New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 34 - RULES FOR LICENSING NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS AND RULES REGULATING THE NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS LICENSING BOARD › Subchapter 8 - ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE VIOLATIONS, SANCTIONS AND DUE PROCESS › Section 8:34-8.2 - Administrative practice violations

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) As may be
				applicable, the Board may recommend to the Commissioner the denial, suspension,
				summary suspension, or revocation of a license, and/or may reprimand or otherwise
				discipline a licensee or an applicant for license renewal upon receiving substantial
				evidence that the license applicant or licensee:
1. Has violated any law pertaining to the
				licensing of nursing home administrators;
2. Has willfully or repeatedly violated
				26:2H-1 et seq., and/or the rules of
				any licensing or supervising authority or agency of the State and/or any political
				subdivision thereof having jurisdiction over the operation and licensing of nursing
				homes, and/or has committed a similar violation in any other jurisdiction;
3. Has been convicted of a crime involving moral
				turpitude, or any crime relating adversely to the practice of nursing home
				administration, or has been found to have violated
				
											30:11-11 et seq., or this chapter by a court of
				competent jurisdiction.
i. For the purpose of this
				paragraph, a plea of guilty, non vult, nolo contendere or any other similar
				disposition of alleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction;
4. Has practiced fraud, deceit or
				misrepresentation in securing or procuring a nursing home administrator
				license;
5. Is incompetent to practice
				as a nursing home administrator;
6. Has
				practiced fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in his or her capacity as a nursing
				home administrator;
7. Has committed
				acts of misconduct in the operation of a nursing home under his or her
				jurisdiction;
8. Is addicted to, or
				dependent upon, the use of alcohol, any drug or any other substance that may result
				in abnormal behavior;
9. Has practiced
				without a nursing home administrator license;
10. Has wrongfully transferred or surrendered
				possession either temporarily or permanently of his or her license to any
				person;
11. Has paid, given, caused to
				be paid, given or offered to pay or give to any person a commission or other
				valuable consideration for the solicitation or procurement either directly or
				indirectly of nursing home services;
12.
				Has been guilty of fraudulent, misleading or deceptive advertising;
13. Has impersonated another licensee of a like or
				different name or has solicited or attempted to solicit an individual to impersonate
				him or herself;
14. Has failed to act to
				promote the safety, health and life of a resident;
15. Has willfully permitted unauthorized
				disclosure of information relating to a resident or his or her records;
16. Has discriminated in respect to residents,
				employees or staff on account of race, religion, color, sex or national origin, or
				other protected status under applicable New Jersey or Federal law;
17. Has committed an act of professional
				negligence or omission of professional responsibility that is repeated, willful or
				knowingly committed, or has committed gross negligence, in the opinion of the Board;
				or
18. For such other reasons as the
				Board might deem reasonable and appropriate to protect the health, safety, and
				welfare of the residents of any nursing home.