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NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-33 - Short title

45:8B-33. Short title  33. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Practicing Marriage and Family Therapy Act." L.1968, c. 401, s. 33, eff. Jan. 10, 1969; amended 1995,c.366,s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-34 - Short title

45:8B-34. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Professional Counselor Licensing Act."  L.1993,c.340,s.1; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-35 - Determinations

45:8B-35. Determinations  2. The professions of counseling and rehabilitation counseling in the State of New Jersey are determined to affect the public safety and welfare, and to be subject to regulation and control in the public interest in order to protect the public by setting standards of qualification, education, training, and experience for those persons seeking to practice and be licensed as professional counselors, associate counselors and rehabilitation counselors.  L.1993,c.340,s.2; amended 1997, c.155, s.2; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-36 - Definitions relative to counseling

45:8B-36. Definitions relative to counseling  3. As used in this act: "Board" means the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners. "Committee" means the Professional Counselor Examiners Committee. "Counseling" means offering to assist or assisting, for a fee or other compensation, an individual or group through a counseling relationship to develop an understanding of interpersonal and intra personal problems and to plan and act on a course of action to restore optimal functioning to that individual or group but does not mean rehabilitation counseling. "Counseling specialty" means a field of specialization in which counseling takes place and which has been designated as a counseling specialty by the committee. "Licensed associate counselor" means an individual who holds a current, valid license as a licensed associate counselor pursuant to this act and who practices counseling under the direct supervision of a licensed professional counselor or a supervisor acceptable to the committee. "Licensed professional counselor" means an individual who holds a current, valid license as a licensed professional counselor pursuant to this act. "Licensed rehabilitation counselor" means an individual who holds a current, valid license as a licensed rehabilitation counselor pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act. "Rehabilitation counseling" means offering to assist or assisting, for a fee or other compensation, an individual through a rehabilitation counseling relationship to develop an understanding of the personal, social and vocational impact of the person's disabilities and to plan and implement a rehabilitation program, which may include training to help the person become more independent and employable. L.1993,c.340,s.3; amended 1995, c.366, s.18; 1997, c.155, s.3; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-37 - Professional Counselor Examiners Committee

45:8B-37. Professional Counselor Examiners Committee  4. There is established a committee of the board to be known as the Professional Counselor Examiners Committee. The committee shall consist of six residents of this State, four of whom shall be licensed professional counselors engaged primarily in the practice of counseling, one of whom shall be a licensed professional counselor engaged primarily in teaching, training or research in counseling and one of whom shall be a licensed rehabilitation counselor primarily engaged in the practice of rehabilitation counseling.  The members of the committee shall be appointed by the Governor for terms of three years, except that the terms of the first six members of the committee shall be as follows: one member for a term of one year, two members for a term of two years, and three members for a term of three years. A member of the committee shall not be eligible to succeed himself more than once. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided by the original appointment. The Governor may remove any member of the board for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard.  The first appointees shall become licensed as soon as practicable after their appointments.  Members of the committee shall receive no compensation for their services, but may be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incidental to performance of their duties as members of the committee.  The committee shall annually elect from its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson. Regular meetings of the committee shall be held at least once during each quarter of the year and special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairperson or the vice-chairperson in the chairperson's absence. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum and no action shall be taken at a meeting without at least four votes in accord.  L.1993,c.340,s.4; amended 1997, c.155, s.4; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-38 - Powers, duties of committee

45:8B-38. Powers, duties of committee  5. The committee is authorized to: administer examinations required pursuant to this act; review the content and duration of courses of study offered by colleges and universities for degrees in counseling or rehabilitation counseling, and to establish and maintain a register of colleges and universities whose curricula in counseling or rehabilitation counseling are approved by the committee or an accrediting body acceptable to the committee; establish and maintain a list of recognized subjects and courses of study; and establish minimum requirements therefor which shall be acceptable to the board and the committee.  In addition to those records of proceedings and applicants established by the board, the committee shall keep a record of its proceedings and a record of all applicants for licensure, showing for each whether the application is for a license as a licensed professional counselor, licensed rehabilitation counselor, licensed associate counselor or a counseling specialty, the date of application, name, age, education, and other qualifications, place of practice and place of residence, and whether the applicant was rejected or a license or specialty granted, and the date of that action.  L.1993,c.340,s.5; amended 1997, c.155, s.5; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-39 - License required

45:8B-39. License required  6. a. No person shall engage in the practice of counseling as a licensed professional counselor or licensed associate counselor or represent or hold himself out as a licensed professional counselor or licensed associate counselor unless licensed pursuant to this act. No person licensed as a professional counselor or an associate counselor shall engage in the practice of rehabilitation counseling unless licensed as a rehabilitation counselor pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act. b. No person shall engage in the practice of rehabilitation counseling as a licensed rehabilitation counselor or represent or hold himself out as a licensed rehabilitation counselor unless licensed pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act. No person licensed as a rehabilitation counselor shall engage in the practice of professional counseling unless licensed as a professional counselor pursuant to section 7 of P.L.1993, c.340 (C.45:8B-40). L.1993,c.340,s.6; amended 1997, c.155, s.6; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-40 - Requirements, application for licensure as professional counselor

45:8B-40. Requirements, application for licensure as professional counselor  7. Each person applying for licensure as a licensed professional counselor shall make application therefor to the board on the form and in the manner the committee prescribes and the board shall immediately refer each application to the committee for appropriate action. Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the committee that he: a. Is at least 18 years of age; b. Is of good moral character; c. Has completed a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours in a planned educational program, which includes a master's degree or doctorate in counseling from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, of which 45 graduate semester hours are distributed in at least eight of the following areas: (1) Counseling theory and practice; (2) The helping relationship; (3) Human growth and development and maladaptive behavior; (4) Lifestyle and career development; (5) Group dynamics, processes, counseling, and consulting; (6) Appraisal of individuals; (7) Social and cultural foundations; (8) Research and evaluation; (9) The counseling profession; d. Has had at least three years of supervised full-time counseling experience in a professional counseling setting acceptable to the committee, one year of which may be obtained prior to the granting of the master's degree. The committee shall establish criteria for determining the qualifications and status which may constitute supervised counseling experience. An applicant may eliminate one year of the required supervised counseling experience by substituting 30 graduate semester hours beyond the master's degree if those graduate semester hours are clearly related to counseling and are acceptable to the committee. In no case, however, may the applicant have less than one year of supervised professional counseling experience after the granting of the master's degree; and e. Has passed the National Counselor Examination of the National Board for Certified Counselors. L.1993,c.340,s.7; amended 1997, c.155, s.7; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-41 - Requirements, application, for licensure as associate counselor

45:8B-41. Requirements, application, for licensure as associate counselor  8. Each person applying for licensure as a licensed associate counselor shall make application therefor to the board on the form and in the manner the committee prescribes and the board shall immediately refer each application to the committee for appropriate action. Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the committee that he: a. Is at least 18 years of age; b. Is of good moral character; c. Has completed a minimum of 60 graduate semester hours in a planned educational program, which includes a master's degree or doctorate in counseling from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, of which 45 graduate semester hours are distributed in at least eight of the following areas: (1) Counseling theory and practice; (2) The helping relationship; (3) Human growth and development and maladaptive behavior; (4) Lifestyle and career development; (5) Group dynamics, processes, counseling, and consulting; (6) Appraisal of individuals; (7) Social and cultural foundations; (8) Research and evaluation; (9) The counseling profession; and d. Has passed the National Counselor Examination of the National Board for Certified Counselors. L.1993,c.340,s.8; amended 1997, c.155, s.8; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-41.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-41.1 - Requirements, application for licensure as rehabilitation counselor

45:8B-41.1. Requirements, application for licensure as rehabilitation counselor  9. Each person applying for licensure as a rehabilitation counselor shall make application therefor to the board on the form and in the manner the committee prescribes and the board shall immediately refer each application to the committee for appropriate action. Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the committee that he: a. Is at least 18 years of age; b. Is of good moral character; c. Has completed a planned educational program in rehabilitation counseling approved by the committee, which includes a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; d. Has had at least three years of supervised full-time rehabilitation counseling experience in a rehabilitation counseling setting acceptable to the committee, one year of which may be obtained prior to the granting of the master's degree. The committee shall establish criteria for determining the qualifications and status which may constitute supervised rehabilitation counseling experience. An applicant may eliminate one year of the required supervised rehabilitation counseling experience by substituting 30 graduate semester hours beyond the master's degree if those graduate semester hours are clearly related to rehabilitation counseling and are acceptable to the committee. In no case, however, may the applicant have less than one year of supervised rehabilitation counseling experience after the granting of the master's degree; and e. Has passed the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification. L.1997, c.155,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-41.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-41.2 - Professional counselor, rehabilitation counselor, license issuance; alternate requirements

45:8B-41.2. Professional counselor, rehabilitation counselor, license issuance; alternate requirements  10. a. The board shall issue to any individual, upon application during the first 360 days after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, a professional counselor license, if the applicant has either: (1) completed a minimum of 45 graduate semester hours, which includes a master's degree or doctorate from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, in subject matter that is primarily counseling in content; and has documented five years of experience in the practice of professional counseling acceptable to the committee prior to the date of application for licensure. The board shall waive written examination of these applicants; or (2) completed fewer than 45 semester hours, which includes a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, in subject matter that is primarily counseling in content; and has documented five years of experience in the practice of professional counseling acceptable to the committee prior to the date of application for licensure. The board shall require that the applicant provide evidence that he has passed the National Counselor Examination of the National Board for Certified Counselors. b. The board shall issue to any individual, upon application during the first 360 days after the effective date of this amendatory and supplementary act, a rehabilitation counselor license if the applicant has either: (1) completed a minimum of 45 graduate semester hours, which includes a master's degree or doctorate from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, in subject matter that is primarily counseling or rehabilitation counseling in content; and has documented five years of experience in the practice of rehabilitation counseling acceptable to the committee prior to the date of application for licensure. The board shall waive written examination of these applicants; or (2) completed a master's degree of fewer than 45 semester hours or bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in subject matter that is primarily counseling or a related field in content; has documented 10 years of experience, during the last 15 years immediately preceding the enactment date of this amendatory and supplementary act, in the practice of rehabilitation counseling acceptable to the committee; and provides evidence that he has passed the Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Examination by the Commission on Rehabilitation Certification.L.1997,c.155,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-42 - Review by committee of applicants

45:8B-42. Review by committee of applicants  9. The committee shall review the qualifications of each person who applies for licensure. No applicant shall be licensed by the board unless a majority of the full committee first determines that the applicant has met the education and experience requirements and performed satisfactorily on the appropriate examination required pursuant to this act. All applicants who are determined to be qualified and are recommended for licensure by the committee shall be considered for licensure by the board. Licenses shall be issued for a period of two years and may be renewed biennially.  The committee is authorized to make recommendations to the board with the final decisions to be made by the board. The board is authorized to review the actions taken by the committee with respect to the committee's evaluation and examination of applicants for licensure as licensed professional counselors, licensed associate counselors or licensed rehabilitation counselors but the board may reverse, modify or fail to implement any determination by the committee with an affirmative vote of a majority of the board. L.1993,c.340,s.9; amended 1997, c.155, s.11; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-43 - Addition of professional specialty designation to credentials

45:8B-43. Addition of professional specialty designation to credentials  10. A professional specialty designation may be added by the board to the licensed professional counselor's credentials issued by the board upon demonstration to the committee that the applicant has met the recognized minimum standards as established by the National Board of Certified Counselors. A licensed professional counselor shall not claim or advertise a counseling specialty and shall not incorporate the specialty designation into his professional title unless the qualifications of that specialty have been met as determined by the committee and the licensed professional counselor's competence in the specialty as approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors.  L.1993,c.340,s.10; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-44 - Clinical mental health counselor

45:8B-44. Clinical mental health counselor  11. a. The board shall grant to any licensed professional counselor who has satisfied the requirements of this section, the professional specialty designation of clinical mental health counselor. A licensed professional counselor with the designation of clinical mental health counselor shall be authorized to provide counseling services that include, but are not limited to, the preliminary diagnosis of mental and emotional disorders, psychoeducational techniques aimed at the prevention of these disorders, consultations, and clinical research into more effective treatment modalities. b. Each applicant for the designation of clinical mental health counselor shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the committee that the following requirements have been met:  (1) Certification by the Academy of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors, or any successor thereto; passage of a comprehensive qualifying examination prepared by the Academy; evidence satisfactory to the committee that the clinical mental health counselor has satisfied the continuing education requirements of the committee; and, evidence satisfactory to the committee that certification of the clinical mental health counselor has been renewed by the Academy;  (2) 60 credit hours in a mental health field at an accredited institution of higher education; and  (3) Two years of post-master's degree field experience, which includes at least 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience and 100 hours of face-to-face supervision.  L.1993,c.340,s.11; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-45 - Renewal of license, continuing education

45:8B-45. Renewal of license, continuing education  12. Each applicant shall present satisfactory evidence when seeking license renewal that in the period since the license was issued or last renewed any continuing education requirements have been completed as specified by the committee.  L.1993,c.340,s.12; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-45.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-45.1 - Continuing education for certain professional counselors.

45:8B-45.1 Continuing education for certain professional counselors.  11. The Professional Counselor Examiners Committee shall require that the number of credits of continuing education required of each person licensed by the board as a condition of renewal include at least one credit of educational programs or topics concerning prescription opioid drugs, including the risks and signs of opioid abuse, addiction, and diversion.  L.2017, c.341, s.11.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-46 - Granting of license to practitioner licensed, certified out-of-State

45:8B-46. Granting of license to practitioner licensed, certified out-of-State  13. The board may grant a license to practice counseling or rehabilitation counseling to any person who at the time of application is licensed or certified by an agency located in another state, territory or jurisdiction, if in the opinion of the committee the requirements of that licensure or certification are substantially similar to the requirements of this act. L.1993,c.340,s.13; amended 1997, c.155, s.12; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.
NJ Rev Stat § 45:8B-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 45 - Professions and Occupations|Section 45:8B-47 - Fees

45:8B-47. Fees  14. The board may establish, change and collect application fees, renewal fees, examination fees, and any other fees for services required to be performed by the committee or the board pursuant to this act.  L.1993,c.340,s.14; per s.20 of 1993, c.340, act to expire if certain contingency met.