Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:9-41.37

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
1. a. Any person who has been examined and licensed to practice chiropractic by the examining and licensing board of another state or jurisdiction of the United States having requirements for examination and licensure substantially equivalent to those required under section 8 of P.L.1953, c.233 (C. 45:9-41.5), may, in the discretion of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, be granted, without further examination and upon application and payment of a fee as determined by the board, a temporary travel license to practice chiropractic in this State in order to visit, examine, treat, or advise a specific patient or client, or give a demonstration of a procedure or clinic, provided that the provision of care, consultation, demonstration, clinic, or other services are within the scope of practice of chiropractic as defined in R.S.45:9-14.5.

b. The board shall issue a temporary travel license to a visiting chiropractor who:

(1) is in good standing and possesses an unencumbered license in each state or jurisdiction in which the visiting chiropractor is licensed;

(2) applies for the temporary travel license no less than 60 days prior to a visit in this State;

(3) provides to the board the following information:

(a) the purpose of the visit and whether the visit is for voluntary services or for a fee;

(b) the anticipated duration of the visit;

(c) the chiropractic license numbers in each state or jurisdiction in which the visiting chiropractor is licensed; and

(4) provides to the board an affidavit stating that the visiting chiropractor is in good standing in each state or jurisdiction in which the visiting chiropractor is licensed.

c. Unless otherwise determined by the board on an individual basis, the temporary travel license shall permit a visiting chiropractor to practice chiropractic in this State for no more than 14 days during any calendar year.

d. The board may terminate the temporary travel license of any visiting chiropractor at any time for any of the following reasons:

(1) the visiting chiropractor failed to materially comply with or violated a provision of the laws, rules or regulations governing the practice of chiropractic;

(2) the visiting chiropractor committed an act that would constitute grounds for discipline if committed by a person fully licensed by the board in this State; or

(3) the board receives and validates a complaint indicating that the temporary licensee is unfit to practice chiropractic or has otherwise endangered the health and safety of the general public.

e. If the board terminates the temporary travel license of a visiting chiropractor pursuant to subsection d. of this section, the board shall provide written notification of the termination to the visiting chiropractor detailing the basis for the termination. Upon receiving written notification of the termination, the visiting chiropractor shall immediately cease the practice of chiropractic in this State. The board shall provide a copy of the written notification of the termination to the examining or licensing board of each state or jurisdiction in which the visiting chiropractor is licensed.

L. 2021, c.355.

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