Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A licensee who
holds an inactive license pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
13:44F-7.1(c) may apply to
the Board 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 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.
13:44F-8.1.
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.
13:44F-8.1.
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 NJ.A.C. 13:44F-8.1; 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 NJ.A.C. 13:44F-10.1.
i. An applicant who holds a valid, current
license in good standing issued by another state to engage in the practice of
respiratory care 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 shall
apply.
(b) If
a Board review of an application establishes a basis for concluding that there
may be practice deficiencies in need of remediation prior to reactivation, the
Board 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 Board prior to reactivation of the license.
If that examination or assessment identifies deficiencies or educational needs,
the Board 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 Board determines is necessary to
assure that the applicant practices with reasonable skill and safety. The
Board, in its discretion, may restore the license subject to the applicant's
completion of the training within a period of time prescribed by the Board
following the restoration of the license. In making its determination whether
there are practice deficiencies requiring remediation, the Board 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 by any licensing board;
5. Actions affecting the applicant's
privileges taken by any institution, organization, or employer related to the
practice of respiratory care 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 respiratory care or other professional or occupational practice in New
Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other
jurisdiction.
