Licensing & Certification Guide

You or any staff providing heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) services must be licensed as an HVACR contractor.

You need to register as a health club in New Jersey if you have a health spa, fitness club, or gym.

You need a Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) registration if you’re a Medical Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathy, Dentist, Optometrist, Podiatrist, Veterinarian, Physician Assistant, Advanced Practice Nurse, or Certified Nurse Midwife, and you or your business dispense, prescribe, or store any CDS.

Use separate forms to register each CDS storage location. Write "branch" at the top.

As a licensed dentist, you must register every location where you practice.

You need a dental license if you own a dental practice or perform dentistry in New Jersey.

If you are a licensed dentist offering specialized services, you need a permit to advertise each specialty.

Get a specialty permit application by emailing the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry at dentistry@dca.njoag.gov.

You need a license to own and/or operate a new or existing free-standing residential health care facility.

When registering a branch office, you will apply for both your Optometry license (OA) and the appropriate therapeutic pharmaceutical agents (TPA) certification — either OM (Oral TPA) or TO (the older TPA certification). Both licenses ensure you are authorized to practice and prescribe as necessary at your branch location.

You must register all x-ray machines on your premises with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Submit the registration form within 30 days of installation.