Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A licensee who holds an inactive license
pursuant to N.J.A.C.
13:34-28.5(c) may apply to the Committee for reactivation
of the inactive license. A licensee seeking reactivation of an inactive license shall submit:
1. A renewal application;
2. A
certification of employment listing each job held during the period the license, registration, or
certification was inactive, which includes the name, address, and telephone number of each
employer;
3. The renewal fee for the biennial period for which
reactivation is sought as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:34-26.1.
i. If the
renewal application is sent during the first year of the biennial period, the applicant shall submit the
renewal fee as set forth in N.J.A.C.
13:34-26.1.
ii. If the renewal
application is sent during the second year of the biennial period, the applicant shall submit one-half of the
renewal fee as set forth in N.J.A.C.
13:34-26.1; and
4.
Evidence of having completed all continuing education credits that were required to be completed during the
biennial period immediately prior to the renewal period for which reactivation is sought, consistent with the
requirements set forth in N.J.A.C.
13:34-24.1 and 24.2.
i. An applicant who
holds a valid, current license in good standing issued by another state to engage in the practice of a
rehabilitation counselor and submits proof of having satisfied that state's continuing education requirements
for that license, shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this paragraph. If the other state
does not have any continuing education requirements, the requirements of this paragraph apply.
ii. To the extent that specific courses are required to satisfy the
continuing education requirement for, or are required to have been satisfied prior to, the biennial period
for which reactivation is sought, the Committee will allow applicants to take the courses within 12 months
following reactivation.
(b) If a Committee
review of an application establishes a basis for concluding that there may be practice deficiencies in need
of remediation prior to reactivation, the Committee may require the applicant to submit to and successfully
pass an examination or an assessment of skills, a refresher course, or other requirements as determined by
the Committee prior to reactivation of the license. If that examination or assessment identifies deficiencies
or educational needs, the Committee may require the applicant, as a condition of reactivation of licensure,
to take and successfully complete any education or training or to submit to any supervision, monitoring, or
limitations as the Committee determines is necessary to assure that the applicant practices with reasonable
skill and safety. The Committee, in its discretion, may restore the license subject to the applicant's
completion of the training within a period of time prescribed by the Committee following the restoration of
the license. In making its determination whether there are practice deficiencies requiring remediation, the
Committee shall consider the following non-exhaustive issues:
1. Length of
duration license was inactive;
2. Employment history;
3. Professional history;
4.
Disciplinary history and any action taken against the applicant's license or registration by any licensing
board;
5. Actions affecting the applicant's privileges taken by
any institution, organization, or employer related to the practice of a rehabilitation counselor or other
professional or occupational practice in New Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any
other jurisdiction;
6. Pending proceedings against a professional
or occupational license issued to the licensee by a professional board in New Jersey, any other state, the
District of Columbia, or in any other jurisdiction; and
7. Civil
litigation related to the practice of a rehabilitation counselor or other professional or occupational
practice in New Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other jurisdiction.
