New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 34 - BOARD OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS
Subchapter 18 - PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATE COUNSELORS: CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 13:34-18.7 - Transfer or disposal of records
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:34-18.7
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) If a licensee ceases to engage in practice or it is anticipated that he or she will remain out-of-practice for more than three months, the licensee shall comply with the requirements concerning termination of services set forth at 13:34-30.5(c) and shall:
1. Establish a procedure by
which clients can obtain a copy of the treatment records or acquiesce in the transfer of those records to
another licensee or health care professional who is assuming responsibilities of the practice. However, a
licensee shall not charge a client for a copy of the records, when the records will be used for purposes of
continuing treatment or care;
2. Make reasonable efforts to
directly notify any client treated during the six months preceding the cessation, providing information
concerning the established procedure for retrieval of records; and
3. If a licensee is unable to notify all clients, publish a notice of the
cessation and the established procedure for the retrieval of records in a newspaper of general circulation in
the geographic location of the licensee's practice, at least once each month for the first three months after
the cessation.
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