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This bill provides for reciprocity of certain out-of-state EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) certifications and establishes a criminal history record background check process for EMT certification in New Jersey. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing applicants with EMT-Basic certification from other states, territories, or possessions of the United States to be certified by the New Jersey Commissioner of Health if the commissioner determines that the certification standards of the applicant's jurisdiction exceed or are equivalent to New Jersey's standards. 2. Requiring the Department of Health to conduct a criminal history record background check for all EMT candidates before issuing a certification, and for current EMTs to undergo a background check as a condition of recertification. The bill also outlines the specific crimes and offenses that would disqualify an EMT candidate from certification, with provisions for individuals to demonstrate rehabilitation. 3. Authorizing the commissioner to exchange fingerprint data and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New Jersey State Police for the purpose of conducting the required background checks. 4. Allowing the Department of Health to require EMT candidates to bear the costs of the criminal history record background check.

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https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/S461