N.J. Admin. Code § 13:30-8.6A - License and registration reactivation

(a) A licensee or registrant who holds an inactive license or registration, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.6(c), or a retired license pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:30-1.5, may apply to the Board for reactivation of the inactive or retired license or inactive registration. A licensee or registrant seeking reactivation of an inactive or retired license or inactive registration shall submit:

1. A renewal application;

2. A certification of employment listing each job held during the period the license or registration was inactive, which includes the name, address, and telephone number of each employer;

3. The renewal fee for the biennial period for which reactivation is sought as set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.1.

i. If the renewal application is sent during the first year of the biennial period, the applicant shall submit the renewal fee as set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.1.

ii. If the renewal application is sent during the second year of the biennial period, the applicant shall submit one-half of the renewal fee as set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-8.1; and

4. Evidence of having completed all continuing education credits that were required to be completed during the biennial period immediately prior to the renewal period for which reactivation is sought, consistent with the requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:30-5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, as applicable.

i. An applicant who holds a valid, current license or registration in good standing issued by another state to engage in the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or dental assisting in orthodontics, as applicable, and submits proof of having satisfied that state's continuing education requirements for that license or registration, shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this paragraph. If the other state does not have any continuing education requirements, the requirements of this paragraph shall apply.

ii. To the extent that specific courses are required to satisfy the continuing education requirement for, or are required to have been satisfied prior to, the biennial period for which reactivation is sought, the Board will allow applicants to take the courses within 12 months following reactivation.

(b) If a Board review of an application establishes a basis for concluding that there may be practice deficiencies in need of remediation prior to reactivation, the Board may require the applicant to submit to, and successfully pass, an examination or an assessment of skills, a refresher course, or other requirements as determined by the Board prior to reactivation of the license or registration. If that examination or assessment identifies deficiencies or educational needs, the Board may require the applicant, as a condition of reactivation of licensure or registration, to take, and successfully complete, any education or training or to submit to any supervision, monitoring, or limitations as the Board determines is necessary to ensure that the applicant practices with reasonable skill and safety. The Board, in its discretion, may restore the license or registration subject to the applicant's completion of the training within a period of time prescribed by the Board following the restoration of the license or registration. In making its determination whether there are practice deficiencies requiring remediation, the Board shall consider the following non-exhaustive factors:

1. Length of time license or registration was inactive;

2. Employment history;

3. Professional history;

4. Disciplinary history and any action taken against the applicant's license or registration by any licensing board;

5. Actions affecting the applicant's privileges taken by any institution, organization, or employer related to the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental assisting, or dental assisting in orthodontics, as applicable, or other professional or occupational practice in New Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other jurisdiction;

6. Pending proceedings against a professional or occupational license or registration issued to the licensee or registrant by a professional board in New Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other jurisdiction; and

7. Civil litigation related to the practice of dentistry, dental hygiene, or dental assisting, as applicable, or other professional or occupational practice in New Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other jurisdiction.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 13:30-8.6A

Adopted by 53 N.J.R. 619(c), effective 4/19/2021