Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:14B-13. Meetings; chairman, vice-chairman and secretary; seal; quorum; rules and regulations; issuance of permit or license; expenses; subpoenas The board shall, at its first meeting, to be called by the Governor as soon as may be following the appointment of its members, and …

45:14B-14. Application for license; contents Each person desiring to obtain a license as a practicing psychologist shall make application therefor to the board upon such form and in such manner as the board shall prescribe and shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the board that…

45:14B-17 Requirements to practice as licensed psychologist; regulations. 17. Any person applying to the board, after January 1, 1968, may be admitted to an assembled examination if the applicant meets the qualifications set forth in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 14 of…

45:14B-18. Conduct of examinations The board shall conduct assembled examinations at least once a year at a time and place to be designated by it. Assembled examinations shall be written and, if the board deems advisable, oral. In any written examination each applicant shall be d…

45:14B-19. Failure to pass examination; reexamination Any person who shall have failed an examination conducted by the board may not be admitted to a subsequent examination for a period of at least 6 months. L.1966, c. 282, s. 19.

45:14B-2. Definitions As used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise and except as in this act expressly otherwise provided: (a) "Licensed practicing psychologist" means an individual to whom a license has been issued pursuant to the provisions of this act, wh…

45:14B-20. License without examination The board may issue a license by an examination of credentials to any applicant who presents evidence that he (a) is licensed or certified as a psychologist in another State with requirements for said license or certificate such that the boa…

45:14B-23. Renewal; application forms On or before April 15 in each year the secretary of the board shall forward to the holder a form of application for renewal thereof. Upon the receipt of the completed form and the renewal fee on or before June 30 the secretary shall issue a n…

45:14B-25. Reinstatement Application may be made to the board for reinstatement, at any time after the expiration of 1 year from the date of revocation of a license. Such application shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by the reinstatement fee. The board shall not reinst…

45:14B-28 Confidential relations and communications. 28. The confidential relations and communications between and among a licensed practicing psychologist and individuals, couples, families or groups in the course of the practice of psychology are placed on the same basis as tho…

45:14B-29. Disposition of fees, fines, penalties and other moneys All fees, fines, penalties and other moneys derived from the operation of this act shall be paid to the board and by it remitted to the State Treasurer. L.1966, c. 282, s. 29.

45:14B-3. Recognition of educational institutions No educational institution shall be denied recognition as a recognized educational institution solely because its program is not accredited by any professional organization of psychologists and nothing in this act or in the admini…

45:14B-30. Partial invalidity If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without such invalid provision or applic…

45:14B-31. Definitions As used in this act: a. "Administrative information" means a patient's name, age, sex, address, educational status, identifying number, date of onset of difficulty, date of initial consultation, dates and character of sessions (individual or group), and fee…

45:14B-32. Disclosure to third-party payor A patient who is receiving or has received treatment from a licensed, practicing psychologist may be requested to authorize the psychologist to disclose certain confidential information to a third-party payor for the purpose of obtaining…

45:14B-33. Independent review If the third-party payor has reasonable cause to believe that the psychological treatment in question may be neither usual, customary nor reasonable, the third-party payor may request, and compensate reasonably for, an independent review of the psych…

45:14B-34. Review procedure Within 10 days of the receipt of the request for review by a third-party payor, the treating psychologist shall notify the State Board of Psychological Examiners of the request. Pursuant to the provisions of section 14 of this act, the State Board of P…

45:14B-35. Not waiver of privilege The authorization and disclosure of confidential information pursuant to the provisions of section 2 or 4 of this act shall not constitute a waiver of the privilege accorded by section 28 of P.L. 1966, c. 282 (C. 45:14B-28), and the third-party …

45:14B-36 Valid authorization. 6. A valid authorization for the purpose of P.L.1985, c.256 (C.45:14B-30 et seq.) shall: a. Be in writing; b. Specify the nature of the information to be disclosed, the person authorized to disclose the information, to whom the information may be di…

45:14B-37. Authorization restrictions Any authorization executed pursuant to this act shall apply only to the disclosure of information which exists as of the date the authorization is signed and shall not be effective more than one year from that date. L. 1985, c. 256, s. 7.

45:14B-38. Copy to authorizer A copy of the authorization shall be provided to the person authorizing the disclosure. L. 1985, c. 256, s. 8.

45:14B-39. Further disclosure limited Information disclosed pursuant to section 2 of this act shall not be further disclosed by the third-party payor or to any other party or in any legal proceeding without valid authorization, unless disclosure is otherwise required by law or wh…

45:14B-4. Unauthorized practice of medicine and surgery Nothing in this act shall authorize the practice of medicine and surgery by any person not licensed so to do pursuant to chapter 9 of Title 45 of the Revised Statutes. L.1966, c. 282, s. 4.

45:14B-40. For specified purposes only Disclosure of information pursuant to section 2 or 4 of this act is limited to the purposes specified in the authorization. Information disclosed pursuant to section 2 shall not be revealed by a third-party payor to any of its directors, off…

45:14B-41. Written revocation A patient who authorizes disclosure of confidential information under section 2 or 4 of this act may revoke that authorization by providing a written revocation to the recipient named in the authorization and to the psychologist authorized to disclos…

45:14B-42. Violations; penalties Any person who negligently violates the provisions of this act shall be liable in an amount equal to the damages sustained by the patient plus the costs of the action and reasonable attorney's fees. Any person who recklessly or intentionally viola…

45:14B-43. Waiver void Any consent or agreement purporting to waive the provisions of this act shall be against public policy and void. L. 1985, c. 256, s. 13.

45:14B-44. Professional review committee The State Board of Psychological Examiners shall promulgate rules and regulations to establish an independent professional review committee whose members shall serve for a three-year term. Members of the independent professional review com…

45:14B-45. Rules, regulations; report The State Board of Psychological Examiners shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this act, including the establishment of procedural standards for the independent professional review committee and shall seek inp…

45:14B-46. Regulatory authority unaffected Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the legal authority of the State Board of Psychological Examiners to regulate the practice of psychology in the State of New Jersey. L. 1985, c. 256, s. 16.

45:14B-47 Continuing education for certain practicing psychologists. 1. a. The State Board of Psychological Examiners shall require each person licensed as a practicing psychologist, as a condition for biennial license renewal pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1972, c.108 (C.45:1-7), …

45:14B-48 State Board of Psychological Examiners; rules, regulations. 24. The State Board of Psychological Examiners, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the pro…

45:14B-49 "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act". 1. The State of New Jersey enacts and enters into the "Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Act" with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact in the form substantially as follows: I. Purpose. Whereas, stat…

45:14B-5. Use of title or description by unlicensed person Commencing January 1, 1968, no person who is not licensed under this act shall represent himself to be a licensed practicing psychologist, use a title or description, including the term "psychology," any of its derivative…

45:14B-6. Activities of unlicensed practicing psychologist 6. Any individual who is not a licensed practicing psychologist shall not be limited in his activities: (a) As part of his duties as an employee of: (1) an accredited academic institution, a federal, State, county or loca…

45:14B-7 Exceptions not available to certain persons. 7. The exceptions specified in subsections (d), (e) and (f) of section 6 of P.L.1966, c.282 (C.45:14B-6) shall not be available to any person who has been found by a court of this or any other state of the United States to hav…

45:14B-8. Members of other professional groups doing work of psychological nature Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent qualified members of other professional groups such as physicians, osteopaths, optometrists, chiropractors, members of the clergy, authorized practi…

45:14B-9. State board of psychological examiners; number of members There is hereby created, in the Division of Professional Boards of the Department of Law and Public Safety, the State Board of Psychological Examiners, which shall consist of 7 members to be appointed by the Gove…