New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 34 - BOARD OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS
Subchapter 6A - TELEMEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH
Section 13:34-6A.4 - Licensee-client relationship

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:34-6A.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Prior to providing services through telemedicine or telehealth, a licensee shall establish a licensee-client relationship by:

1. Identifying the client with, at a minimum, the client's name, date of birth, phone number, and address. A licensee may also use a client's assigned identification number, Social Security number, photo, health insurance policy number, or other identifier associated directly with the client; and

2. Disclosing and validating the licensee's identity, license, title, and, if applicable, specialty and board certifications.

(b) Prior to initiating contact with a client for the purpose of providing services to the client using telemedicine or telehealth, a licensee shall:

1. Review the client's medical history and any available medical records that are relevant to the provision of marriage and family services;

2. Determine, as to each unique client encounter, whether he or she will be able to provide the same standard of care using telemedicine or telehealth as would be provided if the services were provided in-person; and

3. Provide the client the opportunity to sign a consent form that authorizes the licensee to release client records of the encounter to the client's primary care licensee or other healthcare provider identified by the client.

(c) Notwithstanding (a) and (b) above, marriage and family therapy services may be provided through telemedicine or telehealth without a proper licensee-client relationship if the provision of marriage and family therapy services is:

1. For informal consultations with another healthcare provider performed by a licensee outside the context of a contractual relationship, or on an irregular or infrequent basis, without the expectation or exchange of direct or indirect compensation;

2. During episodic consultations by a healthcare specialist located in another jurisdiction who provides consultation services, upon request, to a licensee in this State;

3. Related to healthcare assistance provided in response to an emergency or disaster, provided that there is no charge for the medical assistance; or

4. Provided by a substitute licensee acting on behalf and at the designation of an absent licensee in the same specialty on an on-call or cross-coverage basis.

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