New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 41 - ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES; MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PROGRAMS, SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT SERVICES AND AIR MEDICAL SERVICES
Subchapter 12 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE, ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND HEARINGS
Section 8:41-12.5 - Action against an unlicensed entity

i. Failure to comply with an order to cease and desist may result in an action by the Department for injunctive relief in the Superior Court of New Jersey.

ii. The order to cease and desist shall constitute a final agency decision. As such, pursuant to New Jersey Court Rule 2:2-3, any appeal from the Commissioner's order to cease and desist shall be filed with the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

iii. Orders to cease and desist shall be considered public information and shall be posted on the OEMS website (http://www.state.nj.us/health/ems) as a public notice. Orders to cease and desist shall remain posted on the OEMS website permanently or until such time as a license is issued by the Department.

i. Place a vehicle in DIOOS status and place an official Department "Out-of-Service" sticker on the window of any vehicle it knows or has reason to believe is being operated by any person, public or private institution, agency, entity, corporation, acute care hospital or business concern that is not licensed to operate a mobile intensive care program, specialty care transport service or air medical service in New Jersey. Utilization of the vehicle shall immediately cease once an "Out-of-Service" sticker has been placed on the vehicle. The "Out-of-Service" sticker shall not be removed except by an authorized representative of the Department upon the issuance of a provider license and a vehicle license;

ii. Impose a monetary penalty in the amount of $200.00 per calendar day for each day that a service is found to have operated without a license. In addition, the Department may impose a penalty in the amount of $200.00 per calendar day/per vehicle for each day that each unlicensed vehicle is utilized, as well as an additional $500.00 per calendar day/per vehicle if the "Out-of-Service" sticker has been destroyed, distorted and/or removed from the vehicle; and/or

iii. Refuse to issue or renew any subsequent licenses.