar abbreviations as determined by the board, unless licensed under this amendatory and supplementary act.
L.2007, c.337, s.18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-74 - Certain certified practitioners considered licensed.

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 licensed massage and bodywork therapist under and subject to the provisions of P.L.1999, c.19 (C.45:11-53 et seq.) and P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et al.).
L.2007, c.337, s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-75 - Certain practitioners eligible for licensure without satisfying education examination requirements.

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 who engaged in the full-time practice, as determined by the board, of massage and bodywork therapies for two years preceding the enactment date of P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et al.), or in the part-time practice, as determined by the board, of massage and bodywork therapies for five years preceding the enactment date of P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et al.), and has successfully completed a minimum of 200 hours of education or training in massage or bodywork therapies as determined by the board, may acquire a license to practice massage and bodywork therapies without satisfying either the education or examination requirement of section 8 of P.L.1999, c.19 (C.45:11-60).
L.2007, c.337, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-76 - Registration required for advertising as massage, bodywork therapist; application fee; insurance.

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 application for registration shall be made to the board on the form prescribed by the board and shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and residence of the owner or operator of the entity providing massage and bodywork therapies;
(2) The municipality and location of the owner or operator's primary place of business and the locations of all other branches of business; and
(3) Any other biographical information of the applicant as required by the board.
c. Each applicant for registration and each registrant pursuant to the provisions of this section shall pay to the board a fee for the issuance of a two-year registration in the amount established by the board in accordance with the provisions of P.L.1974, c.46 (C.45:1-3.1 et seq.).
d. No employer shall be registered with the board pursuant to this section unless the employer provides proof of coverage by a professional liability insurance policy in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $3,000,000 aggregate per policy year.
L.2007, c.337, s.21; amended 2019, c.405, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-77 - Suspension, revocation of registration.

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 material nature in the application for registration; or
b. Failed to demonstrate that each employee of the employer who is engaged in the performance of massage and bodywork therapies is in possession of a license to practice massage and bodywork therapies.
L.2007, c.337, s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-78 - Supersedure of municipal ordinance, regulation.

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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-79 - Effective date; rules required.

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, shall adopt rules regulating the practice of massage and bodywork therapies.
L.2007, c.337, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-80 - Criminal history record background check for licensure as massage, bodywork therapist or employer.

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 et seq.) and P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et seq.), and any holder of a license or registration under P.L.1999, c.19 (C.45:11-53 et seq.) and P.L.2007, c.337 (C.45:11-68 et seq.) shall, consistent with section 8 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-21) and supporting regulations by the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy, be subject to a criminal history record background check, which may, consistent with that applicable law, result in a refusal to issue a license or certificate, or suspension or revocation of an existing license or certificate.
L.2013, c.51, s.21.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-81 - Review of current nursing curriculum, education, clinical experience requirements; modifications.

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 recommend such modifications as the board deems appropriate to incorporate, as part of such requirements, the Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course, or any successor course, offered through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
b. The Board of Nursing shall review the current nursing curriculum and make or recommend such modifications as the board deems appropriate to ensure that licensed practical nurses and registered nurses receive adequate training on post-acute care.
L.2021, c.302, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-82 - Review of current nursing education, clinical experience requirements, certification, professional advancement for nurse aides; modifications.

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 professional advancement of certified nurse aides and make or recommend such modifications as the department deems appropriate to incorporate, as part of such requirements, the appropriate portions of the Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course, or any successor course, offered through the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or a similar course offered through the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology with respect to infection control or prevention in long-term care facilities, and any additional or supplemental modules or courses as the department deems appropriate.
L.2021, c.302, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-83 - Pilot program for standards development for certified nurse aide professional advancement.

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, shall establish a pilot program to develop standards or identify a model that contains standards for the professional advancement of certified nurse aides. The standards for the professional advancement of certified nurse aides may be based on: previous work experience, education level, participation in educational opportunities, training, and work performance. The standards for the professional advancement of certified nurse aides may also be based on any applicable out-of-State models for the professional advancement of certified nurse aides.
L.2021, c.302, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11-84 - Rules, regulations.

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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-2 - Suspended, probationary nurse prohibited to practice in party state

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 to disciplinary action, shall not practice in any other party state during the term of the suspension, probation or participation without prior authorization from the other party state. The board may revoke the State license of a nurse under suspension, probation or participation who practices nursing in another party state without prior authorization from that state.
b. 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.2001,c.340,s.2; per s.9, expires January 1, 2007.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-3 - Purpose of compact

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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-4 - Provisions not abrogated, irreconcilable conflicts; omissions

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 this compact and chapter 11 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, the compact shall control.
c. Omissions in this compact shall not be supplied by construction. In any instance of an omission from the compact, the remaining provisions of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes or other applicable statutory law, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall control.
L.2001,c.340,s.4; per s.9, expires January 1, 2007.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-5 - Applicability of compact

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.340,s.5; per s.9, expires January 1, 2007.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-6 - Investigative, disciplinary powers unaffected

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 provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.) or other law, or under regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall not be interpreted as limited in any way by the terms of the compact and shall be available in any investigation of the conduct of, or disciplinary action against, a remote state licensee practicing in New Jersey and of a New Jersey home state licensee.
L.2001,c.340,s.6; per s.9, expires January 1, 2007.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-7 - Tort claims defenses, immunity not waived

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 Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq.
L.2001,c.340,s.7; per s.9, expires January 1, 2007.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-8 - Withdrawal from compact

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 this State, or that withdrawal from the compact is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of this State.
L.2001,c.340,s.8; per s.9, expires January 1, 2007.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-10 - Revocation, disciplinary action.

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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-11 - Intent of compact.

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.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-12 - Investigative, disciplinary powers not limited.

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 provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.) or other law, or under regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall not be interpreted as being limited in any way by the terms of the compact, and shall be available in any investigation of the conduct of, or disciplinary action undertaken against, a remote state licensee practicing in New Jersey or a New Jersey home state licensee.
L.2019, c.172, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-13 - No waivers, abrogation of defense, immunity of public entity, employee.

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, but not limited to, the "New Jersey Tort Claims Act," N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq.
L.2019, c.172, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:11A-14 - Report to Governor, Legislature.

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, evaluating whether the State's continued participation in the compact is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. At a minimum, the report shall: (1) describe the beneficial and detrimental effects, evidenced during the preceding year, which have resulted from the State's participation in the compact; (2) describe any potential long-term effects that have not yet been experienced, but which are likely to result from the State's continued participation in the compact; (3) indicate whether any other party state has changed its licensure requirements in the preceding year to make them less stringent than the requirements in this State; and (4) provide a recommendation as to whether the State should remain a party to the compact.
b. The Legislature may withdraw this State from the compact if the report submitted by the Attorney General, pursuant to subsection a. of this section, indicates that another party state has changed its licensure requirements to make them substantially lower than the requirements of this State, or that withdrawal from the compact is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this State.
L.2019, c.172, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-1 - Practice of optometry defined.

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 ascertaining any departure from the normal, measuring its powers of vision and adapting lenses or prisms for the aid thereof, or the use and prescription of pharmaceutical agents, excluding injections, except for injections to counter anaphylactic reaction, and excluding controlled dangerous substances as provided in sections 5 and 6 of P.L.1970, c.226 (C.24:21-5 and C.24:21-6), except as otherwise authorized by section 9 of P.L.1991, c.385 (C.45:12-9.11), for the purposes of treating deficiencies, deformities, diseases, or abnormalities of the human eye and adnexae, including the removal of superficial foreign bodies from the eye and adnexae. The practice of optometry shall include the administration of immunizations against coronaviruses and influenza by any route or modality, provided that administration of the immunization is consistent with recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices in the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and complies with the requirements of section 2 of P.L.2021, c.101 (C.45:12-1.1).
An optometrist utilizing pharmaceutical agents for the purposes of treatment of ocular conditions and diseases shall be held to a standard of patient care in the use of such agents commensurate to that of a physician utilizing pharmaceutical agents for treatment purposes.
A person shall be deemed to be practicing optometry within the meaning of this chapter who in any way advertises himself as an optometrist, or who shall employ any means for the measurement of the powers of vision or the adaptation of lenses or prisms for the aid thereof, practice, offer or attempt to practice optometry as herein defined, either on his own behalf or as an employee or student of another, whether under the personal supervision of his employer or perceptor or not, or to use testing appliances for the purposes of measurement of the powers of vision or diagnose any ocular deficiency or deformity, visual or muscular anomaly of the human eye and adnexae or prescribe lenses, prisms or ocular exercise for the correction or the relief thereof, or who uses or prescribes pharmaceutical agents for the purposes of diagnosing and treating deficiencies, deformities, diseases or abnormalities of the human eye and adnexae or who holds himself out as qualified to practice optometry.
amended 1948, c.350, s.1; 1954, c.227, s.1; 1991, c.385, s.2; 2004, c.115, s.1; 2017, c.28, s.16; 2021, c.101, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-1.1 - Authority of optometrist to administer certain immunizations.

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 Jersey State Board of Optometrists that the optometrist has met any training and qualification requirements as are established by the board by rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
(2) The New Jersey State Board of Optometrists may certify an optometrist to administer immunizations against a coronavirus or influenza during a public health emergency involving an outbreak or epidemic of a coronavirus or influenza declared pursuant to the "Emergency Health Powers Act," P.L.2005, c.222 (C.26:13-1 et seq.), regardless of whether the board has adopted rules and regulations implementing the provisions of P.L.2021, c.101 (C.45:12-1.1 et al.). The authority to administer immunizations under the provisions of this paragraph shall be limited to administering immunizations against the specific disease for which the public health emergency was declared. All other immunizations shall be subject to the requirements of paragraph (1) of this section.
b. An optometrist shall not administer an immunization against a coronavirus or influenza pursuant to this section to any patient who is younger than 18 years of age.
c. An immunization against a coronavirus or influenza administered to a patient by an optometrist under this section shall be reported by the optometrist to the New Jersey Immunization Information System established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2004, c.138 (C.26:4-134) for inclusion in the patient's registry.
L.2021, c.101, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-2 - New Jersey state board of optometrists; membership; appointments; terms of office

45:12-2. New Jersey state board of optometrists; membership; appointments; terms of office
The New Jersey State Board of Optometrists, hereinafter in this chapter designated as the "board," created and established by the act entitled "An act to regulate the practice of optometry, to license optometrists, and to punish persons violating the provisions thereof," approved April seventeenth, one thousand nine hundred and fourteen (L.1914, c. 222, p. 448), as amended and supplemented, is continued. The board shall consist of five members, each of whom shall possess sufficient knowledge of theoretical and practical optics to practice optometry, and shall have been a resident of this State engaged in the practice of optometry for at least five years. Upon the expiration of the term of office of a member, his successor shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 45:1-2 of this Title, for a term of three years from July first of the year of appointment. Each member shall hold his office until his successor has qualified. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for an original appointment.
Amended by L.1938, c. 277, p. 603, s. 7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-3 - Oath of office; officers; secretary-treasurer's compensation and bond; appointment and powers of agent

45:12-3. Oath of office; officers; secretary-treasurer's compensation and bond; appointment and powers of agent
The members of the board shall, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, and within 30 days after their appointment, take and subscribe an oath before an officer authorized to administer oaths in this State, for the faithful performance of their duties, and file the same with the Secretary of State. They shall annually elect from their number a president, and shall also annually elect a secretary-treasurer, who may or may not be a member of the board, each of which officers shall hold office for 1 year and until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. The secretary-treasurer shall receive such compensation for his services as may be determined by the board, and shall give a bond for the faithful performance of his duties, in such sum as it may determine. The board may also appoint an agent, whose title shall be inspector of the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board, and shall, during his continuance in his office, be authorized to serve and execute any process issued by any court of record under the provisions of this chapter. The agent shall also have the power to enter any optometrist's office or place where the practice of optometry is carried on for the purpose of inspecting the premises and the license and registration of the optometrists therein. The appointment of the agent shall not be subject to the provisions of the civil service law.
Amended by L.1954, c. 227, p. 846, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-4 - Rules and regulations; seal; records; semiannual examinations

45:12-4. Rules and regulations; seal; records; semiannual examinations
The board shall conduct an investigation and ascertain the facts relating to the practice of optometry for the purpose of determining the need for, and the desirability of, rules to promote the safety, protection and welfare of the public and to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and to aid the board in the performance of its powers and duties hereunder, and the board shall thereupon make and promulgate rules and regulations for the said purposes. Any member thereof may, upon being duly designated by the board, or a majority thereof, administer oaths or take testimony concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the board. The board shall adopt a seal, of which the secretary shall have the care and custody, and all courts of this State shall take judicial notice of said seal. Said secretary shall keep a record of all the proceedings of the board, which shall be open to public examination. The board shall hold, at least twice in each year, an examination of applicants for registration to practice optometry if there shall be such applicants.
Amended by L.1952, c. 255, p. 869, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-5 - Applications for certificate of registrations; qualifications of applicants; examination; issuance of certificate

45:12-5. Applications for certificate of registrations; qualifications of applicants; examination; issuance of certificate
A person desiring to commence the practice of optometry shall file with the secretary of the board, upon blanks to be furnished by the secretary, an application, verified by oath of the applicant, stating therein that he is more than 21 years of age, of good moral character, is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such a citizen, has a preliminary education equivalent to a course of at least 4 years in an approved public or private high school and has been graduated from a school or college of optometry maintaining a standard satisfactory to the board and which was in good standing in the opinion of the board at the date of graduation, and shall have received a diploma conferring upon him the degree of doctor of optometry or what in the opinion of the board may be considered the equivalent thereof, and shall have taken an examination before the board to determine his qualifications therefor. If the examination of any applicant for registration shall be satisfactory to the majority of the board, he shall receive from it a certificate of registration authorizing him to practice optometry. All examination papers of applicants shall be deposited in the New Jersey State Library, and remain there for a period of 1 year, at the expiration of which time they shall be destroyed, and they shall be prima facie evidence of all matters therein contained.
Amended by L.1952, c. 255, p. 870, s. 2; L.1965, c. 209, s. 1, eff. Dec. 23, 1965.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-6 - Fees; numbering and recording of certificates; filing of photograph of registrant

45:12-6. Fees; numbering and recording of certificates; filing of photograph of registrant
The fee for such examination shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and for a certificate of registration, fifteen dollars ($15.00), to be paid to the secretary of the board by the applicant upon filing his application and receiving his certificate, respectively. Before any certificate is issued it shall be numbered and recorded in a book kept in the office of the board, and its numbers shall be noted upon the certificate. A photograph of the person registered shall be filed with the record. In all legal proceedings the record and photograph so kept in the office of the board, or certified copies thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.
Amended by L.1949, c. 170, p. 559, s. 1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-7 - Issuance of license to licensees of other states; fee

45:12-7. Issuance of license to licensees of other states; fee
Any applicant for license to practice optometry, upon proving to the satisfaction of the board that he is of good moral character, a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such a citizen, and that he has been examined and licensed by the examining and licensing board of another State of the United States, and that at the time of the granting of such license the standard of requirements for the license to practice optometry in the State where such license was granted was at least substantially equal to the standard of requirements for such license established by this chapter, or upon proof that he has successfully passed an examination conducted by the International Association of Boards of Examiners in Optometry, and upon filing with the secretary of the board a copy of his license or certificate, verified as a true copy by the affidavit of the secretary of the board granting such license, may, in the discretion of the board, be granted a license to practice optometry without further examination upon the payment to the treasurer of the board of a license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), and in such application for a license without examination all questions of academic requirements of other States shall be determined by the Commissioner of Education of this State.
Amended by L.1952, c. 255, p. 870, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-8 - Certificate displayed in office; practitioners' names displayed outside; practice outside office; change of location

45:12-8. Certificate displayed in office; practitioners' names displayed outside; practice outside office; change of location
Every person practicing optometry shall display his registration certificate or certificates, together with his registration renewal certificate or certificates, in a conspicuous place in the office or offices wherein he practices optometry, but not in such manner that they may be seen from the outside of such office or offices, and, whenever required, exhibit the registration and renewal certificates to the board or its authorized representatives. Every office where an optometrist is practicing shall have displayed on a sign so as to be read on the outside of the office the name of each optometrist practicing therein. When practicing the profession of optometry outside of or away from the office he shall deliver to each patient a bill for professional services rendered, which shall contain his full name, home post-office address and the address of his principal office in this State, the number of his certificates, and his signature.
Every person practicing optometry in New Jersey shall notify the board in writing of any change of address or location of his office or offices at least 5 days prior to occupying said new office, returning therewith the appropriate registration renewal certificate or certificates and the board shall issue a new registration renewal certificate or certificates for the new office location or locations.
Amended by L.1948, c. 350, p. 1402, s. 2; L.1954, c. 227, p. 846, s. 3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.1 - Public policy

45:12-9.1. Public policy
It is hereby declared in the interest of the citizens of this State, to encourage the maintenance of continuing proficiency for registered active optometrists to the end that the utilization and application of new techniques, scientific and clinical advances and the achievement of research will be in the public interest.
L.1975, c. 24, s. 1, eff. March 5, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.2 - Requirement of continuing education; exemption; approval of programs by board; fees.

45:12-9.2 Requirement of continuing education; exemption; approval of programs by board; fees.
2. All registered active optometrists now or hereafter licensed in the State of New Jersey shall be required to take courses of study relating to the practice of the profession of optometry or to maintain proficiency in some other alternative manner to be prescribed and established by the New Jersey State Board of Optometrists; except that any practitioner who has been granted his license by examination during the preceding year shall be exempt from this requirement for the succeeding year. The board shall approve only such continuing educational programs as are available to all persons practicing optometry in the State on a reasonable nondiscriminatory basis. The board may approve programs to be held within or without the State of New Jersey. The board shall approve such programs that enable optometrists in all sections of the State to attend such programs. In no event shall the board approve a program offered by any professional association that discriminates against any licensed optometrists in the State, except that the board shall permit a professional association to impose a differential in registration fees not to exceed 150% of the fee charged to members of that professional association.
L.1975,c.24,s.2; amended 1991, c.171; 2005, c.143.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.3 - Credits necessary.

45:12-9.3 Credits necessary.
3. Fifty credits of continuing professional optometric education shall be required biennially of each New Jersey optometrist holding an active license during the period preceding the established license renewal date. Each credit shall represent or be equivalent to one hour of actual course attendance or in the case of those electing an alternative method of satisfying the requirements of this act shall be approved by the board and certified to the board on forms to be provided for that purpose. Of the 50 credits biennially required under this section, at least one credit shall be for educational programs or topics that concern the prescription of hydrocodone, or the prescription of opioid drugs in general, including responsible prescribing practices, the alternatives to the use of opioids for the management and treatment of pain, and the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.
L.1975, c.24, s.3; amended 2017, c.28, s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.4 - Reactivation of license; credits necessary

45:12-9.4. Reactivation of license; credits necessary
In order to reactivate a license which has been inactive, the applicant shall give evidence satisfactory to the board of having maintained proficiency by attaining credits in an amount at least equal to that required for the renewal of an active licensee applicant at that time.
L.1975, c. 24, s. 4, eff. March 5, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.5 - Waiver of requirements

45:12-9.5. Waiver of requirements
The board may waive any of the requirements of this act in cases of certified illness or undue hardship to be determined on an individual basis.
L.1975, c. 24, s. 5, eff. March 5, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.6 - Acceptance of federal funds

45:12-9.6. Acceptance of federal funds
The board is authorized to treat funds allocated for the purpose of continuing proficiency as State Funds for the purpose of accepting any funds made available under Federal Law for the promulgation and maintenance of programs of continuing proficiency.
L.1975, c. 24, s. 6, eff. March 5, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.7 - Inapplicability of act to practice of medicine and surgery

45:12-9.7. Inapplicability of act to practice of medicine and surgery
Nothing in this act shall be construed to permit the practice of medicine and surgery as defined in R.S. 45:9-5.1.
L.1975, c. 24, s. 7, eff. March 5, 1975.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:12-9.8 - Credentialing, certification process; rules, regulations.

45:12-9.8 Credentialing, certification process; rules, regulations.
6. a. The New Jersey State Board of Optometrists shall establish a comprehensive credentialing and certification process for optometrists to receive certification in the use and prescription of pharmaceutical agents in the practice of optometry and promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.1991, c. 385 (C.45:12-9.8 et seq.).
b. The comprehensive credentialing and certification process established in accordance with subsection a. of this section shall include courses offered by a school that is accredited by the United States Department of Education and the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation.
L.1991,c.385,s.6; amended 2004, c.115, s.2.