Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:16B-7

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
7. The board shall:

(1) review the qualifications of applicants for licensure;

(2) adopt a code of ethics;

(3) ensure the proper conduct and standards of examinations;

(4) issue and renew biennial licenses for dietitian nutritionists and nutritionists pursuant to P.L.2019, c.331 (C. 45:16B-1 et al.);

(5) refuse to admit a person to an examination or refuse to issue or suspend, revoke, or fail to renew the license of a dietitian nutritionist or nutritionist pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1978, c.73 (C. 45:1-14 et seq.);

(6) maintain a record of every licensed dietitian nutritionist and licensed nutritionist licensed in this State, their place of business, place of residence, and the date and number of their license, and publish a list of the names and addresses of all licensees annually;

(7) prescribe or change the charges for examinations, licenses, renewals, and other services it performs pursuant to P.L.1974, c.46 (C. 45:1-3.1 et seq.), and set the passing score on any examination it adopts as a licensure examination;

(8) establish rules and regulations with respect to continuing education requirements. The board shall at a minimum accept as valid any continuing education approved by the American Clinical Board of Nutrition, the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists, and the Commission on Dietetic Registration; and

(9) adopt and promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the “Administrative Procedure Act,” P.L.1968, c.410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) necessary to effectuate the purposes of P.L.2019, c.331 (C. 45:16B-1 et al.).

L.2019, c.331, s.7.