MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS LAW AND …

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2 Though every effort is made to ensure that the text of courtesy copies is identical to the official version, if any discrepancies exist between the text on this website and the official version, the official version will govern. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY Chapter 34 Page 1 of 89 Last Revision Date: 04/03/2017 NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 13 LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHAPTER 34 BOARD OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS _____ SUBCHAPTERS 10 31 professional COUNSELOR EXAMINERS COMMITTEE MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY Chapter 34 Page 2 of 89 Last Revision Date: 04/03/2017 CHAPTER TABLE OF CONTENTS SUBCHAPTER 10. professional COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: PURPOSE AND SCOPE; DEFINITIONS; SCOPE OF PRACTICE.

3 6 13:34 Purpose and scope .. 6 13:34 6 13:34 Scope of practice; professional counselor and associate counselor .. 9 SUBCHAPTER 11. professional COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: APPLICATION PROCEDURE; DEFINITIONS .. 9 13:34 (Reserved) .. 9 13:34 professional counselor: application and educational requirements .. 9 13:34 professional counselor: experience requirements .. 12 13:34 professional counselor: examination requirements .. 13 13:34 Associate counselor: application and educational requirements .. 13 13:34 Associate counselor: examination requirements .. 15 13:34 Payment of licensing fee; abandonment of application .. 16 13:34 professional counselor: credit towards licensure for education, training, and experience received while serving as a member of the Armed Forces.

4 16 13:34 Associate counselor: credit towards licensure for education, training, and experience received while serving as a member of the Armed Forces .. 17 SUBCHAPTER 12. professional COUNSELORS: LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT .. 19 13:34 Licensure by endorsement .. 19 SUBCHAPTER 13. ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: SUPERVISION .. 20 13:34 Supervisor qualifications; supervisor responsibilities .. 20 13:34 Responsibilities of licensed associate counselors .. 23 13:34 Supervised professional counseling experience acquired prior to application .. 23 13:34 (Reserved) .. 24 SUBCHAPTER 14. professional COUNSELOR SPECIALTY DESIGNATIONS .. 24 13:34 Specialty designations .. 24 13:34 (Reserved) .. 25 SUBCHAPTER 15. professional COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: CONTINUING EDUCATION .. 25 13:34 License renewal and continuing education requirement.

5 25 13:34 Contact hour requirements for licensed professional counselors .. 25 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY Chapter 34 Page 3 of 89 Last Revision Date: 04/03/2017 13:34 (Reserved) .. 26 13:34 Approval of courses or programs .. 26 13:34 Continuing education credits and contact hour calculation .. 28 13:34 Documentation of continuing education credit .. 29 13:34 Waiver of continuing education requirements .. 30 SUBCHAPTER 16. (RESERVED) .. 30 SUBCHAPTER 17. professional COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: FEES .. 30 13:34 Fees .. 30 SUBCHAPTER 18. professional COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY .. 32 13:34 Preparation and maintenance of client records .. 32 13:34 Use of personal or other computer to prepare client records.

6 34 13:34 Access to copy of client record .. 34 13:34 Access by a managed health care plan to information in client record .. 35 13:34 Confidentiality .. 36 13:34 Minors .. 37 13:34 Transfer or disposal of records .. 38 SUBCHAPTER 19. professional COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF A LICENSEE .. 38 13:34 Posting of practice authorization and notification of availability of fee information .. 38 13:34 Notification of change of address or name; service of process; duty to notify .. 39 13:34 Sexual misconduct .. 39 13:34 Real estate 41 13:34 License renewal .. 42 13:34 License reactivation .. 42 13:34 License reinstatement .. 44 SUBCHAPTER 20. REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: PURPOSE AND SCOPE; DEFINITIONS; SCOPE OF PRACTICE .. 46 13:34 Purpose and scope.

7 46 13:34 46 13:34 Scope of practice; rehabilitation counselor .. 49 SUBCHAPTER 21. REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: APPLICATION PROCEDURE; DEFINITIONS . 50 13:34 (Reserved) .. 50 13:34 Rehabilitation counselor: application and educational requirements .. 50 13:34 Rehabilitation counselor: experience requirements .. 52 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY Chapter 34 Page 4 of 89 Last Revision Date: 04/03/2017 13:34 Rehabilitation counselor: examination requirements .. 53 13:34 Payment of licensing fee; abandonment of application .. 53 13:34 Rehabilitation counselor: credit towards licensure for education, training, and experience received while serving as a member of the Armed Forces .. 54 SUBCHAPTER 22. (RESERVED) .. 55 SUBCHAPTER 23. REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: SUPERVISION.

8 55 13:34 Supervisor qualifications; supervisor responsibilities .. 55 13:34 Responsibilities of supervisee .. 58 13:34 Supervised rehabilitation counseling experience acquired prior to application .. 58 13:34 (Reserved) .. 59 SUBCHAPTER 24. REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: CONTINUING EDUCATION .. 59 13:34 License renewal and continuing education requirement .. 59 13:34 Contact hour requirements for licensed rehabilitation counselors .. 59 13:34 Approval of courses or programs .. 60 13:34 Continuing education credits and contact hour calculation .. 62 13:34 Documentation of continuing education credit .. 62 13:34 Waiver of continuing education requirements .. 63 SUBCHAPTER 25. (RESERVED) .. 64 SUBCHAPTER 26. REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: FEES .. 64 13:34 Fees .. 64 SUBCHAPTER 27.

9 REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY .. 65 13:34 Preparation and maintenance of client records .. 65 13:34 Use of personal or other computer to prepare client records .. 67 13:34 Access to copy of client record .. 67 13:34 Access by a managed health care plan to information in client record .. 69 13:34 Confidentiality .. 69 13:34 Minors .. 70 13:34 Transfer or disposal of records .. 71 SUBCHAPTER 28. REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF A 71 13:34 Posting of practice authorization and notification of availability of fee information .. 71 13:34 Notification of change of address or name; service of process; duty to notify .. 72 13:34 Sexual misconduct .. 72 13:34 Real estate 74 13:34 License renewal .. 75 MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY Chapter 34 Page 5 of 89 Last Revision Date: 04/03/2017 13:34 License reactivation.

10 75 13:34 License reinstatement .. 77 SUBCHAPTER 29. professional COUNSELORS, ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS AND REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: ADVERTISING .. 79 13:34 79 13:34 Advertising; general requirements .. 80 13:34 Minimum content .. 80 13:34 Use of professional credentials and certifications .. 80 13:34 Prohibited types or methods of advertising .. 81 13:34 Retention of advertisements .. 82 SUBCHAPTER 30. professional COUNSELORS, ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS AND REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: BUSINESS PRACTICES; professional CONDUCT .. 82 13:34 Financial arrangements with clients .. 82 13:34 Clients served by others .. 83 13:34 Multiple clients .. 83 13:34 Conflicts of interest; dual relationships .. 83 13:34 Termination of services .. 84 13:34 Prohibition on solicitation; unethical referrals and 84 SUBCHAPTER 31.