N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-11.6

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 13:42-11.6 - Independent Professional Review Committee; responsibilities of the Board

(a) The Board shall appoint IPRC members from a pool of volunteer licensed psychologists who are screened and trained by the Board. The Board shall appoint to the IPRC, for a three-year term, licensees who demonstrate that they are:

1. Licensed in New Jersey for the five years immediately preceding appointment;

2. Active practitioners with a current minimum average of 10 hours per week of direct service in the areas of service they are authorized to review; for example, psychotherapy with adults and adolescents; psychotherapy with children; marital/family therapy; testing/assessment; and

3. Respected and known by their professional colleagues for the quality of their clinical work and exemplary professional conduct.

(b) The IPRC Administrator shall, within 10 days of receipt of notification from a licensee or a request by a third party payor for a Stage II review, designate two members of the IPRC to conduct the review and notify the treating psychologist of the assignment of reviewers.

(c) To the extent practicable, reviewers designated for case review shall be knowledgeable in the orientation used by the treating psychologist and the customary practices of that orientation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-11.6