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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 61 - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BY PERSONS WITH HIV INFECTION; AIDS DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV; AND DISCLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S HIV/AIDS STATUS › Subchapter 4 - TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS FOR HIV OR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS › Section 8:61-4.2 - Incorporated and referenced materials

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(a) The Department
				incorporates by reference, as amended and supplemented, in this subchapter the
				Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health
				Service HIV screening and testing recommendations for pregnant women and their
				infants available in Volume 55 No. RR-14 of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
				Report (MMWR) published on September 22, 2006, and updates found at
www.cdc.gov/mmwr
.
(b) The Department incorporates by reference, as
				amended and supplemented, in this subchapter the Centers for Disease Control and
				Prevention of the United States Public Health Service practical guide and model
				protocol on rapid HIV antibody testing during labor and delivery for women of
				unknown HIV status available on the perinatal HIV site at
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/projects/perinatal
and the rapid HIV testing site at
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/rapid_testing
.
(c) The Department incorporates by reference, as
				amended and supplemented, in this subchapter the Public Health Task Force
				Recommendations for the use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV Infected Women
				for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the
				United States, July 8, 2008, and updates found at
http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov
.
(d) The Department incorporates by reference, as
				amended and supplemented, in this subchapter the Centers for Disease Control and
				Prevention of the United State Public Health Services case definitions of HIV and
				AIDS in Volume 41 No. RR-17 of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review (MMWR)
				published on December 18, 1992 and in Volume 43 No RR-17 of the MMWR published on
				September 30, 1994 and in Volume 48 No. RR-13 of the MMWR published on December 10,
				1999 and in Volume 57 No RR-10 of the MMWR published on December 5, 2008, and
				updates found at
www.cdc.gov/mmwr
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 61 - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BY PERSONS WITH HIV INFECTION; AIDS DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV; AND DISCLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S HIV/AIDS STATUS › Subchapter 4 - TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS FOR HIV OR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS › Section 8:61-4.3 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Birthing facility" means a hospital or ambulatory care facility
				  birth center licensed by the Department that provides birthing and newborn care
				  services.
"Hospital" means an institution, whether operated for profit or
				  not, whether maintained, supervised or controlled by an agency of the government of
				  the State or any county or municipality or not, which maintains and operates
				  facilities for the diagnosis, treatment or care of two or more non-related
				  individuals suffering from illness, injury or deformity and where emergency,
				  out-patient, surgical, obstetrical, convalescent or other medical and nursing care
				  is rendered for periods exceeding 24 hours.
"Perinatally exposed" means that an infant is born to a woman who
				  is known to be HIV infected at the time of delivery, either through HIV testing
				  prior to or during her pregnancy, or diagnosed by a clinical practitioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 61 - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BY PERSONS WITH HIV INFECTION; AIDS DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV; AND DISCLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S HIV/AIDS STATUS › Subchapter 4 - TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS FOR HIV OR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS › Section 8:61-4.4 - HIV screening procedures for pregnant women

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(a) A clinical
				practitioner who is the primary care provider for a pregnant woman or who makes a
				diagnosis of pregnancy shall recommend and provide a woman with an HIV test as early
				as possible in her pregnancy and during the third trimester, unless she objects
				verbally or in writing, or is known to be HIV positive.
(b) A clinical practitioner shall document in the
				medical record:
1. A woman's refusal to be tested
				for HIV; and
2. The date of each HIV
				test and the test result.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 61 - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BY PERSONS WITH HIV INFECTION; AIDS DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV; AND DISCLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S HIV/AIDS STATUS › Subchapter 4 - TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS FOR HIV OR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS › Section 8:61-4.5 - HIV screening and testing procedures in labor and delivery

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(a) A birthing facility
				shall adopt written procedures for HIV testing and screening in labor and delivery
				that require the following:
1. Upon admission,
				information regarding a woman's HIV status shall be documented in the medical record
				and the medical record shall be transferred to the labor and delivery
				site;
2. A clinical practitioner shall
				provide a pregnant woman who is admitted in labor with unknown, undocumented HIV
				status or no HIV test during the third trimester, with information on HIV in
				accordance with 8:61-4.4(c)  and shall
				test the woman for HIV using a rapid HIV test, as soon as medically appropriate,
				unless the woman objects;
3. A woman
				shall be provided with the results of the rapid HIV test immediately;
4. The results of the test shall be explained to
				the woman in accordance with
				8:61-4.4(c)3;
				and
5. A woman's refusal to be tested
				for HIV shall be documented in the medical record.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 61 - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BY PERSONS WITH HIV INFECTION; AIDS DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV; AND DISCLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S HIV/AIDS STATUS › Subchapter 4 - TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS FOR HIV OR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS › Section 8:61-4.6 - HIV Screening and rapid testing procedures of a newborn infant post-delivery

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(a) A birthing facility
				shall inform the parents or legal guardian of a newborn in its care that a newborn
				infant shall be given a rapid HIV test when the mother's HIV status is undocumented
				or untested in the third trimester, unless the parents or legal guardian object in
				writing based upon religious tenets and practices.
(b) If the parents or legal guardian refuse to
				allow a rapid HIV test to be performed on a newborn infant due to religious tenets
				and practices, the birthing facility shall obtain a written statement signed by the
				parents or legal guardian that HIV testing conflicts with their religious tenets or
				practices, and the birthing facility shall document the objection and include the
				written statement in the newborn's medical record.
(c) When a newborn infant receives a rapid HIV
				test, the birthing facility shall provide the parents or legal guardian with the
				following:
1. An explanation of the recommended
				antiretroviral preventive treatment for the infant;
2. Appropriate medical care and treatment for the
				woman and newborn; and
3. The
				availability of appropriate referrals for her and her newborn to physicians or
				health care facilities with experience and expertise in providing medical care and
				services to women with HIV and other social services as necessary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 61 - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BY PERSONS WITH HIV INFECTION; AIDS DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV; AND DISCLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S HIV/AIDS STATUS › Subchapter 4 - TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS FOR HIV OR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS › Section 8:61-4.7 - HIV test results, confidentiality, and reporting

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(a) A clinical
				practitioner or birthing facility that orders an HIV test or receives the results of
				a positive HIV test shall advise a pregnant woman who tests HIV positive on the
				following:
1. Recommended treatment to reduce the
				risk of mother-to-infant HIV transmission;
2. The appropriateness of and need for further
				testing;
3. Methods to prevent the
				transmission of HIV;
4. Appropriate
				medical care and treatment for the woman; and
5. The availability of appropriate referrals for
				her and her newborn to prevention services, physicians or facilities with experience
				and training in providing services and treatment to women with HIV and other social
				services as necessary.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 61 - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BY PERSONS WITH HIV INFECTION; AIDS DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV; AND DISCLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S HIV/AIDS STATUS › Subchapter 4 - TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS FOR HIV OR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS › Section 8:61-4.8 - Policies and procedures for routine HIV testing of pregnant women and newborns

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(a) In addition to the
				written procedures required by
				8:61-4.5, birthing facilities shall
				adopt and implement written policies and procedures on HIV screening and testing of
				pregnant women and newborns, which shall be reviewed at least once every three
				years, and revised more frequently as needed, and which shall include at least the
				following:
1. Procedures for communicating rapid
				HIV test results to the labor and delivery site;
2. The designation of a staff member to be
				responsible for receiving verbal and written positive HIV screening test results and
				documenting the results in the newborn infant's medical record; and
3. Procedures on prenatal, newborn and labor and
				delivery HIV screening, which shall include a protocol for rapid HIV
				testing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 61 - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BY PERSONS WITH HIV INFECTION; AIDS DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV; AND DISCLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S HIV/AIDS STATUS › Subchapter 4 - TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORNS FOR HIV OR HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS › Section 8:61-4.9 - Quality improvement for rapid HIV testing of pregnant women and newborns

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(a) A birthing facility
				shall develop a plan by which to collect and analyze HIV data in order to evaluate
				outcomes, which shall focus on corrective action and improving
				performance.
(b) A birthing facility
				shall have a quality assurance plan for rapid HIV testing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 61 - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION AT SCHOOL BY PERSONS WITH HIV INFECTION; AIDS DRUG DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; HIV/AIDS COUNSELING AND TESTING OF PREGNANT WOMEN FOR HIV; AND DISCLOSURE OF CHILDREN'S HIV/AIDS STATUS › Subchapter 5 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO FULL-TIME CAREGIVERS › Section 8:61-5.1 - Disclosure of information to full-time caregivers

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The contents of a child's HIV/AIDS records may be disclosed by
				  health care providers to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCF). The
				  DCF may disclose such information on a need-to-know basis to private adoption
				  agencies certified by the DCF and to foster care agencies with which the DCF
				  contracts. The DCF, private adoption agencies certified by the DCF, and foster care
				  agencies with which the DCF contracts may disclose the contents of a child's
				  HIV/AIDS record on a need-to-know basis for the care and treatment of the child to
				  any full-time caregiver. Individuals receiving such information shall keep the
				  information confidential, pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A.
				  26:5C-10.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:62-1.1 - Title and citation

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as N.J.A.C. 8:62,
				  Standards for Lead Certification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:62-1.2 - Purpose

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(a) The purpose of this
				chapter is to provide reasonable standards and procedures for:
1. Permitting of lead abatement workers for
				housing and public buildings;
2.
				Permitting of lead abatement supervisors for housing and public buildings;
3. Permitting of lead inspector/risk
				assessors;
4. Permitting of lead
				abatement planner/project designers;
5.
				Permitting of lead abatement workers for commercial buildings and
				superstructures;
6. Permitting of lead
				abatement supervisors for commercial buildings and superstructures; and
7. Certification of training agencies and courses
				for the above job classifications.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:62-1.3 - Scope

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(a) This chapter shall
				apply to:
1. Examination and issuance of permits
				to lead abatement workers for housing and public buildings;
2. Examination and issuance of permits to lead
				abatement supervisors for housing and public buildings;
3. Examination and issuance of permits to lead
				inspector/risk assessors;
4. Examination
				and issuance of permits to lead abatement planner/project designers;
5. Examination and issuance of permits to lead
				abatement workers for commercial buildings and superstructures;
6. Examination and issuance of permits to lead
				abatement supervisors for commercial buildings and superstructures; and
7. Certification of training agencies and courses
				for the above job classifications.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A LEAD PERMIT FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WORKER, LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR, LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR, AND LEAD ABATEMENT PLANNER/PROJECT DESIGNER › Section 8:62-3.1 - Scope of the subchapter

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This subchapter shall apply to each individual applying for or
				  renewing a lead abatement worker, lead abatement supervisor, lead inspector/risk
				  assessor, or lead abatement planner/project designer permit for housing and public
				  buildings or to each individual applying for a lead abatement worker and lead
				  abatement supervisor permit for commercial buildings and superstructures.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A LEAD PERMIT FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WORKER, LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR, LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR, AND LEAD ABATEMENT PLANNER/PROJECT DESIGNER › Section 8:62-3.2 - Requirements for obtaining a permit for lead abatement worker, lead abatement supervisor, lead inspector/risk assessor, and lead abatement planner/project designer

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(a) Only permit
				applicants meeting the requirements of this section may be approved by the
				Department.
(b) All permit applicants
				must be at least 18 years of age.
(c)
				All permit applicants shall successfully complete the requisite training course for
				that permit, which shall have been certified pursuant to N.J.A.C. 8:62-4. Each
				applicant required by this subchapter to complete lead training shall register at a
				training agency which has been certified by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C.
				8:62-4 to offer such training. A list of certified training providers is available
				from the Department.
(d) All applicants
				for lead inspector/risk assessor shall meet, at a minimum, the following education
				and experience requirements:
1. One year experience
				in a related field (for example, asbestos, lead, environmental remediation work,
				construction-related health and safety inspection), and one of the following:
i. Bachelor's degree and one additional year of
				experience in a related field; or
ii.
				Certification as a sanitary inspector-grade 1, health officer, an industrial
				hygienist, an engineer, a registered architect, or an environmentally-related
				scientific field such as a environmental scientist; or
iii. A high school diploma (or equivalent), and at
				least two additional years of experience in a related field.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A LEAD PERMIT FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WORKER, LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR, LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR, AND LEAD ABATEMENT PLANNER/PROJECT DESIGNER › Section 8:62-3.3 - Procedures for completing permit application for lead abatement worker, lead abatement supervisor, lead inspector/risk assessor, and lead abatement planner/project designer

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(a) The application for
				a permit shall be made on forms provided by the Department.
(b) The application for a permit shall be
				typewritten or neatly and legibly printed in ink.
(c) Each application shall be carefully and fully
				completed. Any incomplete application shall be rejected. Any fraud or
				misrepresentation on an application shall be grounds for automatic rejection and/or
				civil administrative penalties pursuant to
				8:62-5.4.
(d) An applicant for a permit pursuant to this
				subchapter shall meet all the requirements specified in this subchapter.
(e) The initial and biennial renewal permit
				application fee are as follows:
1.Worker
$ 80.00
Supervisor
$ 150.00
Inspector/risk assessor
$ 150.00
Planner/Project designer
$ 200.00
Worker-commercial buildings and superstructures
$
						  80.00
Supervisor-commercial buildings and
						  superstructures
$ 150.00
2. The application
				fee shall be paid by certified check or money order made payable to the New Jersey
				Department of Health.
3. The application
				fee shall be non-refundable and shall be paid at the time the application is
				submitted.
4. No liability shall be
				assumed by the Department for the loss or delay in the transmission of the
				application fee.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A LEAD PERMIT FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WORKER, LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR, LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR, AND LEAD ABATEMENT PLANNER/PROJECT DESIGNER › Section 8:62-3.4 - Procedures for completing a reciprocal permit application for lead abatement worker, lead abatement supervisor, lead inspector/risk assessor, and lead abatement planner/project designer

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(a) All applicants for a
				reciprocal permit shall submit a complete application and application fee pursuant
				to 8:62-3.3.
(b) All applications made pursuant to this section
				shall include documentation of a current valid lead abatement worker, lead abatement
				supervisor, lead inspector/risk assessor, or lead abatement planner/project designer
				permit, certification, or license from another state which has received U.S.E.P.A.
				authorization to administer and enforce a state certification and training program
				under Title IV of the Toxic Substances Control Act.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A LEAD PERMIT FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WORKER, LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR, LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR, AND LEAD ABATEMENT PLANNER/PROJECT DESIGNER › Section 8:62-3.5 - Grandfathering of lead abatement workers, lead abatement supervisors, lead inspector/risk assessors, and lead abatement planner/project designers

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(a) All applicants for a
				grandfather permit shall submit a complete application and application fee pursuant
				to 8:62-3.3.
(b) An applicant who has received training from a
				training agency recognized by the Department is eligible for a permit, provided the
				following requirements are met:
1. Submission of
				documentation that the applicant has successfully completed a training course
				recognized by the Department;
2.
				Submission of documentation that the applicant meets the educational and experience
				requirements set forth at
				8:62-3.2(d) through
				(f);
3. Successful completion, within six months of the
				submission of the application of, a refresher training course certified by the
				Department; and
4. Successful completion
				of an examination devised and administered under the approval of the
				Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A LEAD PERMIT FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WORKER, LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR, LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR, AND LEAD ABATEMENT PLANNER/PROJECT DESIGNER › Section 8:62-3.6 - Issuance of permit

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(a) A permit shall be
				issued by the Commissioner to an applicant who has demonstrated compliance with all
				of the mandatory requirements of this subchapter.
(b) Each permit for a lead abatement worker, lead
				abatement supervisor, lead inspector/risk assessor and lead abatement
				planner/project designer shall be issued in writing, bear the Commissioner's
				signature, and shall contain:
1. The date of
				issuance;
2. The date of
				expiration;
3. The name of the permit
				holder;
4. The permit number;
				and
5. A photograph of the permit
				holder.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A LEAD PERMIT FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WORKER, LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR, LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR, AND LEAD ABATEMENT PLANNER/PROJECT DESIGNER › Section 8:62-3.7 - Identification of permit holder

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(a) Each worker,
				supervisor, inspector/risk assessor or planner/project designer performing lead
				abatement or inspection activities shall have his or her permit available at the job
				site and readily available for inspection by representatives of the Department,
				N.J.D.C.A., N.J.D.O.L., N.J.D.E.P., and the local health department.
(b) Any permit which has been tampered with,
				altered, or defaced shall be void.
(c)
				Photostats, photographs or reproductions of a permit shall be invalid.
(d) Any permit holder who loses his or her permit
				or has it stolen shall immediately notify the Department in writing.
(e) A mutilated, lost, or stolen permit may be
				replaced after a review of the circumstances by the Commissioner. Replacement cost
				for the permit shall be $ 25.00.
1. A permit shall
				only be replaced twice during the two-year term.
2. Applicants for replacement permits shall submit
				a notarized statement requesting the replacement which shall include:
i. The applicant's name, address, unique
				identification number assigned by the Department and permit number; and
ii. A statement concerning the circumstances
				surrounding the mutilation or loss of the permit and the date upon which it took
				place.
3. Permit replacement
				applications shall include two forms of identification.
4. Replacement applications for mutilated permits
				shall be accompanied by the worn permit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A LEAD PERMIT FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WORKER, LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR, LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR, AND LEAD ABATEMENT PLANNER/PROJECT DESIGNER › Section 8:62-3.8 - Suspension or revocation of permit

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(a) An applicant or
				trainee shall have his or her application denied and/or shall be required to pay the
				administrative penalties set forth at
				8:62-5.4 for each violation listed
				below:
1. Submitting false information on an
				application for an examination;
2.
				Submitting false information to gain entrance to an examination or training
				course;
3. Using fraudulent means during
				the taking of an examination;
4.
				Falsifying training records;
5.
				Submitting false information on an application for a permit;
6. Any violation of this chapter; or
7. Any good cause within the meaning and the
				purpose of the law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A LEAD PERMIT FOR LEAD ABATEMENT WORKER, LEAD ABATEMENT SUPERVISOR, LEAD INSPECTOR/RISK ASSESSOR, AND LEAD ABATEMENT PLANNER/PROJECT DESIGNER › Section 8:62-3.9 - Renewal of permit for lead abatement worker, lead abatement supervisor, lead inspector/risk assessor, and lead abatement planner/project designer

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(a) An application for
				renewal of a permit shall be submitted during the 90 calendar day period prior to or
				the 90 calendar day period after the expiration date. When the application for
				renewal is submitted prior to its expiration date, the permit may continue in effect
				until the Commissioner renders a decision. The applicant shall be notified in
				writing by the Department whether a valid extension has been granted. This
				validation together with the expired permit shall be carried upon the permit holder
				and be readily available for inspection by representatives of the Department,
				N.J.D.C.A., N.J.D.O.L., N.J.D.E.P., and the local health department. If an
				individual applies after the expiration date, the applicant shall not perform any of
				the services for which that permit is required until such time as the permit is
				renewed.
(b) The Commissioner shall
				renew a permit if the renewal applicant has:
1.
				Verified his or her identity;
2.
				Completed an application as set forth at
				8:62-3.3 within 90 calendar days prior
				to or after the expiration date;
3.
				Provided evidence of refresher training pursuant to
				8:62-4.2(d)  and
				4.12;
4. Satisfied all outstanding
				penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter; and
5. Enclosed the renewal fee required by
				8:62-3.3(e).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.1 - Scope of the subchapter

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This subchapter shall apply to the procedures and qualifications
				  required to obtain, maintain, or renew certification from the Commissioner to
				  conduct training. At a minimum, training courses shall meet the requirements set
				  forth in this subchapter or P.L. 102-550, Title X of the
				  "Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992",
				  15 U.S.C.
				  2601 et seq., whichever is more stringent.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.2 - Types of courses

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(a) Initial training
				courses shall meet the following requirements:
1.
				The lead abatement worker for housing and public buildings training course shall
				include a minimum of 32 hours of training of which a minimum of 10 hours shall be
				dedicated to the conduct of hands-on training. The topics which shall be presented
				are set forth at
				8:62-4.6;
2. The lead abatement supervisor for housing and
				public buildings training course shall include a minimum of 40 hours of training of
				which a minimum of eight hours shall be dedicated to the conduct of hands-on
				training. The topics which shall be presented are set forth at
				8:62-4.7;
3. The lead inspector/risk assessor training
				course shall include a minimum of 40 hours of training of which a minimum of eight
				hours shall be dedicated to the conduct of hands-on training. The topics which shall
				be presented are set forth at
				8:62-4.8;
4. The lead planner/project designer course shall
				include a minimum of 56 hours of training of which a minimum of 12 hours shall be
				dedicated to the conduct of hands-on training. The topics which shall be presented
				are set forth at
				8:62-4.9;
5. The lead abatement worker for commercial
				buildings and superstructures training course shall include a minimum of 32 hours of
				training of which a minimum of 10 hours shall be dedicated to the conduct of
				hands-on training. The topics which shall be presented are set forth at
				8:62-4.10; and
6. The lead abatement supervisor for commercial
				buildings and superstructures training course shall include a minimum of 32 hours of
				training of which a minimum of eight hours shall be dedicated to the conduct of
				hands-on training. The topics which shall be presented are set forth at
				8:62-4.11.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.4 - Training agency operating requirements

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(a) Certified training
				agencies shall have the burden of demonstrating compliance, or the ability to
				comply, with the requirements of this subchapter.
(b) Certified training agencies shall have access
				to sufficient classrooms, off-site demonstration facilities, equipment, materials,
				and instructors to ensure that adequate training meeting the requirements of this
				subchapter can be conducted.
(c)
				Certified training agencies shall use any training materials, examinations, forms,
				questionnaires, surveys, informational or audiovisual aids which may be required by
				the Department.
(d) Certified training
				agencies shall ensure that the training manager represents them at any meeting
				sponsored by the Department for the purpose of maintaining uniform and high quality
				training courses among certificants.
(e)
				Certified training agencies shall limit the class size to 25 students for the
				initial training courses.
(f) Certified
				training agencies shall limit class size to 30 students for refresher training
				courses.
(g) All certified training
				agencies shall notify the Department at least five calendar days, but not more than
				30 calendar days, in advance of the beginning of any training course. All
				notifications shall be in writing and shall be submitted on forms provided by the
				Department. If any course information changes, the training agency shall notify the
				Department as soon as that agency becomes aware of such changes.
1. Forms may be found at
http://www.nj.gov/health/forms/ehs-21.pdf
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.5 - Criteria for training manager and training course instructors

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(a) Certified training
				agencies shall employ a training manager who meets, at a minimum, the education and
				experience requirements set forth in this subchapter and the U.S.E.P.A. Model
				Accreditation Plan for States and includes:
1. A
				minimum of two years of classroom experience in teaching workers and/or
				adults;
2. A Bachelors or graduate level
				degree in building, construction technology, or engineering or industrial hygiene or
				safety or health; or four years experience in managing an occupational safety or
				health program;
3. Completion of a 40
				hour train-the-trainer course which provides instruction in the planning and
				teaching of any adult education course; or attainment of a Bachelors degree in adult
				education; and
4. Completion of a
				minimum of 24 hours of lead-specific training.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.6 - Criteria for topics in the lead abatement worker for housing and public buildings training course

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(a) Training courses
				shall be designed and conducted to include, at a minimum, the following topics:
1. Background information on lead:
i. History of lead use; and
ii. Sources of environmental lead
				contamination;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.7 - Criteria for topics in the lead abatement supervisor for housing and public buildings training course

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(a) Training courses
				shall be designed and conducted to include, at a minimum, the following topics:
1. All of the topics pursuant to
				8:62-4.6;
2. Legal issues;
3. Insurance and bonding;
4. Development of pre-abatement work plans
				(hands-on training required);
5. Project
				management;
6. Employee information and
				training;
7. Community relations
				process;
8. Cost estimation;
9. Recordkeeping; and
10. Course review, course examination and hands-on
				skills assessment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.8 - Criteria for topics in the lead inspector/risk assessor training course

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(a) Training courses
				shall be designed and conducted to include, at a minimum, the following topics:
1. All of the topics pursuant to
				8:62-4.6(a)1 
				-3;
2. Lead-based paint inspection
				methods (hands-on training required);
3.
				Lead-based paint testing procedures (hands-on training required);
4. Preparation of final inspection report of test
				results (hands-on training required);
5.
				Dust and soil clearance sampling methodologies (hands-on training
				required);
6. Legal responsibilities and
				potential liabilities;
7. Performance of
				risk assessments;
8. Visual inspection
				(hands-on training required);
9. Risk
				assessment report form completion (hands-on training required);
10. Sampling and inspection guidelines (hands-on
				training required);
11. Interpretation
				of results and preparation of final report (hands-on training required);
12. Recommendations to abate or reduce lead-based
				paint hazards including instruction when interim controls are appropriate;
13. Development of interim control plan;
14. Recordkeeping; and
15. Course review, course examination and hands-on
				skills assessment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.9 - Criteria for topics in the lead abatement planner/project designer training course

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(a) The training course
				shall be designed and conducted to include, at a minimum, the following topics:
1. All of the topics pursuant to
				8:62-4.7;
2. Hazard report interpretation (hands-on training
				required);
3. Worker protection/worker
				safety;
4. Environmental
				safety;
5. Project design (hands-on
				training required);
6. Construction
				techniques;
7. Abatement and lead hazard
				reduction methods;
8. Operations and
				maintenance planning;
9.
				Clean-up;
10. Clearance testing
				(hands-on training required);
11. Waste
				disposal;
12. Insurance and liability;
				and
13. Course review, course
				examination and hands-on skills assessment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.10 - Criteria for topics in the lead abatement worker for commercial buildings and superstructures training course

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(a) Training courses
				shall be designed and conducted to include, at a minimum, the following topics:
1. All of the topics pursuant to
				8:62-4.6;
2. Welding, burning and torch cutting;
3. Mechanical disturbance of lead; and
4. Course review, course examination and hands-on
				skills assessment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.11 - Criteria for topics in the lead abatement supervisor for commercial buildings and superstructures training course

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(a) The training course
				shall be designed and conducted to include, at a minimum, the following topics:
1. All of the topics pursuant to
				8:62-4.7;
2. Identification of lead-based paint (hands-on
				training required);
3. Welding, burning,
				and torch cutting;
4. Mechanical
				disturbance of lead; and
5. Course
				review, course examination and hands-on skills assessment.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.12 - Criteria for topics in refresher training courses

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(a) Refresher training
				for all lead training courses shall consist of topics designed to increase or
				enhance an individual's skills and knowledge necessary to perform the job tasks and
				job functions associated with the respective certification.
(b) Refresher training shall include, but not be
				limited to:
1. An overview of key health and
				safety practices;
2. An update on any
				relevant federal, state, or local regulatory changes;
3. Any new developments in applicable
				state-of-the-art technologies and abatement procedures;
4. Respiratory protection programs and medical
				surveillance; and
5. Issuance of a
				closed book, written examination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.13 - Granting of certification

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(a) A biennial
				certification shall be granted to a training agency which has demonstrated
				compliance with this subchapter including course content, teaching methods, and
				instructor qualifications based upon the application submission required by
				8:62-4.3, and such investigation as the
				Commissioner shall deem necessary.
(b) A
				biennial letter of certification shall:
1. Specify
				the date of issuance;
2. Specify the
				expiration date;
3. Specify the name and
				address of the training agency which is certified;
4. Specify which training course(s) the
				certificant is authorized to teach;
5.
				Bear the signature of the Commissioner; and
6. Be non-transferable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.14 - Renewal of training agency certification

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(a) A complete
				application for renewal of certification shall be submitted at least 180 calendar
				days prior to its expiration. When a completed application is submitted within the
				required time period, the certification shall continue in effect until the
				Commissioner renders a final decision on the application.
(b) In order to approve a training agency's
				certification renewal application, the Commissioner shall determine, based upon the
				application, that:
1. The certificant has
				certified that all of the information contained on the original application is still
				accurate, or where applicable, has updated such information;
2. All outstanding penalties imposed on the
				certificant have been paid;
3. The
				certificant has exhibited competence, integrity, and responsibility; and
4. The certificant has submitted a certified
				statement, bearing the signature of the training manager, that the training agency
				can operate in compliance with this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 4 - CERTIFICATION OF TRAINING COURSES › Section 8:62-4.15 - Suspension or revocation of training agency certification or instructor approval

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(a) Any certified
				training agency shall have its application denied, certification suspended or
				revoked and/or shall be required to pay the administrative penalties set forth at
				8:62-5.4 for each violation listed
				below:
1. Incompetence;
2. Failure to adequately present either the topics
				set forth in this subchapter or any other materials required by the
				Department;
3. Performing as a training
				agency without certification;
4.
				Submitting false information on an initial or renewal application, trainee
				evaluation form, or course notification form;
5. Failure to submit information or notifications
				in a timely manner;
6. Falsification of
				training records, instructor qualifications, or other certification
				information;
7. Failure to maintain
				required records;
8. Any violation of
				this subchapter; or
9. Any good cause
				within the purpose and meaning of the law.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 8:62-5.1 - Scope of the subchapter

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This subchapter shall constitute the rules of the Department
				  governing the enforcement of compliance with this chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 8:62-5.2 - Compliance

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(a) Every worker,
				supervisor, inspector/risk assessor, and planner/project designer falling within the
				scope of this chapter, shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and shall be
				duly permitted by the Commissioner of Health.
(b) All individuals, applicants, trainees,
				instructors, and certificants shall comply in all respects with the requirements of
				N.J.A.C. 8:62.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 8:62-5.3 - Statement of imminent hazard

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The Commissioner may order a permit holder or certificant to
				  temporarily cease and desist operations, pending the outcome of a hearing held
				  pursuant to 8:62-5.5, if an applicant or certificant
				  is causing an imminent threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 8:62-5.4 - Civil administrative penalties

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(a) Whenever the
				Department finds that an individual, applicant, trainee, instructor, or certificant
				has violated any provision of N.J.A.C. 8:62, the Commissioner may assess a civil
				administrative penalty not to exceed $ 1,000 per day for the first offense and $
				5,000 per day for each subsequent offense. If the violation is of a continuing
				nature, each day shall constitute an additional and separate offense.
(b) No assessment shall be levied pursuant to this
				section until the violator has received notice which shall:
1. Be delivered by personal service or certified
				mail to the violator's last known address;
2. Specify the provisions of N.J.A.C. 8:62 which
				have been violated;
3. Contain a concise
				statement of the facts alleged to constitute the violation;
4. Specify the amount of civil administrative
				penalties to be imposed;
5. Provide
				notice of the violator's right to a hearing or an informal conference or review,
				pursuant to 8:62-5.5. Such notice shall:
i. Specify the time period in which the violator
				may submit a written request for a hearing; and
ii. Specify the address to which such request may
				be submitted.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 62 - STANDARDS FOR LEAD CERTIFICATION › Subchapter 5 - COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT › Section 8:62-5.5 - Hearings

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(a) Where the Commissioner assesses an
				administrative penalty under
				N.J.A.C.
				8:62-5.4above or proposes to suspend or revoke a
				permit or certification, denies an application for a permit or certification, or
				revokes an instructors approval, the permit holder, certificant, applicant, or
				instructor, as the case may be, shall have the right to a formal hearing under (c)
				below.
(b) In the event the Department
				issues an order to cease and desist to a permit holder or certificant pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				8:62-5.3, the permit holder or certificant may
				request an emergent hearing pursuant to
				N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1et seq.,
				in accordance with (c) below.
(c) Any
				permit holder, certificant, applicant, or instructor shall have the right to contest
				an agency action under this chapter at a formal hearing pursuant to the
				Administrative Procedure Act,
				N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1et seq.,
				and the Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1, provided that a
				written request for the same is submitted within 30 calendar days after the
				assessment of an administrative penalty.
1. Hearing
				requests shall be sent via U.S. mail to:
New Jersey Department of Health
Office of Legal and Regulatory Compliance
PO Box 360
Trenton, N.J. 08625-0360
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 8 - HEALTH › Chapter 63 - HARM REDUCTION CENTERS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 8:63-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) The purpose of this chapter is to implement
				the Bloodborne Disease Harm Reduction Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				26:5C-25 et seq.
(b) This chapter applies to eligible entities in
				the State that provide or seek to provide authorized harm reduction
				services.
(c) An eligible entity that
				provided authorized harm reduction services on or before January 18, 2022, pursuant
				to the Act as it existed up to that date and former N.J.A.C. 8:63, the Sterile
				Syringe Access Program Demonstration Project Rules (repealed and replaced by this
				chapter), need not apply for registration but shall adhere to the renewal schedule
				that the Act and this chapter establish.