45:14G-10 - Issuance of license; qualifications, procedure, fee - New Jersey Statutes

45:14G-10  Issuance of license; qualifications, procedure, fee.

10. a. The board shall issue a license as a polysomnographic technologist to any applicant who the board determines to be qualified to perform the duties of a polysomnographic technologist.  In making a determination, the board shall review evidence that the applicant has successfully completed the board's requirements for education; training; and experience, with documented proficiencies, determined using standards established by the board at least commensurate with national Association of Polysomnographic Technologists or American Academy of Sleep Medicine standards; and has successfully completed the certification examination administered by the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists or its successor, or any other examination testing polysomnography approved by the board.  The fee prescribed by the board shall accompany the application.

b.The board shall issue a temporary license as a polysomnographic technician to any applicant who the board determines to be qualified to perform the duties of a polysomnographic technician.  In making a determination, the board shall review evidence that the applicant has successfully completed the board's requirements for education; training; and experience, determined using standards established by the board at least commensurate with national Association of Polysomnographic Technologists or American Academy of Sleep Medicine standards and documentation of successful completion of Association of Polysomnographic Technologists or American Academy of Sleep Medicine technical competencies.  The fee prescribed by the board shall accompany the application.

c.The board shall issue a provisional license as a polysomnographic trainee to any applicant who the board determines to be qualified to perform the duties of a polysomnographic trainee.  In making a determination, the board shall review evidence that the applicant has successfully completed the board's requirements for education; training; and experience, with documented proficiencies, determined using standards established by the board at least commensurate with national Association of Polysomnographic Technologists or American Academy of Sleep Medicine standards; and documentation that the applicant's performance of polysomnography will be directly supervised by a licensed polysomnographic technologist or a licensed physician.  The fee prescribed by the board shall accompany the application.

L.2005,c.244,s.10.