N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-9.4

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

Section 13:42-9.4 - Use of professional credentials and certifications

(a) A licensee shall accurately and objectively represent his or her competence, education, training and experience in all advertisements and professional representations.

(b) Advertisements which include information on professional credentials shall contain the highest academic degrees attained relating to the practice of psychology and shall refer only to degrees obtained from an accredited academic institution or an academic institution acceptable under the rules of the New Jersey State Department of Higher Education.

(c) A licensee may include in an advertisement degrees earned from bona fide accredited educational institutions. A licensee also may include in an advertisement, certifications obtained from bona fide accrediting bodies so long as the name of the accrediting body is identified and the discipline in which the certification was obtained is specified in the advertisement.

(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude any truthful and non-deceptive statement in regard to education or experience in a particular area of psychology.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-9.4

Amended by R.2000 d.476, effective 12/4/2000.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 3218(a), 32 New Jersey Register 4260(a).
In (a), added "in all advertisements and professional representation"; and rewrote (c).