Chapter 34 - BOARD OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS

  1. Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§ 13:34-1.1 to 13:34-1.12)
  2. Subchapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE; APPLICATION PROCEDURES (§ 13:34-2.1 to 13:34-2.7)
  3. Subchapter 3 - TEMPORARY PERMIT HOLDERS AND QUALIFIED SUPERVISORS (§ 13:34-3.1 to 13:34-3.7)
  4. Subchapter 4 - UNLICENSED PERSONS-PERMISSIBLE ACTIVITIES (§ 13:34-4.1 to 13:34-4.7)
  5. Subchapter 5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION (§ 13:34-5.1 to 13:34-5.7)
  6. Subchapter 6 - GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF A LICENSEE (§ 13:34-6.1 to 13:34-6.8)
  7. Subchapter 6A - TELEMEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH (§ 13:34-6A.1 to 13:34-6A.8)
  8. Subchapter 7 - PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT (§ 13:34-7.1 to 13:34-7.8)
  9. Subchapter 8 - CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY (§ 13:34-8.1 to 13:34-8.3)
  10. Subchapter 9 - ADVERTISING (§ 13:34-9.1 to 13:34-9.8)
  11. Subchapter 9A - CUSTODY/PARENTING TIME EVALUATIONS AND/OR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS EVALUATIONS (§ 13:34-9A.1 to 13:34-9A.7)
  12. Subchapter 10 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: PURPOSE AND SCOPE; DEFINITIONS; SCOPE OF PRACTICE (§ 13:34-10.1 to 13:34-10.3)
  13. Subchapter 11 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: APPLICATION PROCEDURE; DEFINITIONS (§ 13:34-11.1 to 13:34-11.9)
  14. Subchapter 12 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS: LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT (§ 13:34-12.1)
  15. Subchapter 13 - ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: SUPERVISION (§ 13:34-13.1 to 13:34-13.4)
  16. Subchapter 14 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR SPECIALTY DESIGNATIONS (§ 13:34-14.1 to 13:34-14.2)
  17. Subchapter 15 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: CONTINUING EDUCATION (§ 13:34-15.1 to 13:34-15.7)
  18. Subchapter 16 - RESERVED
  19. Subchapter 17 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: FEES (§ 13:34-17.1)
  20. Subchapter 18 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY (§ 13:34-18.1 to 13:34-18.7)
  21. Subchapter 19 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF A LICENSEE (§ 13:34-19.1 to 13:34-19.7)
  22. Subchapter 20 - REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: PURPOSE AND SCOPE; DEFINITIONS; SCOPE OF PRACTICE (§ 13:34-20.1 to 13:34-20.3)
  23. Subchapter 21 - REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: APPLICATION PROCEDURE; DEFINITIONS (§ 13:34-21.1 to 13:34-21.6)
  24. Subchapter 22 - RESERVED
  25. Subchapter 23 - REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: SUPERVISION (§ 13:34-23.1 to 13:34-23.4)
  26. Subchapter 24 - REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: CONTINUING EDUCATION (§ 13:34-24.1 to 13:34-24.6)
  27. Subchapter 25 - RESERVED
  28. Subchapter 26 - REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: FEES (§ 13:34-26.1)
  29. Subchapter 27 - REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY (§ 13:34-27.1 to 13:34-27.7)
  30. Subchapter 28 - REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF A LICENSEE (§ 13:34-28.1 to 13:34-28.7)
  31. Subchapter 29 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS AND REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: ADVERTISING (§ 13:34-29.1 to 13:34-29.6)
  32. Subchapter 30 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS AND REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: BUSINESS PRACTICES; PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (§ 13:34-30.1 to 13:34-30.6)
  33. Subchapter 31 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS: CUSTODY/PARENTING TIME EVALUATIONS AND/OR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS EVALUATIONS (§ 13:34-31.1 to 13:34-31.8)
  34. Subchapter 32 - TELEMEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH (§ 13:34-32.1 to 13:34-32.8)

Notes

CHAPTER SOURCE AND EFFECTIVE DATE:
R.2017 d.061, effective March 3, 2017.
See: 48 N.J.R. 2102(a), 49 N.J.R. 655(a).
CHAPTER HISTORICAL NOTE:
Chapter 34, Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners, was adopted as R.1975 d.100, effective April 15, 1975. See: 7 N.J.R. 236(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 34, Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners, was readopted as R.1988 d.550, effective October 26, 1988. See: 20 N.J.R. 2361(a), 20 N.J.R. 2932(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 34, Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners, was readopted as R.1993 d.599, effective October 22, 1993. See: 25 N.J.R. 3060(a), 25 N.J.R. 5485(a).
Subchapter 4, Qualification for Admission to Examination, was renamed Application Qualifications; Board-Approved Examination by R.1997 d.103, effective March 3, 1997. See: 28 N.J.R. 4165(a), 29 N.J.R. 783(a).
Subchapters 10 through 14, 17 through 23 and 26 through 28 were adopted as new rules by R.1998 d.94, effective February 17, 1998. See: 29 N.J.R. 4644(a), 30 N.J.R. 687(a).
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66(1978), Chapter 34, Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners, was readopted as R.1998 d.544, effective October 22, 1998, and Subchapter 5, General Obligations of a Licensee, Subchapter 6, Advertising, and Subchapter 7, Client Records; Confidentiality, were adopted as new rules by R.1998 d.544, effective November 16, 1998. See: 30 N.J.R. 2987(a), 30 N.J.R. 4058(a).
Chapter 34, Board of Marriage Counselor Examiners, was renamed Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners by administrative change, effective February 16, 1999. See: 31 N.J.R. 547(b).
Subchapter 15, Continuing Education, was adopted as R.2003 d.190, effective May 5, 2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 3682(a), 35 N.J.R. 1932(a).
Subchapter 24, Continuing Education, was adopted as R.2003 d.191, effective May 5, 2003. See: 34 N.J.R. 3686(a), 35 N.J.R. 1934(a).
Subchapter 8, Continuing Education, were adopted as R.2003 d.398, effective October 6, 2003. See: 35 N.J.R. 2831(a), 35 N.J.R. 4722(c).
Chapter 34, Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, was readopted as R.2004 d.158, effective March 22, 2004. As a part of R.2004 d.158, Subchapter 12, Professional Counselors: Licensure Until February 12, 1999 and Subchapter 22, Rehabilitative Counselors: Licensure Until February 12, 1999 were repealed; and Subchapter 29, Professional Counselors, Associate Counselors and Rehabilitation Counselors: Advertising and Subchapter 30, Professional Counselors, Associate Counselors and Rehabilitation Counselors: Business Practices; Professional Conduct, were adopted as new rules, effective April 19, 2004. See: 35 N.J.R. 5228(a), 36 N.J.R. 1943(a).
Subchapter 4, Applicant Qualifications: Board-Approved Examinations, was renamed Requirements for Licensure; Application Procedures by R.2008 d.56, effective March 17, 2008. As a part of R.2008 d.56, Subchapter 5, Temporary Permit Holders and Qualified Supervisors, was adopted as new rules; and former Subchapters 5 through 8 were recodified as Subchapters 6 through 9. See: 39 N.J.R. 840(a), 40 N.J.R. 1674(a).
Chapter 34, Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, was readopted as R.2009 d.301, effective September 10, 2009. As a part of R.2009 d.301, Subchapter 12, Professional Counselors: Licensure By Endorsement, was adopted as new rules, Subchapter 15, Continuing Education, was renamed Professional Counselors and Associate Counselors: Continuing Education; Subchapter 17, Fees, was renamed Professional Counselors and Associate Counselors: Fees; Subchapter 24, Continuing Education, was renamed Rehabilitation Counselors: Continuing Education; and Subchapter 26, Fees, was renamed Rehabilitation Counselors: Fees, effective October 5, 2009. See: 41 N.J.R. 1946(a), 41 N.J.R. 3813(a).
Subchapter 9A, Custody/Parenting Time Evaluations and/or Termination of Parental Rights Evaluations, and Subchapter 31, Professional Counselors: Custody/Parenting Time Evaluations and/or Termination of Parental Rights Evaluations, were adopted as new rules by R.2014 d.053, effective April 7, 2014. See: 45 N.J.R. 435(a), 46 N.J.R. 629(a).
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1b, Chapter 34, Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, was scheduled to expire on September 10, 2016. See: 43 N.J.R. 1203(a).
Chapter 34, Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners, was readopted as R.2017 d.061, effective March 3, 2017. As a part of R.2017 d.061, former Subchapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9 were recodified as Subchapters 7, 4, 2, 3, 9, and 5, respectively, effective April 3, 2017. See: Source and Effective Date. See, also, section annotations.
Subchapter 3, Temporary Permit Holders and Qualified Supervisors, was renamed Supervision by R.2020 d.034, effective March 16, 2020. See: 51 N.J.R. 1337(a), 52 N.J.R. 529(a).
Subchapter 6A, Telemedicine and Telehealth, was adopted as new rules by R.2021 d.076, effective August 2, 2021. See: 52 N.J.R. 1890(a), 53 N.J.R. 1283(a).
Subchapter 32, Telemedicine and Telehealth, was adopted as new rules by R.2021 d.077, effective August 2, 2021. See: 52 N.J.R. 1894(a), 53 N.J.R. 1285(a).

CHAPTER AUTHORITY:

N.J.S.A. 45:8B-13 and 34 et seq.

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