N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-3.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:42-3.6 - Responsibilities of applicant for one-year unsupervised and three-year supervised temporary permits

(a) An applicant for a one-year unsupervised or three-year supervised temporary permit shall have on file with the Board an application for licensure together with all supporting material as required by N.J.A.C. 13:42-2.1(a), with the exception of the two year supervised experience requirement.

(b) The applicant shall request, in writing, the issuance of a one-year unsupervised or three-year supervised temporary permit to practice psychology until passing the written examination and completing the jurisprudence online examination and/or for the purpose of meeting the supervised experience requirement.

(c) An applicant for a one-year unsupervised or three-year supervised temporary permit shall not provide psychological services until a permit has been issued by the Board.

(d) A supervised permit holder shall see only those clients assigned to the permit holder by the supervisor.

(e) A supervised permit holder shall not set a professional fee or receive a professional fee from a client. A supervised permit holder may be compensated only through the supervisor or employing entity as provided in N.J.A.C. 13:42-4.6. An unsupervised permit holder may set and receive professional fees.

(f) A one-year unsupervised and three-year supervised permit holder shall limit client contact to no more than 20 client or group contact hours in any one week.

(g) A supervised permit holder shall not engage in unsupervised or independent practice.

(h) A supervised permit holder shall be responsible for the supervisor's compliance with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:42-4.4(a) through (c).

(i) A permit holder shall include his or her permit number on any printed representations of practice.

(j) A permit holder shall not advertise, except a one-year unsupervised permit holder may identify the location of his or her practice solely by name and address. A permit holder may indicate the degree held such as Ph.D., but any use of the words "psychology," "psychologist," or any of its derivatives shall be prohibited for any permit holder prior to licensure.

(k) Prior to commencement of client treatment, a one-year unsupervised permit holder shall obtain a written disclosure form, which shall be signed by the client and retained as part of the client record, acknowledging that the client has been informed that:

1. Services are to be rendered by a permit holder who is not a licensed psychologist; and

2. Third party payors may not necessarily reimburse services rendered by a person not licensed by the Board.

(l) A one-year unsupervised and three-year supervised temporary permit holder shall be prohibited from performing custody/parenting time evaluations and termination of parental rights evaluations.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-3.6

New Rule, R.2000 d.476, effective 12/4/2000.
See: 31 N.J.R. 3218(a), 32 N.J.R. 4260(a).
Amended by R.2010 d.192, effective 9/7/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 3024(a), 42 N.J.R. 2135(a).
In (k), inserted "temporary" and "custody/parenting time" and substituted "and termination of parental rights evaluation" for "in custody cases".
Amended by R.2013 d.011, effective 1/22/2013.
See: 44 N.J.R. 554(a), 45 N.J.R. 130(a).
Added new (c); and recodified former (c) through (k) as (d) through ( l).
Amended by R.2013 d.016, effective 2/4/2013 (operative August 4, 2013).
See: 44 N.J.R. 214(a), 45 N.J.R. 220(a).
In (b), substituted "jurisprudence" for "oral".

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 200(b), effective 2/6/2023