N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-12.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:42-12.3 - Dual relationships

(a) If a licensee is or has been a treating therapist for any person who is part of the custody/parenting time evaluation and/or termination of parental rights evaluation, the treating therapist shall not assume either the role of an evaluator in the custody/parenting time evaluation and/or termination of parental rights evaluation, or the role of a parenting coordinator and shall advise any party or court of this prohibition.

(b) A licensee who is a treating therapist may report on a patient's mental health status and treatment issues but shall not make any recommendations regarding custody or termination of parental rights.

(c) After the evaluation process is completed, a licensee whose initial involvement with a case has been as an evaluator may agree to function subsequently as a treating therapist or parent coordinator, but shall no longer function as an evaluator in the case.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-12.3