New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 34 - BOARD OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS
Subchapter 27 - REHABILITATION COUNSELORS: CLIENT RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY
Section 13:34-27.7 - Transfer or disposal of records
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:34-27.7
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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