Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

45:15BB-11.2 State Board of Social Work Examiners; rules, regulations. 25. The State Board of Social Work 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 prov…

45:15BB-12. Appointment of Executive Director The Executive Director of the board shall be appointed by the director and shall serve at the director's pleasure. The salary of the Executive Director shall be determined by the director within the limits of available funds. The dire…

45:15BB-13. Disclosure of confidential information by social worker A social worker licensed or certified pursuant to the provisions of this act shall not be required to disclose any confidential information that the social worker may have acquired from a client or patient while …

45:15BB-14 Social Work Licensure Compact. 1. The State of New Jersey enacts and enters into the Social Work Licensure Compact with all other jurisdictions that legally join in the compact in the form substantially as follows: ARTICLE I: Purpose and Objectives 1. The purpose of th…

45:15BB-2. Declarations The Legislature declares that the profession of social work profoundly affects the lives of the people of New Jersey. The Legislature further declares that this act is intended to protect the people of New Jersey by setting standards of qualification, educ…

45:15BB-3. Definitions 3. As used in this act: "Board" means the State Board of Social Work Examiners, established in section 10 of this act. "Certified social worker" means a person who holds a current, valid certificate issued pursuant to subsection c. of section 6 or subsectio…

45:15BB-4. Certification or license required 4. a. No person shall engage in the practice of social work as a certified or licensed social worker or present, call or represent himself as a certified or licensed social worker unless certified or licensed under this act. b. No pers…

45:15BB-5. Nonapplicability of act 5. The provisions of this act shall not apply to the following persons: a. A person authorized by the laws of this State to practice medicine and surgery, psychology, marriage counseling, chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy, occupational…

45:15BB-6. Licensing of "licensed clinical social worker," "licensed social worker;" certification of social worker 6. a. The board shall issue a license as a "licensed clinical social worker" to an applicant who has: (1) Received a master's degree in social work from an educatio…

45:15BB-7. Exemptions from examination requirements An applicant may be exempted from the requirement of taking and passing any examination provided for in this act if the applicant satisfies the board that the applicant is licensed or registered under the laws of a state, territ…

45:15BB-8. Substitution of work experience for certain license or certification requirements, grandfathering a. For 180 days after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure under subsection a. of section 6 of this act, any person who engaged in f…

45:15BB-9. Requirements for renewal of license or certificate a. In addition to any other requirements for licensure or certification, at the time of renewal an applicant shall execute and submit a sworn statement made on a form provided by the board that the certification or lic…