N.J. Admin. Code § 8:50-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 8:50-2.1 - Application for license

(a) A person or entity that seeks to apply for an indoor environmental consultant license shall submit the completed application forms at chapter Appendix A, incorporated herein by reference, which shall be signed by an authorized representative of the entity.

(b) The applicant shall submit with the application a nonrefundable application fee of $ 2,000 by certified check or money order made payable to the Treasurer, State of New Jersey.

(c) The applicant shall submit with the application documentation in support of the application pursuant to (d) below using electronic media, such as a compact disk or a flash drive.

1. Licensees shall provide documents that are not susceptible to submission by electronic media due to size or other unwieldiness, such as maps or drawings, in hardcopy with the electronic media submission.

(d) Applicants shall provide documentation demonstrating that the applicant has staff resources to meet, at a minimum, the following education and experience requirements:

1. At least one year of experience in each of the following disciplines:

i. Indoor air quality assessment;

ii. Asbestos assessment;

iii. Lead hazard evaluation and assessment; and

iv. Environmental consulting; and

2. Staff whose experience in the areas listed in (d)1 above is to count toward meeting the experience requirement shall:

i. Hold at least a bachelor's degree; and/or

ii. Be certified or licensed, as applicable to the discipline for which the individual's experience is to count, as a health officer, an industrial hygienist, an engineer or in another profession in a scientific field related to environmental protection or remediation.

(e) Examples of forms of documentation applicants may submit to evidence satisfaction of (d) above include, but are not limited to, training certificates, professional degrees, certifications, transcripts, resumes and evidence of projects on which proposed staff have worked.

(f) Applicants shall provide the name, address and occupation of each person that has an ownership interest of 10 percent or more in the entity that is the proposed licensee and shall notify the Department in writing within 10 days of any change in ownership that affects the accuracy of the disclosure contained in the application.

(g) Applicants shall provide proof of insurance from one or more insurance companies authorized by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance to write policies in New Jersey and holding an "A" rating or better rating from Best, for:

1. A minimum of $ 1,000,000 per occurrence for liability or errors and omissions; and

2. The entire applicable New Jersey Worker's Compensation obligation of the licensee.

(h) The period of insurance coverage required in (g) above shall remain in effect during the entire period in which a licensee holds licensure.

1. Failure of a licensee to maintain the insurance coverage required in (g) above shall be grounds for revocation of license.

2. A licensee shall not practice as an indoor environmental consultant during any lapse in the insurance coverage required in (g) above.

(i) Applicants and successful licensees shall notify the Department of any change that would affect the accuracy of the information provided in support of the application for licensure within two weeks of that change.

(j) The Department shall not accept applications for licensure from persons who were unsuccessful in a previous application for licensure pursuant to this chapter for one year following from the date of the denial of the initial application.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:50-2.1