N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-4.4

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

Section 13:42-4.4 - Responsibilities of supervisor

(a) A supervisor shall obtain prior Board approval and shall provide the Board with a letter stating that the supervisor has agreed to enter into a supervisory arrangement with the permit holder.

(b) A supervisor shall supervise no more than three permit holders at any one time, except for good cause shown and at the discretion of the Board.

(c) Every six months and at the completion of the supervision, the supervisor shall document the supervised experience on a form provided by the Board. The information to be supplied on the form includes the dates during which the permit holder was under supervision, the nature of the cases assigned, and the proficiency rating earned by the permit holder.

(d) A supervisor shall ensure that the permit holder has, at all times, a current and valid Board permit or other required authorization.

(e) A supervisor shall provide adequate and timely evaluations, as required by the work setting, to employees, permit holders, students and others whose work is being supervised.

(f) Prior to a permit holder's commencement of client treatment, the supervisor 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 this Board, notwithstanding supervision by a licensed psychologist.

(g) A supervisor shall retain full professional responsibility for setting fees, billing clients and collecting fees from clients consistent with the provisions of 13:42-10.10 and 10.11.

(h) A supervisor shall provide professional working conditions, constructive consultation and experience opportunities.

(i) A supervisor shall not condone or knowingly permit an applicant for a three-year supervised temporary permit to provide psychological services prior to the Board issuing a permit to the applicant.

(j) A supervisor shall not condone or knowingly permit the permit holder to practice without supervision or independently.

(k) A supervisor shall not enter into supervisory arrangements involving a potential conflict of interest such as, but not limited to, arrangements with:

1. Family members;

2. Those with whom the supervisor has close personal associations;

3. Those with whom the supervisor has financial relationships (such as creditor-debtor), other than as specifically permitted by 13:42-4.6; or

4. Those with whom the licensee has a therapist/client relationship.

(l) A supervisor shall be responsible for ensuring that a permit holder maintains client records consistent with the requirements of 13:42-8.1.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-4.4

Administrative correction.
See: 41 N.J.R. 3938(b).
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 (i) and ( l); and recodified former (i) and (j) as (j) and (k).