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State Scope of Practice: The New Jersey Example

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The recently published New Jersey regulations on FEES require that the SLP:

  • be trained in Basic Life Support
  • complete a 12 hour seminar on FEES
  • observe 10 FEES procedures
  • perform 25 FEES procedures under supervision
  • only perform FEES in a healthcare facility licensed by the Department of Health and Senior Services or in the offices of a physician who received training in endoscopic examination. This training could have been obtained during residency and the physician does not need to be an Otolaryngologist or Gastroenterologist
  • only perform FEES when a physician who received training in endoscopic examination is present (does not need to be in the room but in sufficient proximity to respond to any emergency)
  • only perform FEES upon written request of a physician


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