N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44G-10.9

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

Section 13:44G-10.9 - Prohibition on solicitation; unethical referrals and kickbacks

(a) A social worker who provides services to an agency shall not solicit, for his or her private practice, the agency's clients for the same services the agency provides. Nothing in this section prohibits a social worker from offering to the client all appropriate options upon termination of services at the agency, including the continuation of services in private practice.

(b) A social worker shall not refer a client to a service in which the social worker or his or her immediate family has a financial interest, as defined in the Health Care Cost Reduction Act, 45:9-22.4 et seq., including an equity or ownership interest in a practice or in a commercial entity holding itself out as offering a health care service.

(c) A social worker shall not prescribe goods or devices which the social worker sells or leases to the client unless the social worker advises the client of the ownership or other interest in the goods or devices.

(d) A social worker shall not pay, offer to pay or receive any fee or other form of compensation for referral of a client for professional services or for the purchase of goods.

(e) A social worker shall not permit the division of fees for professional services unless the social worker is engaged in a bona fide partnership or professional service corporation or employment relationship.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:44G-10.9