N.J. Admin. Code § 13:31-2.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:31-2.7 - Credit towards licensure for education, training, and experience received while serving as a member of the Armed Forces

(a) An applicant who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and who does not meet all of the training, education, and experience requirements for licensure pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:31-2.1 and 2.3 may apply to the Board for recognition of the applicant's training, education, or experience received while serving as a member of the Armed Forces, which the Board shall consider together with any training, education, and experience obtained outside of the Armed Forces, for determining substantial equivalence to the training, education, and experience required for certification.

(b) The Board shall issue a license to the applicant, if the applicant presents evidence to the Board that:

1. The applicant has been honorably discharged from active military service;

2. The relevant training, experience, and education the applicant has received in the military and outside the military is substantially equivalent in scope and character to the training, experience, and education required for licensure pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:31-2.1 and 2.3.

i. An applicant seeking credit for military training and experience shall submit to the Board the applicant's Verification of Military Experience and Training (VMET) Document, DD Form 2586 or a successor form, as amended and supplemented; and

3. The applicant complies with all other requirements for licensure, including successful completion of the Board's licensing examination as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:31-2.2.

(c) It is the applicant's responsibility to provide timely and complete evidence of the education, training, and/or service gained in the military for review and consideration.

(d) If the applicant's military training, education, or experience, or a portion thereof, is not deemed to be substantially equivalent to that required for licensure, the Board shall credit whatever portion of the military training, education, or experience that is substantially equivalent towards meeting the requirements under N.J.A.C. 13:31-2.1 for the issuance of the license.

(e) Satisfactory evidence of such education, training, or service will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:31-2.7

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 2071(a), effective 10/3/2016

Amended and recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:31-2.6 by 54 N.J.R. 1914(b), effective 10/3/2022