N.J. Admin. Code § 8:34-6.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 8:34-6.8 - License by equivalency

(a) An individual licensed in good standing as a nursing home administrator in another jurisdiction may request approval of the Board for issuance of a New Jersey license by equivalency.

1. The Board shall approve the application if it finds that the educational, training and administrative experience requirement, and passing scores in the licensing examination of the other jurisdiction are equal to those required in New Jersey at the time the applicant received his or her initial license in the other jurisdiction.

(b) An individual applying for a license by equivalency shall submit to the Board:

1. A completed, signed and notarized application in the form at Appendix A;

2. A declaration of the applicant's intention to become a citizen, if applicable;

3. A nonrefundable license application fee as set forth in 8:34-9.1(a);

4. An official transcript from an accredited college or university as defined at 18A:3-15.3;

5. Three written references attesting to the applicant's administrative ability and character from professionals who are not related to the applicant, and who neither have been nor are, clients in a business relationship with either the applicant or the preceptor for the applicant's internship;

6. Verification of out-of-State licensure completed by the state board in each state in which the individual holds or at any time held a license to practice as a nursing home administrator, providing evidence satisfactory to the Board of the individual's good standing, with a currently active license as a nursing home administrator, in the jurisdiction that issued the license;

7. A criminal history record background check with fingerprints pursuant to 30:11-23 with the applicant bearing all costs of administering and processing the check;

8. Documentation of any offense in violation of State or Federal law;

9. A notarized statement on the application by the applicant indicating that the statements and documents are true and correct; and

10. National examination scores from previous licensing examinations for administrators.

(c) The Board shall accept, as being equivalent to achieving a passing test score on the licensing examination of the NAB or its contracted vendor, documentation of certification current at the time of application by the American College of Health Care Administrators for an individual who holds a Nursing Home Administrator License in good standing from another state.

(d) The Department may issue a license to an individual who does not meet the requirements for licensure by equivalency in accordance with this subchapter if the individual has been practicing as a nursing home administrator in an out-of-State licensed nursing home for at least two years, full time, within the three years prior to submission of an application for license by equivalency.

(e) Pursuant to 30:11-13 and 23, the Department shall not issue a license to any person who has been either convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or found to have violated this chapter by a court of competent jurisdiction.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:34-6.8

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 821(a), effective 2/5/2018