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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.2 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Act" means the Art Therapist Licensing Act, P.L. 2015, c. 199 (N.J.S.A. 45:8B-51et seq.).
"Address of record" means an address designated by a licensee, which is part of the public record and may be disclosed upon request. "Address of record" may be a licensee's home, business, or mailing address, but shall not be a post office box, unless the licensee also provides another address that includes a street, city, state, and zip code.
"Art therapy" means the integrated use of psychotherapeutic principles with art media and the creative process to assist individuals, families, or groups in:
1. Increasing awareness of self and others;
2. Coping with symptoms, stress, and traumatic experiences;
3. Enhancing cognitive abilities; and
4. Identifying and assessing clients' needs in order to implement therapeutic intervention to meet developmental, behavioral, mental, and emotional needs. "Identifying and assessing clients' needs" includes, but is not limited to, diagnosis.
"Board" means the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners.
"Committee" means the Art Therapists Advisory Committee of the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners established as a committee pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:8B-54.
"Licensed associate art therapist" means an individual who holds a current, valid license issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:8B-61 and N.J.A.C. 13:34D-2 and who shall practice art therapy only under the supervision of a qualified supervisor in accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3.
"Licensed professional art therapist" means an individual who holds a current, valid license issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:8B-51et seq., and N.J.A.C. 13:34D-2
"Licensee" means a licensed professional art therapist and a licensed associate art therapist.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.3 - Office location

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The offices of the Committee shall be at 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey 07101. The mailing address of the Committee is PO Box 45055, Newark, New Jersey 07101. The website of the Committee is
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/art/pages/default.aspx
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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.4 - License lists

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A current list of licensed New Jersey art therapists shall be maintained and made available at the Committee's office and on the Committee's website at
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/pages/verification.aspx
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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.5 - Applications

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Application forms and information regarding licensure of practicing art therapy may be obtained from the Art Therapists Advisory Committee, PO Box 45055, 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey 07101 and on the Committee's website at
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/art/pages/default.aspx
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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.6 - Licensee to display notice

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Every licensee shall prominently display in a conspicuous location in his or her office the following notice:
Professional art therapists and associate art therapists are licensed by the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, Art Therapists Advisory Committee, an agency of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. Any member of the consuming public having a complaint concerning the practice conducted by a professional or associate art therapist should notify the Art Therapists Advisory Committee, PO Box 45055, 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey 07101, (
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/art/Pages/default.aspx
)
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/art/Pages/default.aspx
, or the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, PO Box 45027, 124 Halsey Street, Newark, New Jersey 07101, (
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov
)
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/
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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.7 - Hearings to conform to law

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The conduct of all hearings shall conform to the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1et seq., and 52:14F-1 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.8 - Notification of address of record; service of process; notification of disciplinary action

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(a) A licensee shall notify the Committee in writing within 30 days of any change in the address of record and shall specify whether the address is a residence or an employment address.
(b) Service of an administrative complaint or other process initiated by the Board, Committee, the Attorney General, or the Division of Consumer Affairs at the address of record shall be deemed adequate notice for the commencement of any inquiry or disciplinary proceeding.
(c) A licensee shall, within 30 days of receiving a notice of disciplinary action taken against the licensee in another jurisdiction, report to the Committee in writing his or her receipt of such notification and provide a copy of the notification and the underlying documentation of the disciplinary action.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.9 - Notification of change of name

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(a) A licensee whose name has been legally changed shall forward to the Committee by certified mail, return receipt requested, no later than 30 days following the change of name, the following:
1. Legal evidence of such change; and
2. Copies of two forms of identification, one of which shall be a United States government-issued or State government-issued photo identification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.10 - License renewal

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(a) The Committee shall send a notice of renewal to each licensee, at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the license. The notice of renewal shall explain inactive renewal and advise the licensee of the option to renew as inactive. If the notice to renew is not sent 60 days prior to the expiration date, no monetary penalties or fines shall apply to the holder for failure to renew, provided that the license is renewed within 60 days from the date the notice is sent, or within 30 days following the date of license or registration expiration, whichever is later.
(b) A licensee shall renew his or her license for a period of two years from the last expiration date. The licensee shall submit a renewal application to the Committee, along with the renewal fee set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:34D-1.13, prior to the date of license expiration.
(c) A licensee may renew his or her license by choosing inactive status. A licensee electing to renew his or her license as inactive shall not engage in the practice of art therapy, or hold herself or himself out as eligible to engage in the practice of art therapy in New Jersey, until such time as the license is returned to active status.
(d) If a licensee does not renew the license prior to its expiration date, the licensee may renew the license within 30 days of its expiration by submitting a renewal application, a renewal fee, and a late fee as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:34D-1.13. During this 30-day period, the license shall be valid and the licensee shall not be deemed practicing without a license.
(e) A licensee who fails to submit a renewal application within 30 days of license expiration shall have his or her license suspended without a hearing.
(f) A licensee who continues to engage in the practice of art therapy with a suspended license shall be deemed to be engaging in the unauthorized practice of art therapy and shall be subject to action consistent with N.J.S.A. 45:1-14et seq., even if no notice of suspension has been provided to the individual.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.11 - License reactivation

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(a) A licensee who holds an inactive license pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:34D-1.10(c)may apply to the Committee for reactivation of the inactive license. A licensee seeking reactivation of an inactive license shall submit:
1. A renewal application;
2. A certification of employment listing each job held during the period the license, registration, or certification was inactive, which includes the name, address, and telephone number of each employer;
3. The renewal fee for the biennial period for which reactivation is sought, as set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:34D-1.13; and
4. Evidence of having completed all continuing education credits that were required to be completed during the biennial period immediately prior to the renewal period for which reactivation is sought, consistent with the requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-4.1 and 4.2.
i. An applicant who holds a valid, current license in good standing issued by another state to engage in the practice of art therapy and submits proof of having satisfied that state's continuing education requirements for that license, shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of (a)4 above. If the other state does not have any continuing education requirements, the requirements of (a)4 above shall apply.
ii. To the extent that specific courses are required to satisfy the continuing education requirement for, or are required to have been satisfied prior to, the biennial period for which reactivation is sought, the Committee will allow applicants to take the courses within 12 months following reactivation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.12 - License reinstatement

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(a) A licensee who has had his or her license suspended pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:34D-1.10(e)may apply to the Committee for reinstatement. A licensee applying for reinstatement shall submit:
1. A reinstatement application;
2. A certification of employment listing each job held during the period of suspended license, which includes the names, addresses, and telephone number of each employer;
3. The renewal fee for the biennial period for which reinstatement is sought;
4. The past due renewal fee for the biennial period immediately preceding the renewal period for which reinstatement is sought;
5. The reinstatement fee set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:34D-1.13; and
6. Evidence of having completed all continuing education credits that were required to be completed during the biennial period immediately prior to the renewal period for which reinstatement is sought, consistent with the requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:34D-4.1 and 4.2
i. An applicant who holds a valid, current license in good standing issued by another state to engage in the practice of art therapy and submits proof of having satisfied that state's continuing education requirements for that license, shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of (a)6 above. If the other state does not have any continuing education requirements, the requirements of (a)6 above shall apply.
ii. To the extent that specific courses are required to satisfy the continuing education requirement for, or are required to have been satisfied prior to, the biennial period for which reinstatement is sought, the Committee will allow applicants to take the courses within 12 months following reinstatement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:34D-1.13 - License fees and charges

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(a) The Committee shall charge the following fees:
1. Application fee ................................................ $ 75.00
2. Initial license fee:
i. Professional art therapist:
(1) If paid during the first year of a biennial renewal period .... $ 250.00
(2) If paid during the second year of a biennial renewal period .......................................... $ 125.00
ii. Associate art therapist:
(1) If paid during the first year of a biennial renewal period .. $ 180.00
(2) If paid during the second year of a biennial renewal period .......................................... $ 90.00
3. Verification of licensure .......................................... $ 25.00
4. Biennial renewal:
i. Professional art therapist .......................................... $ 250.00
ii. Associate art therapist .......................................... $ 180.00
5. Reinstatement fee .......................................... $ 125.00
6. Late renewal fee .......................................... $ 50.00
7. Replacement wall certificate .......................................... $ 40.00
8. Duplicate license fee .......................................... $ 25.00
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE; APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 13:34D-2.1 - Application procedure: licensed professional art therapist

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(a) An applicant for licensure as a professional art therapist shall satisfy the following requirements:
1. The applicant shall be at least 18 years of age;
2. The applicant shall submit a completed application for licensure;
3. The applicant shall submit evidence of good moral character, which shall be an ongoing requirement for licensure;
4. The applicant shall not be engaged in any practice or conduct upon which the Committee shall have grounds to refuse to issue, suspend, or revoke a license that it issues pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:1-21et seq.;
5. The applicant shall have satisfied the educational requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-2.2. An official transcript documenting satisfaction of the educational requirements shall be sent to the Committee directly from the accredited institution and shall indicate the degree awarded, the applicant's field of study, and the specific courses completed toward the degree;
6. The applicant shall have satisfied the supervised experience requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-2.5. The applicant shall submit documentation of required clinical supervision to the Committee;
7. The applicant shall submit a Certification and Authorization Form for a Criminal History Background Check;
8. A certificate of completion of the online New Jersey Art Therapy Jurisprudence Orientation taken within six months of the date of application; and
9. The applicant shall submit the application fee set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-1.13.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE; APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 13:34D-2.2 - Educational requirements for licensure: professional art therapist

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(a) An applicant for licensure shall hold a master's degree in art therapy, or a closely related field with specialization in art therapy, from either an American Art Therapy Association (AATA)-approved or Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)-accredited art therapy education program, from a regionally accredited educational institution of higher education; or a master's degree or doctoral degree in a field closely related to art therapy without specialization in art therapy and demonstrates to the Committee that he or she has completed course work content and training substantially equivalent to that required for a master's degree in art therapy from a regionally accredited educational institution of higher education.
(b) An applicant for licensure with a master's degree in art therapy or a closely related field with specialization in art therapy, shall complete a minimum of:
1. Sixty graduate credit-hours from either an AATA-approved or CAAHEP-accredited art therapy education program, from a regionally accredited educational institution of higher education; and
2. Four thousand five hundred hours of supervised experience, consistent with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:34D-2.5, of which a minimum of 3,500 hours shall be completed after the award of the master's degree.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE; APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 13:34D-2.3 - Application procedure: licensed associate art therapist

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(a) An applicant for licensure as an associate art therapist shall satisfy the following requirements:
1. The applicant shall be at least 18 years of age;
2. The applicant shall submit a completed application for licensure;
3. The applicant shall submit evidence of good moral character, which shall be an ongoing requirement for licensure;
4. The applicant shall not be engaged in any practice or conduct upon which the Committee shall have grounds to refuse to issue, suspend, or revoke a license that it issues, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:1-21;
5. The applicant shall have satisfied the educational requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-2.4. An official transcript documenting satisfaction of the educational requirements shall be sent to the Committee directly from the accredited institution and shall indicate the degree awarded, the applicant's field of study, and the specific courses completed toward the degree;
6. The applicant shall submit a Certification and Authorization Form for a Criminal History Background Check;
7. A certificate of completion of the online New Jersey Art Therapy Jurisprudence Orientation taken within six months of the date of application; and
8. The applicant shall submit the application fee set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-1.13.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE; APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 13:34D-2.4 - Educational requirements for licensure: associate art therapist

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(a) An applicant for licensure shall hold a master's degree in art therapy, or a closely related field with specialization in art therapy, from either an American Art Therapy Association (AATA)-approved or Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)-accredited art therapy education program, from a regionally accredited educational institution of higher education; or a master's degree or doctoral degree in a closely related field to art therapy without specialization in art therapy and demonstrates to the Committee that she or he has completed course work content and training substantially equivalent to that required for a master's degree in art therapy from a regionally accredited educational institution of higher education.
(b) An applicant for licensure with a master's degree in art therapy or a closely related field with specialization in art therapy, shall complete a minimum of 60 graduate credit-hours in an art therapy program that is AATA-approved or CAAHEP-accredited, from a regionally accredited educational institution of higher education.
(c) An applicant with a doctoral degree in a planned educational program of 90 graduate credit-hours in a field closely related to art therapy without specialization in art therapy, shall complete a minimum of 30 graduate credit-hours in an art therapy program from a regionally accredited educational institution of higher education.
(d) An applicant with a master's degree in a planned educational program of 60 graduate credit-hours in a field closely related to art therapy without specialization in art therapy, shall complete a minimum of 30 graduate credit-hours in an art therapy program from a regionally accredited educational institution of higher education.
(e) An applicant for licensure shall satisfy the following required areas of graduate course work in art therapy from an accredited college or university program from a regionally accredited college or university program:
1. The art therapy profession;
2. Theory and practice of art therapy;
3. Human growth and developmental dynamics in art;
4. Application of art therapy with people in different treatment settings;
5. Art therapy appraisal, diagnosis, and assessment;
6. Ethical and legal issues of art therapy practice;
7. Matters of cultural and social diversity bearing on the practice of art therapy;
8. Standards of good art therapy practice; and
9. Group art therapy.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE; APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 13:34D-2.5 - Experiential requirements for licensure as a professional art therapist

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(a) The following words and terms as used in this section and N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
"Direct supervision" means the ongoing process of supervision by a qualified supervisor who is immediately available to assist the licensed associate art therapist.
"Group supervision" means the ongoing process of supervising between two and six students and/mental health counselors at one time in a group setting by a qualified supervisor.
"Qualified supervisor" means an individual who holds a clinical license to provide mental health counseling services in the state where the services are being provided, and who satisfies the experiential requirements and has one of the approved clinical supervisor credentials set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3.2(a). A "qualified supervisor" shall satisfy all requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3.2.
"Supervised professional art therapy experience" means the rendering of art therapy services while under the direct supervision of a qualified supervisor.
"Supervision" means:
(1) ensuring that the extent, kind, and quality of art therapy performed is consistent with the education, training, and experience of the person being supervised;
(2) reviewing client or patient records, monitoring and evaluating assessment, diagnosis, and treatment decisions of the art therapist trainee;
(3) monitoring and evaluating the ability of the licensed associate art therapist to provide services to the particular clientele at the site or sites where he or she will be practicing;
(4) ensuring compliance with laws, rules, and regulations governing the practice of licensed professional art therapy;
(5) completing that amount of direct observation, or review of audio or videotapes of art therapy, as deemed appropriate by the supervisor; and (6) completing the services, including consulting, teaching, and counseling, conducted by an Art Therapy Certified Supervisor (ATCS) credentialed by the Art Therapy Credentials Board or approved by the Committee, as set forth on the documentation of supervision forms required at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3.2 and available on the Committee's website at
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/art/Pages/default.aspx
.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE; APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 13:34D-2.6 - Licensure by reciprocity

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(a) Upon receipt of a completed application, application fee, consent to a criminal history record background check, and requisite fee for such a check, the Committee shall issue a professional art therapist or associate art therapist, as applicable, license to any person who documents that the person holds a valid, current corresponding license in good standing issued by another state, if:
1. The Committee determines that the state that issued the license had, at the time of issuance, education, training, and examination requirements for licensure substantially equivalent to the current standards of this State;
2. The applicant has been practicing as a licensed professional or associate art therapist, as applicable, or its equivalent in another state, for a period of at least one year within the five years prior to the date of application; and
3. The requirements of (c) below are satisfied.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE; APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 13:34D-2.9 - Licensure for applicants engaged in the practice of art therapy prior to November 13, 2020

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(a) Prior to November 13, 2020, a person may apply for licensure as a professional art therapist without satisfying the education, experiential, and examination requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:34D-2.1, if the applicant has completed:
1. A minimum of 45 graduate credit-hours, which includes a master's degree or doctorate from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, in subject matter that is primarily art therapy in content; and
2. Not less than five years of experience in the practice of art therapy. For purposes of this paragraph, each year of experience in the practice of art therapy shall consist of 1,500 hours.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 3 - SUPERVISION: ASSOCIATE ART THERAPISTS; ART STUDENTS › Section 13:34D-3.1 - Supervision

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(a) Art therapy students shall provide art therapy services only under the supervision of an Art Therapy Certified Supervisor (ATCS) or Registered Art Therapist (ATR) credentialed by the Art Therapy Credentials Board pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) A licensed associate art therapist shall practice art therapy only under the supervision of a qualified supervisor pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 3 - SUPERVISION: ASSOCIATE ART THERAPISTS; ART STUDENTS › Section 13:34D-3.2 - Qualified supervisor: requirements and responsibilities

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(a) Prior to supervising the provision of art therapy services, a qualified supervisor shall be:
1. A licensed professional art therapist or licensed mental health professional who holds the Art Therapy Certified Supervisor (ATCS) credential from the Art Therapy Credentials Board;
2. A licensed professional art therapist or licensed mental health professional who holds the Board Certified Registered Art Therapist (ATR-BC) credential from the Art Therapy Credentials Board and has five years of work experience subsequent to holding a clinical license to provide mental health counseling services;
3. A licensed professional art therapist or licensed mental health professional who holds the Registered Art Therapist (ATR) credential from the Art Therapy Credentials Board, has completed a minimum of three graduate credits in clinical supervision from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, and five years of work experience subsequent to holding a clinical license to provide mental health counseling services; or
4. A licensed mental health professional acting within his or her scope of practice who holds either a master's degree or 30 post-graduate credits in art therapy, and who satisfies the supervisor experiential and/or credentialing requirements of his or her respective professional licensing board.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 3 - SUPERVISION: ASSOCIATE ART THERAPISTS; ART STUDENTS › Section 13:34D-3.3 - Responsibilities of licensed associate art therapists

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(a) The licensed associate art therapist shall maintain documentation of supervised experience for each 52-week period of supervised experience until the licensed associate art therapist is licensed as an art therapist.
(b) A licensed associate art therapist shall not engage in practice under supervision in any area for which the licensed associate art therapist has not had appropriate education and training.
(c) A licensed associate art therapist shall not engage in unsupervised or independent practice.
(d) A licensed associate art therapist shall not receive a professional fee from a client. A licensed associate art therapist may be compensated only through the supervisor or employing entity.
1. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a licensed associate art therapist from receiving from a client, on behalf of the supervisor or employing entity, fees for professional services.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 4 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 13:34D-4.1 - Continuing education requirements for license renewal

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(a) A licensed professional art therapist shall complete 40 contact hours of continuing education for license renewal. The licensed professional art therapist shall confirm on the renewal application that the licensee has completed all continuing education requirements pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:34D-3.1 and 3.2 during the biennial period preceding application for renewal.
(b) An associate art therapist licensed for two or more biennial renewal periods, shall complete 40 contact hours of continuing education for all subsequent renewals of his or her license, consistent with the requirements of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 4 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 13:34D-4.2 - Contact-hour requirements for licensed art therapists

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(a) A licensed art therapist shall complete at least five of the 40 contact hours required at N.J. A.C. 13:34D-4.1 in ethical and legal standards in the art therapy profession, regardless of the number of contact hours accrued during the biennial period. The online New Jersey Jurisprudence Orientation shall not satisfy this continuing education requirement.
(b) A licensee shall complete at least three of the 40 contact hours of continuing education as required at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-4.1in the subject area of social and cultural competence. For the purposes of this subsection, social and cultural competence includes, but is not limited to, an understanding of the cultural context of relationships; issues and trends in a diverse society related to such factors as culture, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation, mental and physical characteristics, education, family values, religious and spiritual values, and socioeconomic status; and unique characteristics of individuals, couples, families, ethnic groups, and communities, including any of the following:
1. Multicultural and pluralistic trends, including characteristics and concerns between, and within, diverse groups nationally and internationally;
2. Attitudes, beliefs, understandings, and acculturative experiences, including specific experiential learning activities;
3. Individual, couple, family, group, and community strategies for working with diverse populations and ethnic groups;
4. Art therapists' roles in social justice, advocacy, and conflict resolution, cultural self-awareness, the nature of biases, prejudices, process of intentional and unintentional oppression and discrimination, and other culturally supported behaviors that are detrimental to the growth of the human spirit, mind, or body;
5. Theories of multicultural counseling, theories of identity development, and multicultural competencies;
6. Ethical and legal considerations relating to issues of diversity; and
7. Applying an understanding of artistic language, symbolism, and metaphoric properties of media and meaning across cultures and within a diverse society.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 4 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 13:34D-4.3 - Approval of courses or programs

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(a) The following are acceptable sources of continuing education, as long as the content areas set forth in (c) or (d) below or are directly related to art therapy:
1. Courses and programs approved by the American Art Therapy Association; the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc.; the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy; the National Association of Social Workers; the American Psychological Association; the National Board for Certified Counselors; the American Counseling Association; the American Psychiatric Association; the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselors Certification; the American Medical Association; the American Nursing Association; the Association for Addiction Professionals; the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors; the National Association for Advancement of Psychoanalysis; the member boards of the International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Inc.; the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; and any State or local affiliated chapter approved by one of these organizations;
2. Teaching or completing graduate coursework at a regionally accredited institution of higher education;
3. Authoring a peer-reviewed article published in a professional journal within the preceding biennial period;
4. Authoring a book chapter, monograph, or book;
5. Presentation of a new course, program, or workshop approved by one of the organizations listed in (a)1 above;
6. Developing and completing courses or programs that provide distance learning opportunities approved by one of the organizations listed in (a)1 above or a regionally accredited institution of higher education;
7. Completing and having accepted a doctoral dissertation from a regionally accredited institution of higher education;
8. Attendance at conferences, programs, lectures, courses, or workshops of one of the organizations listed in (a)1 above; and
9. Exhibition in a juried art show.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 4 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 13:34D-4.5 - Documentation of continuing education credit

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(a) An art therapist shall retain documentation of the continuing education hours that the art therapist completes in order to verify program attendance or activity completion. Each art therapist shall submit such documentation to the Committee upon its request. The Committee may periodically audit the records of art therapists, on a random basis, to determine compliance with continuing education requirements of this subchapter.
(b) An art therapist shall verify attendance at continuing education courses or programs by a certificate of attendance or by a statement from the course or program instructor. The verification shall include the name of the licensee, the name of the sponsor, the title, location, and date of the course or program, the signature of a program official, and the number of continuing education hours awarded.
(c) An art therapist shall verify continuing education activities by retaining the following:
1. For attendance at programs or courses, a certificate of completion from the provider;
2. For graduate coursework, an official transcript;
3. For teaching, copies of the syllabus, bibliography, course outline, and verification from the academic institution that the course was "new" as defined at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-4.4(b)3;
4. For publications, a copy of the published article, book chapter, monograph, or book;
5. For course or program presentations, copies of the program, syllabus, outlines, and bibliographies;
6. For doctoral dissertations, a letter from committee chairperson accepting the dissertation;
7. For juried art exhibitions, documentation from the organization hosting the art exhibition that includes the artist's name, juror's name(s), and date of exhibition; and
8. For distance learning, a certificate of successful completion from the endorsing professional organization.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 4 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 13:34D-4.6 - Waiver of continuing education requirements

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(a) The Committee may waive continuing education requirements on an individual basis for reasons of hardship, such as illness, disability, active service in the military, or other good cause as established by the licensed professional or associate art therapist.
(b) An art therapist who seeks a waiver of the continuing education requirements shall provide to the Committee, in writing, the specific reasons for requesting the waiver and such additional documentation as the Committee may request in support of the waiver.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 5 - CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY › Section 13:34D-5.1 - Preparation and maintenance of client records

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(a) A licensee shall prepare a permanent client record for each client that accurately reflects the client contact with the licensee whether in an office, hospital, agency, or other treatment, evaluation, or consultation setting.
(b) A licensee shall make entries in the client record contemporaneously with the services provided. A licensee may dictate an entry for later transcription, provided the transcription is dated and identified as "preliminary" until the licensee reviews the transcription and finalizes the entry in the client record.
(c) The licensee shall include in the client record, material pertinent to the nature and extent of the professional interaction, which shall include:
1. The client name, address, and telephone number;
2. The client complaint on intake;
3. Medical history recognized as of potential significance;
4. Past and current medications;
5. Significant social history;
6. Findings on appropriate assessment;
7. A diagnostic impression;
8. Contemporaneous and dated progress or session notes, including specific components of treatment, evaluation, or consultation;
9. Dates of all treatment, evaluation, or consultation sessions;
10. The location of treatment, evaluation, or consultation;
11. An evaluation of progress (if applicable);
12. A prognosis;
13. The client identity on each page;
14. Fees charged and paid;
15. The identity of each provider of treatment, evaluation, or consultation (and supervisor, if any);
16. If services are rendered by an associate art therapist, the written disclosure form and release for art work, if applicable, signed by the client; and
17. Information regarding referrals to other professionals.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 5 - CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY › Section 13:34D-5.2 - Use of personal or other computer to prepare client records

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(a) A licensee who prepares a client record maintained solely on a personal or other computer shall use a write-protected program that:
1. Contains an internal permanently activated date and time recordation for all entries;
2. Automatically prepares a back-up copy of the file; and
3. Is designed in such manner that, after the licensee "signs" by means of a confidential personal code (CPC), the entry cannot be changed in any manner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 5 - CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY › Section 13:34D-5.3 - Access to copy of client record

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(a) For purposes of this section, "authorized representative" means, but is not necessarily limited to, a person designated by the client or a court to exercise rights under this section. An authorized representative may be the client's attorney or an agent of a third-party payor with whom the client has a contract, which provides that the third-party be given access to records to assess a claim for monetary damages or reimbursement.
(b) A licensee may require the record request to be in writing. The licensee shall provide a copy of the client record and/or billing records, including reports relating to the client, no later than 30 days from receipt of a request from a client or duly authorized representative. Limitations on this requirement are set forth at (g) below and N.J.A.C. 13:34D-5.5.
(c) Unless otherwise required by law, the licensee may elect to provide a summary of the record, as long as the summary adequately and accurately reflects the client's history and treatment.
(d) A licensee may charge a reasonable fee for the preparation of a summary and reproduction of records, which shall be no greater than an amount reasonably calculated to recoup the costs of transcription or copying.
(e) The licensee's obligation under this section to release information shall include the obligation to complete forms or reports required for third-party reimbursement of client treatment expenses. The licensee may charge reasonable fees for completion of reports other than health insurance claim forms, for which no fee may be charged pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:1-12.
(f) When a request is made for release of already completed reports to enable the client to receive ongoing care by another practitioner, or for use in judicial proceedings, the licensee shall not require prior payment for the professional services to which such reports relate as a condition for making such reports available. A licensee may, however, require advance payment for a report prepared for the licensee's services as an expert witness.
(g) A licensee may withhold information contained in the client record from a client or the client's guardian if, in the reasonable exercise of his or her professional judgment, the licensee believes release of such information would adversely affect the client's health or welfare. That record or the summary, with an accompanying explanation of the reasons for the original refusal, shall nevertheless be provided upon request of and directly to:
1. The client's attorney;
2. Another licensed health care professional; or
3. The client's health insurance carrier.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 5 - CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY › Section 13:34D-5.4 - Access by a managed health care plan to information in client record

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(a) With regard to a client whose treatment cost is covered by a wholly insured health insurance plan or a managed health care plan, a licensee shall make all required information available upon the request of the client or duly authorized representative with the client's consent.
(b) A licensee whose client has explicitly waived the art therapist-client confidentiality privilege established at N.J.S.A. 45:8B-66may release requested information deemed professionally appropriate to a third-party payor whose benefit plan is qualified under the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); that is, the plan of a self-insured employer or an entity providing administrative services to that employer for the purposes of determining entitlement to benefits.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 5 - CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY › Section 13:34D-5.5 - Confidentiality

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(a) A licensee shall preserve the confidentiality of information obtained from a client in the course of performing art therapy services for the client, except in the following circumstances:
1. Disclosure is required by Federal or State law, rule, or regulation;
2. Disclosure is required by the Board, Committee, or the Office of the Attorney General, during the course of an investigation;
3. Disclosure is required by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to an order;
4. The licensee has information that the client presents a clear and present danger to the health or safety of an individual;
5. The licensee is a party defendant to a civil, criminal, or disciplinary action arising from the art therapy services provided, in which case a waiver of the privilege accorded by this section shall be limited to that action; or
6. The client agrees, in writing, to waive the privilege accorded by this section. In circumstances where more than one person in a family is receiving art therapy services, each family member who is at least 18 years of age or older must agree to the waiver. Where required by Federal or State law persons under the age of 18 years of age must agree to the waiver. Absent a waiver of each family member, a licensee shall not disclose any information received from any family member.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 34D - ART THERAPISTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Subchapter 5 - CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY › Section 13:34D-5.6 - Minors

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(a) Unless otherwise ordered by a court, if the client is a minor, a parent or legal guardian will be deemed to be an authorized representative, as defined at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-5.3(a). When the client is more than 14 years of age, but has not yet reached the age of majority, the authorization shall be signed by the client and by the client's parent or legal guardian, except as provided for at N.J.S.A. 9:17A-4.
(b) This section shall not require a licensee to release to a minor's parent or guardian records or information relating to the minor's sexually transmitted disease, termination of pregnancy, substance abuse, treatment considered confidential information in accordance with N.J.S.A. 9:17A-4, or any other information that, in the reasonable exercise of the licensee's professional judgment, may adversely affect the minor's health or welfare.
(c) Unless otherwise ordered by a court, prior to treatment of a minor, the licensee shall obtain the consent of at least one parent or guardian. If one parent consents, a licensee may treat a minor even over the objection of the other parent.
(d) The provisions at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-5.3, 5.4, and 5.5, concerning access to client records, access by a managed health care plan to information in client records, and confidentiality of records, shall apply to minors.