New Jersey MAV Licenses for Trade Names A Through L Expire December 31, 2026

On December 31, 2026, every New Jersey mobility assistance vehicle (MAV) license held under a trade name that starts with A through L expires. Under N.J.A.C. 8:40-2.3(b), Department of Health licenses for those trade names end on December 31 of each even-numbered year. Renewal costs $500 plus $100 for each licensable vehicle and is due on or before that date (8:40-2.5). A renewal submitted 10 or more calendar days late is refused, and you start over as a new provider.

Who has to renew by December 31, 2026

• Trade names A through L. The letter is the first letter of the trade name on your license, which can differ from your company’s legal name. Trade names M through Z expire December 31, 2027.
• Every licensed van. No vehicle license runs past the provider license (8:40-2.3(c)), so your vehicle licenses end by December 31 too.
• Stretcher companies too. BLS ambulance licenses follow the same letter schedule and the same $500 plus $100 per vehicle renewal fee.

Each license shows its expiration date, so check yours before you plan the renewal.

What renewal costs, and what a late one costs

On time, you pay $500 plus $100 per vehicle. After December 31 a $500 late fee is added, and from January 10, 2027 the renewal is refused.

When you submit	What you pay	With five vans
By December 31, 2026	$500 plus $100 per vehicle	$1,000
January 1 to 9, 2027	The renewal fee plus a $500 late fee	$1,500
January 10, 2027 or later	Refused: apply as a new provider at $1,500 plus $100 per vehicle	$2,000

Applying as new means the full application again: ownership disclosure, a criminal history request for each owner of 5 percent or more, your operating procedures manual, insurance certificates, and a review of each owner’s track record (8:40-2.1 and 2.2). Fees are non-refundable.

The late fee does not make a lapse legal. Under 8:40-2.5(f), a company that lets its license expire faces the fines for running without one. Under 8:40-7.4, the Department can order you to stop, post that order on the Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) website, and put out-of-service stickers on your vans. It can also fine you $1,000 for each day you operate without a license, plus $1,000 a day for each unlicensed van used, and refuse to license you later.

OEMS tells providers to pay licensing fees through their Agency and Vehicle Licensing Account, its online licensing portal. The rule text still names one certified bank check or money order made out to “Treasurer, State of New Jersey,” and never a personal check (8:40-2.5(a)). Ask OEMS which way it wants you to pay before you send money.

What to do before December 31

1. Check your license. Confirm the first letter of your trade name and the expiration date.
2. Count your licensable vehicles. The fee is per vehicle. A vehicle license is void once the van is sold, unusable, retired, or out of service six months in a row (8:40-2.3(d)).
3. Update your insurance details. At relicensure, OEMS needs each insurer’s name, the policyholder name with your trade name, policy numbers, expiration dates, and limits (8:40-3.3(b)). The minimums are $500,000 per occurrence of combined bodily injury and property damage coverage for each vehicle and $300,000 of general liability, with the Department as certificate holder. A BLS service also needs $300,000 of malpractice coverage. Other states’ minimums are in the insurance requirements guide.
4. Check your crew’s cards. Renewal depends on full compliance with the chapter (8:40-2.3(c)). Each MAV crew member needs a CPR card plus a PAT or MAV Technician card, and an EMT-Basic is required if the van carries its own oxygen. See New Jersey MAV crew training.
5. Submit and pay well before December 31. Send questions to OEMSAgencyLic@doh.nj.gov, or call OEMS at 609-633-7777, weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Without a current license, you cannot run MAV trips in New Jersey for anyone, including the NJ FamilyCare trips Modivcare assigns. The New Jersey guide covers licensing, vehicle rules, and insurance.