Title 45, Title 45: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

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 th…

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 com…

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 cr…

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, territ…

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 …

45:8B-48. Construction of act. 15. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to: a. The activities and services of qualified members of other professions, including physicians, psychologists, registered nurses, marriage and family therapists, attorneys, social workers or an…

45:8B-49. Confidentiality of communications 16. Any communication between a licensed professional counselor, licensed associate counselor or licensed rehabilitation counselor and the person or persons counseled while performing counseling or rehabilitation counseling shall be con…

45:8B-5 Licensure required for advertising, use of titles. 5. Except as provided in sections 6 and 8 of P.L.1968, c.401 (C.45:8B-6 and 8), a person who is not licensed under this act, shall not advertise the performance of marriage and family therapy services or represent himself…

45:8B-50. Supervision for associate counselor required 17. No licensed associate counselor shall practice without direct supervision by a licensed professional counselor or a supervisor acceptable to the committee. The plan for supervision of the licensed associate counselor shal…

45:8B-51 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Art Therapist Licensing Act." L.2015, c.199, s.1.

45:8B-52 Regulation, control of profession of art therapy. 2. The profession of art therapy in the State of New Jersey is 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 setti…

45:8B-53 Definitions relative to art therapy. 3. As used in this act: "Art therapist" means any person licensed to practice art therapy pursuant to the provisions of this act. "Art therapy" means the integrated use of psychotherapeutic principles with art media and the creative p…

45:8B-54 Art Therapists Advisory Committee. 4. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, under the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, an Art Therapists Advisory Committee. The committee shall consist of…

45:8B-55 Committee members reimbursed, provided with facilities, personnel. 5. Members of the committee shall be reimbursed for expenses and provided with office and meeting facilities and personnel required for the proper conduct of the business of the committee. L.2015, c.199, …

45:8B-56 Organization, officers, meetings. 6. The committee shall organize within 30 days after the appointment of its members and shall annually elect from its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson, and may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the committee. T…

45:8B-57 Powers, duties of committee. 7. The committee shall have the following powers and duties: a. Issue and renew licenses to art therapists pursuant to the provisions of this act; b. Suspend, revoke or fail to renew the license of an art therapist pursuant to the provisions …

45:8B-58 Licensure required. 8. a. No person shall engage in the practice of art therapy unless licensed as a professional art therapist or associate art therapist pursuant to the provisions of this act. b. No person shall use the title "licensed professional art therapist" or "l…

45:8B-59 Construction of act. 9. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to: a. The activities and services of qualified members of other professions, including physicians, psychologists, psychoanalysts, registered nurses, marriage and family therapists, social workers, o…

45:8B-6 Unlicensed persons, certain activities permitted. 6. An individual who is not a licensed practicing marriage and family therapist or a licensed associate marriage and family therapist shall not be limited in his activities: (a) As part of his duties as an employee of: (1)…

45:8B-60 Eligibility for licensure as professional art therapist. 10. To be eligible to be licensed as a professional art therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. Is at least 18 years of age; b. Is of good moral character; c. Holds a master's degree in…

45:8B-61 Eligibility for licensure as associate art therapist. 11. To be eligible to be licensed as an associate art therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. Is at least 18 years of age; b. Is of good moral character; c. Holds a master's degree in art …

45:8B-62 Issuance of license; fee. 12. a. The committee shall issue a license to any applicant who, in the opinion of the committee, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this act. b. All licenses shall be issued for a two-year period upon the payment of the prescribed l…

45:8B-63 Issuance of license to out-of-State applicant. 13. Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application provided by the board, the committee shall issue an art therapy license to any person who holds a valid license issued by another state or po…

45:8B-64 Qualification of existing art therapist. 14. For 360 days after the date procedures are established by the committee for applying for licensure under section 10 of P.L.2015, c.199 (C.45:8B-60), any person may qualify as a licensed professional art therapist, upon applica…

45:8B-65 Continuing education. 15. a. The committee shall require each licensed professional art therapist or licensed associate art therapist, as a condition of biennial license renewal to complete any continuing education requirements imposed by the board pursuant to this secti…

45:8B-66 Confidentiality. 16. Any communication between a licensed professional art therapist or licensed associate art therapist and the person receiving the art therapy, while performing art therapy, shall be confidential and its secrecy preserved. This privilege shall not be s…

45:8B-67 Supervision of art therapy students. 17. Supervision of art therapy students shall be provided by an Art Therapy Certified Supervisor (ATCS) credentialed by the Art Therapy Credentials Board or approved by the committee. No licensed associate art therapist shall practice…

45:8B-68 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Creative Arts Therapies Licensing Act." L.2019, c.273, s.1.

45:8B-69 Regulation of creative arts therapy professions. 2. The creative arts therapy professions 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 …

45:8B-7 Persons not entitled to assert exceptions. 7. The exceptions specified in subsection (c) of section 6 of P.L.1968, c.401 (C.45:8B-6) shall not be available to any person who has been found by a court of this or any State of the United States to have been convicted of, or …

45:8B-70 Definitions relative to creative arts and activities therapy professions. 3. As used in this act: "Board" means the State Board of Creative Arts and Activities Therapies. "Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist" means a person who practices dance movement therapy and i…

45:8B-71 State Board of Creative Arts and Activities Therapies. 4. There is created within the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the State Board of Creative Arts and Activities Therapies. The board shall consist of thirteen members who are r…

45:8B-72 Reimbursement, office, meeting facilities, personnel. 5. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for expenses and provided with office and meeting facilities and personnel required for the proper conduct of the business of the board. L.2019, c.273, s.5.

45:8B-73 Organization of board, meetings, quorum. 6. The board shall organize within 30 days after the appointment of its members and shall annually elect from its members a chairperson and a vice-chairperson, and may appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the board. Th…

45:8B-74 Powers, duties of board. 7. The board shall have the following powers and duties: a. issue and renew licenses to creative arts therapists pursuant to the provisions of this act; b. suspend, revoke or fail to renew the license of a creative arts therapist pursuant to the …

45:8B-75 Licensure required to practice drama, dance/movement therapy. 8. a. No person shall engage in the practice of drama therapy or dance/movement therapy unless licensed as a clinical drama therapist, associate drama therapist, clinical dance/movement therapist, or associate…

45:8B-76 Construction of act. 9. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to: a. the activities and services of qualified members of other professions, including physicians, psychologists, psychoanalysts, registered nurses, marriage and family therapists, social workers, p…

45:8B-77 Eligibility for licensure as clinical drama therapist. 10. To be eligible to be licensed as a clinical drama therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. Is at least 21 years of age; b. Is of good moral character; c. Holds a master's degree in dra…

45:8B-78 Eligibility for licensure as clinical dance/movement therapist. 11. To be eligible to be licensed as a clinical dance/movement therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. Is at least 21 years of age; b. Is of good moral character; c. Holds a mast…

45:8B-79 Eligibility for licensure as associate drama therapist. 12. To be eligible to be licensed as an associate drama therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. Is at least 21 years of age; b. Is of good moral character; c. Holds a master's degree in …

45:8B-8. Construction of act 8. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent a person from doing work of a marriage and family therapy nature, or advertising those services, when acting within the scope of the person's profession or occupation and doing work consistent with …

45:8B-80 Eligibility for licensure as associate dance/movement therapist. 13. To be eligible to be licensed as an associate dance/movement therapist, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements: a. Is at least 21 years of age; b. Is of good moral character; c. Holds a m…

45:8B-81 Issuance of license to applicant by board. 14. a. The board shall issue a license to any applicant who, in the opinion of the board, has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this act. b. All licenses shall be issued for a two-year period upon the payment of the pre…

45:8B-82 Issuance of license for creative arts therapy. 15. Upon payment to the board of a fee and the submission of a written application provided by the board, the board shall issue a license for a creative arts therapy to any person who holds a valid license in a creative arts…

45:8B-83 Current practitioners may qualify as a licensed clinical drama therapist. 16. For a period of 360 days after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure as a clinical drama therapist, any person may qualify as a licensed clinical drama the…

45:8B-84 Current practitioners may qualify for licensure as a clinical dance/movement therapist. 17. For a period of 360 days after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure as a clinical dance/movement therapist, any person may qualify as a lice…