45:11-48. Interim certification 
9. For 180 days following the date procedures are established by the New Jersey Board of Nursing for applying for certification under this section, the board may issue a certification as a nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist to an applicant who fulfills the following requirements: 

  a. Is at least 18 years of age;

 

  b. Is of good moral character;

 

  c. Is a registered professional nurse; and

 

  d. Has been certified as a nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist or advanced practice nurse by a national accrediting organization, which: 

  (1) is approved by the board;

 

  (2) includes pharmacology in its required curriculum; and

 

  (3) requires successful completion of a written examination, including pharmacology, of all persons awarded its certificates. 

  L.1991,c.377,s.9.