N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-7.46

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43G-7.46 - Staff qualifications waiver

(a) Exceptions for physicians with hospital privileges to these minimum board certification and training requirements may be granted by the Commissioner or his or her designee upon application by an institution providing acceptable documentation which assures that the physician's qualifications are at a level assuring the level of patient safety intended by the requirements of these rules. As part of the waiver request, the hospital shall provide documentation of the practitioner's qualifications that at a minimum addresses the following:

1. A curriculum vitae which describes the practitioner's academic training and professional experience;

2. Documentation of the volume of procedures that the practitioner has completed on an annual basis;

3. Length of experience in performance of procedure;

4. Current status and future intention to meet the requirements for board-certification; and

5. Documentation of the practitioner's complication rates in performing the procedure for which a waiver is sought.

(b) Additional information may be requested from the hospital by the Department in making a determination or it may obtain the recommendations from the Commissioner's Cardiac Services Advisory Committee.

(c) Waivers may be granted for periods not to exceed three years and are renewable at the discretion of the Commissioner.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-7.46

New Rule, R.1992 d.72, effective 2/18/1992.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 2590(a), 24 New Jersey Register 590(a).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:43G-7.40 by R.1999 d.436, effective 12/20/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 367(a), 31 New Jersey Register 614(a), 31 New Jersey Register 4293(c).