4. All fines levied by any out-of-State board have been paid; and 5. There is no pending or final action by any criminal authority for violation of law or regulation, or any arrest or conviction for any criminal or quasi- criminal offense under the laws of the United States, New Jersey, or any other state, including: criminal homicide; aggravated assault; sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, or lewdness; or any offense involving any controlled dangerous substance or controlled dangerous substance analog. d) For purposes of this section, a “substantially equivalent” examination need not be identical to the current examination requirements of New Jersey, but such examination shall be nationally recognized and of comparable scope and rigor. e) The Board, after the licensee has been given notice and an opportunity to be heard, may revoke any license based on a license issued by another state obtained through fraud, deception, or misrepresentation. f) The Board may grant a license to an applicant seeking reciprocity who does not meet the good standing requirement of (a) above due to a pending action by a licensing board, a pending action by an out-of-State institution, organization, or employer affecting the applicant’s privileges to practice, a pending disciplinary proceeding, or a pending criminal charge or arrest for a crime provided the alleged conduct of the applicant that is the subject of the action, proceeding, charge, or arrest does not demonstrate a serious inability to practice massage and bodywork therapy, adversely affect the public health, safety, or welfare, or result in economic or physical harm to a person, or create a significant threat of such harm. 13:37A-2.2A ABANDONMENT OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE a) An application for a license submitted to the Board will be deemed abandoned if: 1. The individual applying for the license has not submitted to the Board all of the information and documentation required to obtain a license; and 2. Two years have elapsed since the first notice to the applicant was sent by the Board informing him or her that the Board had not received all of the information and documentation required for licensure. b) If an application for licensure is deemed abandoned pursuant to (a) above, the Board shall administratively close the application without notice to the applicant and shall dispose of any information or documentation submitted by the applicant pursuant to the Division of Consumer Affairs’ record retention plan. c) An individual whose application for licensure has been administratively closed by the Board pursuant to (a) above may reapply for licensure pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:37A-2.1. 13:37A-2.3 RENEWAL OF LICENSE a) Licenses shall be renewed biennially on a form provided by the Board. Each applicant shall attest that the continuing education requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:37A-4.1 have been completed during the prior biennial period and that the applicant is currently certified in CPR and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) from courses offered by the American Heart Association or a substantially similar course approved or offered by the American Red Cross, the National Safety Council, Coyne First Aid, Inc., the
in-class demonstration and practice of massage and bodywork modalities); 4. Electives directly related to the practice of massage and bodywork therapy; and 5. At least 100 hours of clinical practice which is supervised by a faculty member who is present on-site while services are being performed and is either a licensed massage and bodywork therapist or is legally authorized to perform massage and bodywork in the state in which the school exists. f) For purposes of (d) above, one credit in a course taken in a college or university shall constitute 15 hours of course study. g) Hours completed during one area of a course of study in massage, bodywork and somatic therapy shall not be counted towards completion of another area of that course. For example, one hour spent performing massage, bodywork and somatic therapy that is completed as part of theory and practice pursuant to (d)3 above shall not be counted towards the 100 hours of clinical practice required by (d)5 above. h) The Board shall issue a license to an applicant who qualifies pursuant to (a) above if the applicant is not disqualified for license pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 45:1-14 et seq. 13:37A-2.2 LICENSURE BY RECIPROCITY a) Upon receipt of a completed application, application fee, consent to a criminal history record background check, and requisite fee for such a check, the Board shall issue a license to any person who holds a valid, current license in good standing issued by another state, if: 1. The Board determines that the state that issued the license has, or had at the time of issuance, education, training, and examination requirements for licensure substantially equivalent to the current Board standards; 2. The applicant has been practicing massage and bodywork therapy for a period of at least three years within the five years prior to the date of application; and 3. The requirements of (b) below are satisfied. b) Prior to the issuance of the license, the Board shall have received: 1. Documentation from any state in which the applicant is, or was ever, licensed or certified that the applicant’s license(s) is in good standing; 2. The results of a criminal history record background check of the files of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of State Police that does not disclose a conviction for a disqualifying crime; and 3. Designation of an agent in New Jersey for service of process if the applicant is not a New Jersey resident or does not have an office in New Jersey. c) For purposes of this section, “good standing” means that: 1. No action has been taken against the applicant’s license by any licensing board; 2. No action adversely affecting the applicant’s privileges to practice massage and bodywork therapy has been taken by any out-of-State institution, organization, or employer; 3. No disciplinary proceeding is pending that could affect the applicant’s privileges to practice massage and bodywork therapy;
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