New Jersey § 45:1-15

§ 45:1-15.

a. Any entity designated in section 2 of P.L.1978, c. 73 ( C.45:1-15 ), or any principal department of the Executive Branch of State government or any

entity within any department or any other entity hereafter created to license or otherwise

regulate a health care profession or occupation shall not issue an initial license,

certification or registration, or renew, reinstate or reactivate a license, certification

or registration unless the entity has first determined that no criminal history record

or record with the National Practitioner Data Bank exists demonstrating that an applicant

for a license, certification, or registration in a health care profession or occupation

has been convicted of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact or lewdness pursuant

to N.J.S.2C:14-2 , N.J.S.2C:14-3 , and N.J.S.2C:14-4 that is of the first, second, third or fourth degree, endangering the welfare of

a child pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of N.J.S.2C:24-4 , attempting to lure or entice a child pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1993, c. 291 ( C.2C:13-6 ), or equivalent offenses in another jurisdiction. b. Nothing in this section shall preclude any entity designated in section 2 of P.L.1978,

c. 73 ( C.45:1-15 ), or any principal department of the Executive Branch of State government or any

entity within any department or any other entity hereafter created to license or otherwise

regulate a health care profession or occupation from considering criminal convictions

for offenses other than those offenses included in subsection a. of this section,

pursuant to section 8 of P.L.1978, c. 73 ( C.45:1-21 ), or from considering other information provided by the National Practitioner Data

Bank or any other source when reviewing the qualifications of an applicant for licensure,

certification, or registration.