N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024
Section 13:35-3.6 - Bioanalytical laboratory director license, plenary or specialty, granted to physicians
(a) The Board shall grant to any person licensed in this State to practice medicine and surgery a plenary license to direct and supervise a registered bioanalytical laboratory, without examination, provided that:
1. Such person is certified in clinical pathology by a specialty board approved by the A.M.A. or the A.O.A.; or
2. Such person is certified in anatomic pathology or is Board-eligible, and can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board appropriate training, including completion of a residency program in pathology in a laboratory or laboratories acceptable to the Board, and not less than three full years of post graduate general bioanalytical laboratory experience in a laboratory or laboratories acceptable to the Board.
(b) The Board shall grant to any person licensed in the State to practice medicine and surgery, a specialty license in one or more of the following: toxicological chemistry, microbiology (including bacteriology, parasitology, virology and mycology), cytogenetics, biochemical genetics, clinical chemistry (including urinalysis, endocrinology and toxicology), andrology, diagnostic laboratory immunology, embryology, hematology (including flow cytometry), serology and molecular diagnostics, without examination, provided that such person is certified by a national accrediting board in one of the above specialties, which board requires a doctorate degree plus experience, such as the American Board of Pathology, the American Osteopathic Board of Pathology, the American Board of Medical Microbiology, the American Board of Clinical Chemistry, the American Board of Bioanalysis, the American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, the American Board of Molecular Genetics and the American Society of Cytogenetics, or any other national accrediting board recognized by the State Board of Medical Examiners. The specialty license shall authorize the licensee to perform and supervise only those tests which are within the scope of the specific specialty license issued by the Board.
(c) Nothing herein shall be construed to waive registration and fees required by the Bioanalytical Laboratory and Laboratory Directors Licensing Act, as amended (45:9-42.1 et seq.).
(d) It shall be deemed to be professional misconduct for a bioanalytical laboratory director to accept a request for examination of material from the human body unless the request originates from a licensed plenary physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractor or any other health care professional authorized by Board rule, public health officer or agency or local board of health. The reports of the scientific data obtained shall be submitted in writing bearing the original, rubber stamp or electronic signature of a licensed laboratory director and shall be addressed to individuals who originate a request pursuant to this subsection.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-3.6

Amended by R.1987 d.368, effective 9/8/1987.
See: 19 New Jersey Register 1179(a), 19 New Jersey Register 1647(a).
Substantially amended.
Amended by R.1989 d.532, effective 10/16/1989.
See: 21 New Jersey Register 2226(b), 21 New Jersey Register 3307(a).
At (a)2, added requirement of completion of residency program in pathology in a laboratory.
Amended by R.1991 d.565, effective 11/18/1991.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 23(a), 23 New Jersey Register 3520(b).
Added (d).
Amended by R.2005 d.120, effective 4/18/2005.
See: 36 New Jersey Register 4633(a), 37 New Jersey Register 1203(a).
In (a), substituted "anatomic" for "anatomical' preceding "pathology" in 2; rewrote (b); in (c), substituted "and Laboratory Directors" for "Director" preceding "Licensing Act" and added the N.J.S.A. reference.