N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34D-4.5

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

Section 13:34D-4.5 - Documentation of continuing education credit

(a) An art therapist shall retain documentation of the continuing education hours that the art therapist completes in order to verify program attendance or activity completion. Each art therapist shall submit such documentation to the Committee upon its request. The Committee may periodically audit the records of art therapists, on a random basis, to determine compliance with continuing education requirements of this subchapter.

(b) An art therapist shall verify attendance at continuing education courses or programs by a certificate of attendance or by a statement from the course or program instructor. The verification shall include the name of the licensee, the name of the sponsor, the title, location, and date of the course or program, the signature of a program official, and the number of continuing education hours awarded.

(c) An art therapist shall verify continuing education activities by retaining the following:

1. For attendance at programs or courses, a certificate of completion from the provider;

2. For graduate coursework, an official transcript;

3. For teaching, copies of the syllabus, bibliography, course outline, and verification from the academic institution that the course was "new" as defined at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-4.4(b)3;

4. For publications, a copy of the published article, book chapter, monograph, or book;

5. For course or program presentations, copies of the program, syllabus, outlines, and bibliographies;

6. For doctoral dissertations, a letter from committee chairperson accepting the dissertation;

7. For juried art exhibitions, documentation from the organization hosting the art exhibition that includes the artist's name, juror's name(s), and date of exhibition; and

8. For distance learning, a certificate of successful completion from the endorsing professional organization.

(d) An art therapist shall maintain verification documentation for five years following the renewal period for which the Committee has granted the art therapist continuing education credit.

(e) Falsification of any information submitted with the renewal application or failure to meet the continuing education requirements may result in the Committee taking appropriate disciplinary measures, including suspension of license, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:1-21.

(f) The Committee may reject any continuing education contact hours claimed for continuing education credit that are not relevant to the practice of art therapy in the State of New Jersey.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:34D-4.5

Adopted by 51 N.J.R. 1674(a), effective 11/18/2019