Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 897 — State of New Jersey (January 27, 2020)

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The Senate Commerce Committee of the State of New Jersey, in a statement dated January 27, 2020, reports favorably Senate Bill No. 897. The bill requires the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to issue a temporary travel license, without further examination, to a chiropractor licensed in another state or jurisdiction with substantially equivalent requirements. The visiting chiropractor must be in good standing, apply no less than 60 days before the visit and give an affidavit of good standing. Unless the board decides otherwise, the license permits practice in the State for not more than 14 days during any calendar year. The board may terminate the license on stated grounds and must give written notice of the basis.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
897

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: JANUARY
27, 2020

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate
Bill No. 897.

This
bill requires the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners to issue a temporary
travel license to any person who has been examined and licensed to practice
chiropractic by the examining and licensing board of another state or
jurisdiction of the United States having requirements for examination and
licensure substantially equivalent to those required under section 8 of
P.L.1953, c.233 (C.45:9-41.5). The temporary travel license must be issued
without further examination upon application and payment of a license fee, as
determined by the board, and will allow the traveling chiropractor to visit,
examine, treat, or advise a specific patient or client, or give a demonstration
of a procedure or clinic, in this State, provided that the care, consultation,
demonstration, clinic, or other services are within the scope of practice of
chiropractic as defined in R.S.45:9-14.5.

Under
the bill, the board will issue a temporary travel license to a visiting
chiropractor who:

(1) is
in good standing and possesses an unencumbered license in each state or
jurisdiction in which the visiting chiropractor is licensed;

(2) applies
to the board for the temporary travel license no less than 60 days prior to a
visit in this State;

(3) provides
to the board the following information: the purpose of the visit and whether
the visit is for voluntary services or for a fee; the anticipated duration of
the visit; and the chiropractic license numbers in each state or jurisdiction
in which the visiting chiropractor is licensed; and

(4) provides
to the board an affidavit that the visiting chiropractor is in good standing in
each state or jurisdiction in which the visiting chiropractor is licensed.

The
bill also provides that, unless otherwise determined by the board on an
individual basis, the temporary travel license will permit a visiting
chiropractor to practice chiropractic in this State for not more than 14 days
during any calendar year.

The
board may terminate the temporary travel license of any visiting chiropractor
at any time for any of the following reasons:

(1) the
visiting chiropractor failed to materially comply with or violated a provision
of the laws, rules or regulations governing the practice of chiropractic;

(2) the
visiting chiropractor committed an act that would constitute grounds for
discipline if committed by a person fully licensed by the board in this State;
or

(3) the
board receives and validates a complaint indicating that the temporary licensee
is unfit to practice chiropractic or has otherwise endangered the health and
safety of the general public.

Under
the bill, if the board terminates the temporary travel license of a visiting
chiropractor, then the board must provide written notification of the
termination to the visiting chiropractor detailing the basis for the
termination. Upon receiving written notification of the termination, the
visiting chiropractor must immediately cease the practice of chiropractic in
this State. Finally, the bill requires the board to provide a copy of the
written notification of the termination to the examining or licensing board of
each state or jurisdiction in which the visiting chiropractor is licensed.

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