N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44L-3.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:44L-3.4 - Inactive status for provisional and temporary license

(a) A polysomnographic trainee or technician may request the Board to place a provisional or temporary license on inactive status for reasons of hardship, which prevent the individual from acting as a polysomnographic trainee or technician, such as severe illness, disability or military service.

(b) A request for inactive status shall be submitted to the Board in writing and shall set forth in specific detail the reasons for requesting inactive status. The polysomnographic trainee or technician shall provide the Board with supplemental materials that support the request for inactive status.

(c) If the Board determines that the individual will not be able to act as a trainee or technician due to the hardship identified in the written request, the Board shall put the individual's provisional or temporary license on inactive status.

(d) A polysomnographic trainee or technician on inactive status shall not practice or hold him- or herself out as a polysomnographic trainee or technician.

(e) If a provisional or temporary license is placed on inactive status, the period during which the license is inactive shall not count towards the one-year effective period of the license set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:44L-2.1(b) or 2.2(c).

(f) A polysomnographic trainee or technician on inactive status may request a return to active status by submitting a written request to the Board, indicating why he or she is able to recommence acting as a polysomnographic trainee or technician. A written request for return from inactive status shall also include:

1. Proof that the applicant holds current certification in Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) to the level of the Health Care Provider or Professional Rescuer as issued by the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, or another entity determined by the Department of Health to comply with AHA CPR Guidelines;

2. Proof that the applicant will be supervised by a licensed polysomnographic technologist or a licensed physician while acting as a polysomnographic trainee or technician pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:44L-5.2 or 5.3.

(g) If the Board determines that an individual applying for reactivation pursuant to (f) above is able to continue acting as a polysomnographic trainee or technician, the Board shall reactivate the individual's provisional or temporary license.

(h) When a license has been reactivated pursuant to (g) above, the one-year effective period of the license set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:44L-2.1(b) or 2.2(c) shall recommence starting from the point at which it was effective prior to the granting of inactive status. For example, a license that was effective for four months prior to becoming inactive will be effective for an additional eight months after reactivation.

(i) If a provisional or temporary license placed on inactive status is not reactivated pursuant to (g) above, it shall be on inactive status for one year. An inactive polysomnographic trainee or technician who wishes to extend the period of inactive status shall submit a written request for inactive status pursuant to (b) above at least 60 days prior to the end of the period of inactive status.

(j) If an inactive polysomnographic trainee or technician does not renew inactive license status pursuant to (i) above, the license shall lapse after the one-year period of inactive status and the individual will no longer be licensed by the Board.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44L-3.4

Amended by 46 N.J.R. 1477(b), effective 6/16/2014.