N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-13.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:35-13.10 - Temporary license; supervision

(a) The Committee shall issue a temporary license to practice perfusion to a graduate perfusionist who:

1. Is at least 18 years of age;

2. Is of good moral character;

3. Has successfully completed a perfusion education program which complies with standards established by the Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education, approved by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), or its successors; or a foreign program that has been approved by an entity with substantially equivalent standards as CAAHEP or the Conjoint Committee under the Canadian Medical Association; or a program with substantially equivalent standards; and

4. Has not yet passed the certification examination required by N.J.A.C. 13:35-13.6(a)3 ii.

(b) An applicant for temporary licensure shall submit to the Committee:

1. A completed application form;

2. A transcript sent directly from the perfusion program;

3. A letter from the medical director of the perfusion program stating that the applicant has successfully completed the perfusion program; and

4. The required fee as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:35-13.17.

(c) A temporary perfusionist license shall expire one year from its date of issuance. A temporarily licensed perfusionist whose license expires may apply for renewal of the temporary license for one additional one-year period.

(d) The temporary license shall be surrendered to the Committee upon expiration or upon the issuance of the initial license.

(e) The temporarily licensed perfusionist shall practice only under the direct supervision of a licensed perfusionist. For purposes of this subsection, "direct supervision" means:

1. Immediate, constant oversight of a temporarily licensed perfusionist by a supervising licensed perfusionist for a minimum of the first 50 cases; and

2. After a minimum of the first 50 cases, the supervising licensed perfusionist shall be immediately available within the operating room suite in order to render any physical assistance to the temporarily licensed perfusionist, if required.

(f) At no time shall a supervising licensed perfusionist supervise more than one temporarily licensed perfusionist.

(g) A supervising licensed perfusionist shall not perform perfusion at the same time as supervising a temporarily licensed perfusionist.

(h) The supervising licensed perfusionist shall be certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion for a minimum of three years and be license by the Committee.

(i) The supervising licensed perfusionist shall be responsible for the care of the patient while under extracorporeal support administered by the temporarily licensed perfusionist.

(j) A temporarily licensed perfusionist shall be supervised at all times. In the event that a supervising licensed perfusionist is no longer available to supervise, the temporarily licensed perfusionist may not practice until a new supervisor is available, who shall assume responsibility for the ongoing supervision of any temporarily licensed perfusionist providing care to the patient.

(k) Notwithstanding (j) above, if an emergency situation arises which potentially threatens the life or well-being of a patient, a temporarily licensed perfusionist may render perfusion services during the unanticipated absence of the supervising licensed perfusionist.

(l) Every effort shall be made by the supervising licensed perfusionist and/or the temporarily licensed perfusionist to obtain direct supervision in any emergent situation as described in (k) above.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-13.10