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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-90.4 - Responsibilities of State Board of Creative Arts Therapies.

45:8B-90.4 Responsibilities of State Board of Creative Arts Therapies.
4. The State Board of Creative Arts Therapies shall:
a. Issue and renew licenses to music therapists pursuant to the provisions of this act;
b. Suspend, revoke or fail to renew the license of a music therapist pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.);
c. Maintain a record of every music therapist licensed in this State, their place of business, place of residence, and the date and number of their license;
d. Prescribe or change the charges for licensures, renewal and other services performed pursuant to P.L.1974, c.46 (C.45:1-3.1 et seq.);
e. Establish standards for the continuing education of music therapists; and
f. Promulgate rules and regulations concerning any provisions of this act, in conformance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.2019, c.471, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-90.5 - Licensure required.

45:8B-90.5 Licensure required.
5. a. No person shall engage in the practice of music therapy unless licensed as a professional music therapist pursuant to the provisions of this act.
b. No person shall use the title "licensed professional music therapist" or the abbreviation "LPMT" or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations or insignia indicating the practice of music therapy unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.2019, c.471, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-90.6 - Construction of act.

45:8B-90.6 Construction of act.
6. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to:
a. The activities and services of qualified members of other professions, including physicians, psychologists, psychoanalysts, registered nurses, marriage and family therapists, social workers, occupational therapists, professional or rehabilitation counselors, speech-language pathologists or audiologists, or any other professional licensed by the State, when acting within the scope of their profession and doing work of a nature consistent with their training, provided they do not hold themselves out to the public as possessing a license issued pursuant to this act or represent themselves by any professional title regulated by this act.
b. The activities of a music therapy nature on the part of persons enrolled in a recognized training program, provided that these activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study and that those persons are designated by a title such as "music therapy intern" or other title clearly indicating the training status appropriate to the level of training.
c. The activities and services of any person whose training and national certification attests to the individual's preparation and ability to practice his certified profession or occupation, if that person does not represent himself by any professional title regulated by this act.
L.2019, c.471, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-90.7 - Eligibility for licensure.

45:8B-90.7 Eligibility for licensure.
7. To be eligible to be licensed as a professional music therapist, an applicant shall:
a. be at least 18 years of age;
b. be of good moral character;
c. hold a bachelor's degree, or higher degree, in music therapy, or its equivalent, from a program approved by the American Music Therapy Association, or any successor organization, within an accredited educational institution that is approved by the board;
d. complete a minimum of 1,200 hours of clinical training, with not less than 180 hours of pre-internship experience and not less than 900 hours of internship experience, as determined by the board, provided that the internship is approved by an accredited educational institution approved by the board, or by the American Music Therapy Association, or any successor organization, or both; and
e. provide proof of passing the examination for board certification offered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, or any successor organization, or that the applicant is a board certified music therapist.
L.2019, c.471, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-90.8 - Issuance of license by board.

45:8B-90.8 Issuance of license by board.
8. a. The board shall issue a license to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this act.
b. All licenses shall be issued for a two-year period upon the payment of the prescribed licensure fee, and shall be renewed upon filing of a renewal application, the payment of a licensure fee, and presentation of satisfactory evidence to the board that in the period since the license was issued or last renewed any continuing education requirements have been completed as specified by the board.
L.2019, c.471, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-90.9 - Licensure of out-of-State practitioner.

45:8B-90.9 Licensure of out-of-State practitioner.
9. Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application provided by the board, the board shall issue a music therapy license to any person who holds a valid license issued by another state or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia which has standards substantially equivalent to those of this State, as determined by the board.
L.2019, c.471, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-90.10 - Qualification of current practitioners.

45:8B-90.10 Qualification of current practitioners.
10. For 360 days after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure under section 7 of this act, any person may qualify as a licensed professional music therapist, upon application for licensure and payment of the appropriate fee, provided the applicant furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board that he is either:
a. a board certified music therapist; or
b. designated as a registered music therapist, certified music therapist, or advanced certified music therapist, and in good standing, with the National Music Therapy Registry.
L.2019, c.471, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-90.11 - Requirements for license renewal.

45:8B-90.11 Requirements for license renewal.
11. a. The board shall require each licensed professional music therapist, as a condition of biennial license renewal to:
(1) Submit proof of maintenance of the applicant's status as a board certified music therapist; and
(2) Complete any continuing education requirement imposed by the board pursuant to this section.
b. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations for implementing continuing education requirements as a condition of license renewal for licenses issued pursuant to this act, which shall include a requirement that every applicant for license renewal shall have completed a total of at least 40 continuing education credit hours in a program approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists, or any successor organization, over the prior two-year period.
L.2019, c.471, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-93 - Definitions relative to the practice of applied behavior analysis.

45:8B-93 Definitions relative to the practice of applied behavior analysis.
3. As used in this act:
"Board" means the State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners.
"Applied behavior analysis" means the practice of designing, implementing, and evaluating instructional and environmental modifications to produce socially significant improvements in human behavior, including the empirical identification of functional relations between behavior and environmental factors, known as functional assessment and analysis. Applied behavior analysis interventions are based on scientific research and direct and indirect observation and measurement of behavior and environment. Applied behavior analysts utilize contextual factors, motivating operations, antecedent stimuli, positive reinforcement, and other procedures to help individuals develop new behaviors, increase or decrease existing behaviors, and emit behaviors under specific environmental conditions. The practice of behavior analysis does not include psychological testing, diagnosis of mental, physical, or speech language, hearing, and other communication and swallowing disorders, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, sex therapy, psychoanalysis, hypnotherapy, and counseling as treatment modalities.
"Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.
"Licensed assistant applied behavior analyst" means a person who holds a current, valid license to practice applied behavior analysis under the ongoing supervision of a licensed applied behavior analyst pursuant to this act.
"Licensed applied behavior analyst" means a person who holds a current, valid license to practice applied behavior analysis pursuant to this act.
L.2019, c.337, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-94 - State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners.

45:8B-94 State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners.
4. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety the State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners. The board shall consist of seven members who are residents of this State and who shall be appointed by the Governor, as follows: two shall be public members to represent the interests of the public, pursuant to the provisions of subsection b. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2); one member shall be from a department in the Executive Branch of State Government, pursuant to the provisions of subsection c. of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2); three members shall be licensed applied behavior analysts, except for the members first appointed, who shall be Board Certified Behavior Analysts or Board Certified Behavior Analysts-Doctoral; and one member shall be a licensed assistant applied behavior analyst, except for the member first appointed, who shall be a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst. The Governor shall appoint each member, other than the State executive department member, for terms of four years, except that of the members first appointed, two shall serve for a term of four years, two shall serve for a term of three years, and two shall serve for a term of two years. Any vacancy in the membership of the board shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the original appointment. No member of the board may serve more than two successive terms in addition to any unexpired term to which the member has been appointed.
L.2019, c.337, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-95 - Organization of board, meetings, officers, quorum.

45:8B-95 Organization of board, meetings, officers, quorum.
5. The board shall organize within 30 days after the appointment of its members and shall annually elect from among its members a chairperson and vice-chairperson, and shall appoint a secretary who need not be a member of the board. The board shall meet twice a year and may hold additional meetings as necessary to discharge its duties. A majority of the board membership shall constitute a quorum.
L.2019, c.337, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-96 - Duties, responsibilities of board.

45:8B-96 Duties, responsibilities of board.
6. The board shall:
a. adopt a seal to authenticate its records and proceedings;
b. prescribe rules pertaining to the requirements of qualification for licensure, including education, professional experience, and the types and methods of examination of applicants for licensure;
c. examine and pass on the qualifications of applicants for licensure under this act, and issue a license to each qualified and successful applicant, attesting to the applicant's professional qualification to practice as a licensed applied behavior analyst or licensed assistant applied behavior analyst;
d. keep records of its proceedings and a register of all persons to whom licenses have been issued, and a record of all license renewals, suspensions and revocations;
e. maintain records of expenses incurred by members of the board in the performance of their duties;
f. take disciplinary action, in accordance with P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.), against any licensed applied behavior analyst or licensed assistant applied behavior analyst who violates the provisions of this act or any regulation promulgated hereunder;
g. adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) as it deems necessary to administer the provisions of this act; and
h. pursuant to P.L.1974, c.46 (C.45:1-3.1 et seq.), prescribe or change the charges for licensure, renewal and other services performed.
L.2019, c.337, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-97 - Executive director, compensation.

45:8B-97 Executive director, compensation.
7. 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 may, within the limits of available funds, hire any assistants as are necessary to administer this act.
L.2019, c.337, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-98 - Licensure required to practice applied behavior analysis.

45:8B-98 Licensure required to practice applied behavior analysis.
8 a. No person shall practice, attempt to practice, or make any representation as being able to practice applied behavior analysis unless the person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of this act.
b. No person shall use the title "licensed behavior analyst," "licensed assistant behavior analyst," "licensed applied behavior analyst," "licensed assistant applied behavior analyst," or the abbreviation "LBA" or "LABA" or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviations or insignia, except for those persons exempted pursuant to section 13 of this act, indicating the practice of applied behavior analysis unless licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.2019, c.337, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-99 - Eligibility for licensure as applied behavior analyst.

45:8B-99 Eligibility for licensure as applied behavior analyst.
9. To be eligible to be licensed as a licensed applied behavior analyst, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
a. be at least 21 years of age;
b. be of good moral character;
c. have a current certification from a nonprofit organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the American National Standards Institute, or a substantial equivalent to credential professional practitioners of applied behavior analysis related to the principles and practice of the profession of applied behavior analysis that is approved by the board; and
d. submit proof that the applicant holds a graduate degree from an accredited university or other institution of higher learning. L.2019, c.337, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-100 - Eligibility for licensure as an assistant applied behavior analyst.

45:8B-100 Eligibility for licensure as an assistant applied behavior analyst.
10. To be eligible to be licensed as a licensed assistant applied behavior analyst, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
a. be at least 21 years of age;
b. be of good moral character;
c. have a current certification from a nonprofit organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, the American National Standards Institute, or a substantial equivalent to credential professional practitioners of applied behavior analysis related to the principles and practice of the profession of applied behavior analysis that is approved by the board;
d. submit proof that the applicant holds an undergraduate degree from an accredited university or other institution of higher learning; and
e. submit proof satisfactory to the board of ongoing supervision by a licensed applied behavior analyst in accordance with the board's requirements.
L.2019, c.337, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-101 - Issuance, renewal of license; fee.

45:8B-101 Issuance, renewal of license; fee.
11. a. All licenses shall be issued for a two-year period and shall be renewed upon filing a renewal application. A license shall not be renewed until the license holder submits satisfactory evidence to the board that the license holder continues to fulfill the requirements for licensure.
b. All applicants shall pay a fee for licensure and renewal for licensure under this act. Fees shall be determined by the board and established by regulation. The revenue generated from these fees shall not exceed the operating costs incurred by the board in administering this act.
L.2019, c.337, s.11.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-102 - Licensure of out-of-State practitioner.

45:8B-102 Licensure of out-of-State practitioner.
12. Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application provided by the board, the board shall issue a license to any person who holds a valid license issued by another state or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia which has standards substantially equivalent to those of this State, as determined by the board.
L.2019, c.337, s.12.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-105 - Findings, declarations relative to licensure of recreational therapists.

45:8B-105 Findings, declarations relative to licensure of recreational therapists.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that the profession of recreational therapy affects the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the State of New Jersey. It is therefore in the public interest to regulate persons offering recreational therapy services and to establish professional licensing and certification standards for those persons presently practicing recreational therapy and for those seeking to practice. Licensing and certification will enable other professionals, health services providers, employers, and the general public to recognize qualified practicing recreational therapists, and will provide assurances that professionals engaged in recreational therapy meet acceptable standards of education, experience, ethics, and competency.
L.2019, c.467, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-107 - Duties of State Board of Creative Arts and Activities Therapies.

45:8B-107 Duties of State Board of Creative Arts and Activities Therapies.
4. The State Board of Creative Arts and Activities Therapies shall:
a. evaluate the qualifications and make a determination of the eligibility for licensure of all applicants under this act, attesting to the applicant's professional qualification to practice as a licensed recreational therapist;
b. issue and renew licenses for recreational therapists pursuant to the provisions of this act;
c. investigate allegations of and conduct hearings regarding misconduct or violations of provisions of this act;
d. suspend, revoke, or fail to renew the license of a recreational therapist pursuant to P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-14 et seq.);
e. maintain a list of the names and addresses of all licensed recreational therapists who are licensed under this act;
f. establish standards for the continuing education of licensed recreational therapists;
g. prescribe or change the fees for licensures, renewals, and other services performed pursuant to P.L.1974, c.46 (C.45:1-3.1 et seq.); and
h. promulgate rules and regulations to carry out matters concerning any provisions of this act, in conformance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.).
L.2019, c.467, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-108 - Licensure required to practice.

45:8B-108 Licensure required to practice.
5. a. No person shall practice or indicate an ability to practice recreational therapy, whether or not compensation is received or expected; make any representation as a recreational therapist; use the term "recreational therapist," "licensed recreational therapist," the initials "CTRS," "CTRS/L," or other similar terms or abbreviations; or provide recreational therapy services unless the person holds a valid license to practice in this State.
b. Only an individual may be licensed to practice recreational therapy within the State. No firm, partnership, association or corporation may advertise or otherwise offer to provide or convey the impression that it is providing recreational therapy services unless an individual holding a current valid license pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be rendering the recreational therapy services.
L.2019, c.467, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-109 - Construction of act.

45:8B-109 Construction of act.
6. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to:
a. the activities and services of qualified members of other professions licensed by the State, when acting within the scope of their profession and doing work of a nature consistent with their training, provided they do not hold themselves out to the public as possessing a license issued pursuant to this act or represent themselves by any professional designation protected by this act;
b. any person enrolled in a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in therapeutic recreation who is performing recreational therapy services incidental to the person's course work when supervised by a licensed professional, if the person is designated by a title which clearly indicates his or her status as a student;
c. any therapeutic recreation assistant providing therapeutic recreation services under the direct supervision of a licensed therapeutic recreation specialist. Such an individual would not be permitted to conduct assessments and/or develop treatment plans; or
d. any individual providing recreational or activity programs to a person with disabilities as a normal part of the leisure lifestyle of the person with disabilities.
L.2019, c.467, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-110 - Eligibility for licensure.

45:8B-110 Eligibility for licensure.
7. To be eligible for licensure as a recreational therapist, an applicant shall:
a. be at least 18 years of age;
b. be of good moral character;
c. submit to the board evidence of having successfully completed a bachelor level program or higher in recreational therapy or therapeutic recreation, or a bachelor level program or higher in a related field which includes courses pertaining to recreational therapy or therapeutic recreation as required for certification by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification; and
d. submit to the board evidence of having successfully completed all certification requirements for, and maintained certification as, a certified therapeutic recreational specialist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
L.2019, c.467, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-111 - Issuance of license.

45:8B-111 Issuance of license.
8. a. The board shall issue a license to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this act.
b. All licenses shall be issued for a two-year period upon the payment of the prescribed licensure fee and the submission of a written application, and shall be renewed upon filing a renewal application, payment of a renewal fee, and presentation of satisfactory evidence to the board of certification as a certified therapeutic recreational specialist by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification.
L.2019, c.467, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-112 - Granting of license to out-of-State practitioner.

45:8B-112 Granting of license to out-of-State practitioner.
9. Upon payment to the board of a prescribed fee and the submission of a written application, the board may grant a license to any person who is licensed by a governmental agency located in another state if the requirements of that licensure are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this act, as determined by the board.
L.2019, c.467, s.9.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:8B-113 - Client confidentiality.

45:8B-113 Client confidentiality.
10. A recreational therapist licensed pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not disclose any confidential information that the therapist may have acquired while performing recreational therapy services for a client unless in accordance with the federal health privacy rules set forth at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164.
L.2019, c.467, s.10.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-1 - State Board of Medical Examiners; advisory committee.

45:9-1 State Board of Medical Examiners; advisory committee.
45:9-1. The State Board of Medical Examiners, hereinafter in this chapter designated as the "board" shall consist of 21 members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner of Health, or the commissioner's designee, three of whom shall be public members and one an executive department designee as required pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2), and 16 of whom shall be persons of recognized professional ability and honor, and shall possess a license to practice their respective professions in New Jersey, and all of whom shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of P.L.1971, c.60 (C.45:1-2.2); provided, however, that said board shall consist of 12 graduates of schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine who shall possess the degree of M.D. or D.O. The number of osteopathic physicians on the board shall be a minimum of, but not limited to, two members. In addition the membership of said board shall comprise: one podiatric physician who does not possess a license to practice in any other health care profession regulated under Title 45 of the Revised Statutes; one physician assistant; one certified nurse midwife; and one licensed bio-analytical laboratory director, who may or may not be the holder of a degree of M.D. The term of office of members of the board hereafter appointed shall be three years or until their successors are appointed. A member is eligible for reappointment for one additional term of office, but no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms of office. Said appointees shall, within 30 days after receipt of their respective commissions, take and subscribe the oath or affirmation prescribed by law and file the same in the office of the Secretary of State.
amended 1938, c.277, s.5; 1939, c.115, s.1; 1946, c.84, s.1; 1953, c.233, s.1; 1953, c.420, s.26; 1955, c.89; 1973, c.187, s.1; 1989, c.153, s.17; 1989, c.300, s.19; 1991, c.499; 1992, c.102, s.15; 1993, c.279; 2009, c.234; 2011, c.22, s.1; 2013, c.253, s.35.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-1a - Member of State Board of Medical Examiners required to complete bias training program.

45:9-1a Member of State Board of Medical Examiners required to complete bias training program.
4. As a condition of being appointed as a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners, or the member's continued appointment to the board, a board member shall complete an evidence-based explicit and implicit bias training program approved by the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety that is equivalent to the training program provided for in subsection b. of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.79 (C.26:2H-12.108). The board member shall complete, and acknowledge the completion of, the training program at a frequency determined by the division.
L.2021, c.79, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-2 - Officers; powers; fees

45:9-2. Officers; powers; fees
45:9-2. The board shall elect a president, a secretary and a treasurer from its membership and shall have a common seal, of which all courts of this State shall take judicial notice. Its president, or secretary, may issue subpoenas to compel attendance of witnesses to testify before the board and administer oaths in taking testimony in any matter pertaining to its duties, which subpoenas shall issue under the seal of the board and shall be served in the same manner as subpoenas issued out of the Superior Court of this State. Every person who refuses or neglects to obey the command of such subpoena, or who, after appearing, refuses to be sworn and testify shall, in either event, be liable to a penalty of $50.00 to be sued for in the name of the board in any court of competent jurisdiction, which penalty when collected shall be paid to the treasurer of said board. It shall make and adopt all necessary rules, regulations and bylaws not inconsistent with the laws of the State or of the United States, whereby to perform the duties and to transact the business required under the provisions of this article (section 45:9-1 et seq.).
The board shall charge for licenses and other services performed by it the fees provided in chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, or where not so provided, such fees as it shall prescribe by rule or regulation. The board shall make such disposition of all fees and moneys collected by it and such reports in connection therewith as directed by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.
Amended 1939,c.115,s.2; 1953,c.43,s.39; 1973,c.166,s.1; 1991,c.91,s.452.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-2.1 - Permitted duties of radiologist assistants; definitions; regulations.

45:9-2.1 Permitted duties of radiologist assistants; definitions; regulations.
6. a. Radiologist assistants may, under the supervision of a licensed radiologist, perform delegated fluoroscopic procedures in accordance with rules promulgated by the State Board of Medical Examiners, provided that such practice is authorized pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners, in the Department of Environmental Protection.
b. For purposes of this section:
(1) "Delegated fluoroscopic procedures" means the use of fluoroscopic equipment to perform any of the following procedures to the extent approved by the State Board of Medical Examiners: esophageal study; swallowing function study; upper gastrointestinal study; small bowel study; barium enema lower gastrointestinal study; nasogastric/enteric and oroenteric/enteric tube placement; t-tube cholangiogram; chest fluoroscopy; hysterosalpingogram procedure and imaging; Antegrade Pyelogram; arthrogram, joint injection and aspiration; cystography or voiding cystourethrography (catheter placement); loopography; lumbar puncture with contrast; myelogram; abcess, fistula, sinus tract study; paracentesis; thoracentesis; venous access ports; tunneled and non-tunneled central venous catheters; tunneled and non-tunneled peripherally inserted central venous catheters; and tunneled and non-tunneled chest and abdominal drainage catheters; and
(2) "Radiologist assistant" means a person, other than a licensed practitioner, who is a licensed radiologic technologist, is certified and registered with a national radiologic certifying body approved by the Radiologic Technology Board of Examiners created pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1981, c.295 (C.26:2D-28), and is credentialed to provide primary advanced-level radiology health care under the supervision of a licensed radiologist.
c. The State Board of Medical Examiners shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to implement this section, including but not limited to approving specific delegated fluoroscopic procedures that a radiologist assistant may perform and establishing the level of supervision necessary for a radiologist assistant to perform any of the approved delegated fluoroscopic procedures.
L.2017, c.281, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-4 - Term "homeopathic" as applied to physicians defined

45:9-4. Term "homeopathic" as applied to physicians defined
Whenever the term "homeopathic" is applied to a physician or a member of a medical school in any law of the state, it shall be construed to mean that said physician or member of a medical school shall be a graduate of a homeopathic medical college, or a member of the Homeopathic State Medical Society, or a member of a homeopathic county medical society in the state.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-5 - Monthly meetings and meetings for examinations; salaries; records; official register

45:9-5. Monthly meetings and meetings for examinations; salaries; records; official register
The board shall hold meetings once a month, and shall hold meetings for examinations on the third Tuesday of June and October of each year, which shall be held at the capital of this State and at such other times and places as it may deem expedient. The secretary of the board shall receive an annual salary as provided by section 45:1-4 of this Title, and each member thereof, including said secretary shall receive the sum of $250.00 for each regular examination so held, which sum shall be paid from the receipts of the board before any unused balances are paid over to the State Treasurer; but if an appropriation is made for the expenses of the board such sums shall be paid from such appropriation. The board shall keep an official record of all its meetings and an official register of all applicants for a license to practice medicine and surgery in this State. The register shall show the name, age, nativity, last and intended place of residence of each applicant, the time he has spent in obtaining a competent academic and professional education as hereinafter provided, and the names and location of all professional schools or colleges, or examining and licensing boards which have granted the applicant any degree or certificate of attendance upon lectures upon medicine and surgery or State examinations. The register shall also show whether the applicant was licensed or rejected under this article; if licensed, whether the applicant was examined or licensed without examination, and the register shall be prima facie evidence of all matters therein contained.
Amended by L.1938, c. 277, p. 602, s. 6; L.1939, c. 115, p. 401, s. 4; L.1946, c. 84, p. 292, s. 2; L.1953, c. 420, p. 2113, s. 27; L.1973, c. 187, s. 2, eff. June 26, 1973.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-5.1 - Definitions

45:9-5.1. Definitions
Within the meaning of this chapter (45:9-1 et seq.), except as herein otherwise provided, and except for the purposes of the exemptions hereinafter contained in sections 45:9-14.1 to 45:9-14.10, inclusive, the phrase "the practice of medicine or surgery" and the phrase "the practice of medicine and surgery" shall include the practice of any branch of medicine and/or surgery, and any method of treatment of human ailment, disease, pain, injury, deformity, mental or physical condition, and the term "physician and surgeon" or "physician or surgeon" shall be deemed to include practitioners in any branch of medicine and/or surgery or method of treatment of human ailment, disease, pain, injury, deformity, mental or physical condition. Within the meaning of this act, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, and except for the purposes of the exemptions hereinafter contained in sections 45:9-14.1 to 45:9-14.10, inclusive, the practice of medicine and/or surgery shall be deemed to include, inter alia, the practice of osteopathy, and nothing herein contained shall be construed to exempt the holder of a license issued under or validated by the provisions contained in sections 45:9-14.1 to 45:9-14.10, inclusive, from the operation of the provisions contained in section 45:9-16 of this Title.
A professional school or college shall be taken to mean a medical school or college or other school or college having purposes similar to a medical school or college; provided, however, that as to any applicant for a license under the provisions of this chapter who, prior to October first, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, matriculated in such a school or college, a professional school or college shall, for the purposes of the provisions contained in sections 45:9-6 to 45:9-11, inclusive, be taken to mean a medical school or college which required the study of medicine and surgery in all of its branches. In all instances, unless otherwise provided, such school or college shall be approved by the board.
Added by L.1939, c. 115, p. 402, s. 5. Amended by L.1953, c. 233, p. 1699, s. 2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-5.2 - Needle electromyography, interpretation restricted to physicians, surgeons.

45:9-5.2 Needle electromyography, interpretation restricted to physicians, surgeons.
1. a. A person shall not perform needle electromyography unless that person is licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this State pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
A person shall not interpret evoked potentials or nerve conduction studies unless that person is licensed to practice: medicine and surgery in this State pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes; audiology in this State pursuant to chapter 3B of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes; or chiropractic in this State pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
b. As used in this act:
"Evoked potential" means the analysis of an electrical potential produced by introducing stimuli into the central nervous system for the diagnosis of diseases of the brain, spinal cord and nerves contiguous with them and includes brainstem auditory evoked responses, visual evoked responses and somatosensory evoked potentials;
"Needle electromyography" means the study of spontaneous and voluntary electrical activity of muscle, which is performed by insertion of a needle electrode into a muscle and recording the electrical activity at rest and during voluntary contraction; and
"Nerve conduction study" means the application of electrical stimulation at various points along or near a nerve and usually requires the use of surface electrodes for stimulation and recording.
L.2005, c.303, s.1; amended 2009, c.212.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-5.3 - State Board of Medical Examiners; rules, regulations.

45:9-5.3 State Board of Medical Examiners; rules, regulations.
22. The State Board of Medical Examiners, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of sections 1 through 20 of P.L.2019, c.59 (C.26:16-1 et seq.) concerning the duties of a licensed physician pursuant thereto.
L.2019, c.59, s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-6 - License required to practice medicine or surgery; applications; educational requirements; citizenship

45:9-6. License required to practice medicine or surgery; applications; educational requirements; citizenship
All persons commencing the practice of medicine or surgery in this State shall apply to the board for a license so to do. The board shall, except as herein otherwise provided, examine all qualified applicants for such a license. Every applicant shall present to the secretary of the board, at least 20 days before the commencement of the examination at which he desires to be examined, a written application for admission to the examination on a form provided by the board, together with satisfactory proof that he is more than 21 years of age, of good moral character, and a citizen of the United States or has declared his intention to become such a citizen. He shall also present to the board a certificate of the Commissioner of Education of this State showing that, before entering a professional school or college, he had obtained an academic education consisting of a 4 years' course of study in an approved public or private high school or the equivalent thereof. Any license issued to an applicant prior to becoming a citizen of the United States shall be a temporary license and subject to the provisions of Revised Statutes 45:9-14.
Amended by L.1939, c. 115, p. 403, s. 6; L.1968, c. 16, s. 1, eff. April 11, 1968.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-7 - Premedical educational requirements

45:9-7. Premedical educational requirements
45:9-7. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, every applicant for admission to examination for a license to practice medicine and surgery shall also present proof acceptable to the board demonstrating that in addition to, and subsequent to, obtaining the preliminary education specified in R.S.45:9-6, and prior to commencing his study in a professional school or college, he had completed a satisfactory course in a college or school of arts and science accredited by an agency recognized by the board, the duration of such course to have been two years during which period he had earned no less than 60 credits, which credits include one three-credit course each in chemistry, physics and biology.
An applicant whose premedical education does not meet the requirements set forth in this section may, at the discretion of the board, be permitted to remediate the substantive deficiencies in a manner determined by rules adopted by the board, and be deemed eligible for licensure. The board may waive the educational requirements of this section for any applicant who demonstrates that he has attained the substantial equivalent of these requirements through his post-secondary education, competency, accomplishments and achievements in the practice of medicine and surgery.
Amended 1939,c.115,s.7; 1957,c.9; 1993,c.145.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-7.1a - Rules, regulations.

45:9-7.1a Rules, regulations.
4. The State Board of Medical Examiners, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), may adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act.
L.2010, c.89, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-7.2 - Findings, declarations relative to medical education in providing culturally competent health care.

45:9-7.2 Findings, declarations relative to medical education in providing culturally competent health care.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. The findings of a recently reported, federally-funded study by Georgetown University, in conjunction with the Rand Corporation and the University of Pennsylvania, which were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, indicate that physicians are far less likely to refer blacks and women than white men with identical complaints of chest pain to heart specialists for cardiac catheterization; and the authors of this study suggest that the difference in referral rates stems from racial and sexual biases;
b. These findings are the latest in a growing body of medical literature which documents race and gender-based disparities in the provision of health care, especially in the treatment of cardiovascular disease; however, according to the Surgeon General of the United States, the Georgetown University study represents the best attempt to date to document the racial attitudes of physicians as a factor in the poorer health of African Americans;
c. It is estimated that the minority population in the United States will increase by 60% between now and the year 2010;
d. Cultural awareness and cultural competence are essential skills for providing quality health care to a diverse patient population;
e. Only a small percentage of medical schools nationwide currently provide some formal training in cultural competence;
f. The Association of American Medical Colleges is working to help medical schools improve the teaching of cultural competency; and
g. The public interest in providing quality health care to all segments of society dictates the need for a formal requirement that medical professionals be trained in the provision of culturally competent health care as a condition of licensure to practice medicine in New Jersey.
L.2005,c.53,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 45 - Professions and Occupations › Section 45:9-7.3 - Requirements for physician training in cultural competency.

45:9-7.3 Requirements for physician training in cultural competency.
2. The State Board of Medical Examiners shall prescribe the following requirements for physician training, by regulation, in consultation with the Commission on Higher Education:
a. The curriculum in each college of medicine in this State shall include instruction in cultural competency designed to address the problem of race and gender-based disparities in medical treatment decisions and developed in consultation with the Association of American Medical Colleges or another nationally recognized organization which reviews medical school curricula.
b. Completion of cultural competency instruction as provided in subsection a. of this section shall be required as a condition of receiving a diploma from a college of medicine in this State.
c. A college of medicine which includes instruction in cultural competency as provided in subsection a. of this section in its curricula shall offer for continuing education credit, cultural competency training which is provided through classroom instruction, workshops or other educational programs sponsored by the college and which meets criteria established by the board consistent with the instruction developed pursuant to subsection a. of this section.
d. A person who received a diploma from a college of medicine in this State prior to the effective date of this act, who was not required to receive and did not receive instruction in cultural competency as part of a medical school curriculum, shall be required as a condition of relicensure by the board, to document completion of cultural competency training which is offered pursuant to subsection c. of this section to the satisfaction of the board. The training required by this subsection shall be in addition to any continuing medical education required pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2001, c.307 (C.45:9-7.1).
e. A physician licensed to practice medicine in this State prior to the effective date of this act, who was not required to receive and did not receive instruction in cultural competency as part of a medical school curriculum, shall be required, as a condition of relicensure, to document completion of cultural competency training which is offered pursuant to subsection c. of this section to the satisfaction of the board no later than three years after the effective date of this act. The training required pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to any continuing medical education required pursuant to section 10 of P.L.2001, c.307 (C.45:9-7.1).
f. The board may waive the requirement in subsection d. or e. of this section if an applicant for relicensure demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant has attained the substantial equivalent of this requirement through completion of a similar course in his post-secondary education which meets criteria established by regulation of the board.
L.2005,c.53,s.2.