Bill Text: NJ S975 | 2016-2017 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to conduct international criminal history background checks and check employer references for licensees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-12-18 - Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading [S975 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2016-S975-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 975

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

217th LEGISLATURE

INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 4, 2016

 

 

Sponsored by:

Senator  LORETTA WEINBERG

District 37 (Bergen)

Senator  BRIAN P. STACK

District 33 (Hudson)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires State Board of Medical Examiners to conduct international criminal history background checks and check employer references for licensees.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on September 26, 2016, with amendments.

 

An Act concerning licensure by the State Board of Medical Examiners and supplementing Chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    In addition to the requirements of section 2 of P.L.2002, c.104 (C.45:1-29), the State Board of Medical Examiners shall not issue or renew a license to any applicant for licensure unless the board first determines, consistent with section 8 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-21) and any other applicable law or regulation, that no criminal history record information exists on file with the law enforcement authorities of any foreign country in which the applicant has resided, unless the board determines that it cannot obtain reliable criminal history records from the foreign country.  ¹An applicant for licensure shall be required to assume the cost of any foreign country criminal history records check conducted pursuant to this section for that applicant in accordance with procedures determined by the board.¹

 

     2.    When applying for initial licensure by the State Board of Medical Examiners, an applicant shall identify and provide contact information for any employers in the medical or health care fields for whom the applicant has worked in the previous ten years.  The board shall not issue an initial license to an applicant unless the board first contacts all of those employers identified by the applicant that the board is able to contact, and determines, consistent with section 8 of P.L.1978, c.73 (C.45:1-21), R.S.45:9-6, and any other applicable law or regulation, that the applicant is of good moral character and is capable of discharging the functions of a licensee in a manner consistent with the public's health, safety, and welfare.

 

     3.    The State Board of Medical Examiners, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act.

 

     4.    This act shall take effect either on the first day of the thirteenth month next following the date of enactment, or on the first day next following the date on which the State Board of Medical Examiners action in advance thereof as shall be necessary for the creates an online licensure application process, whichever occurs first.