New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 34 - BOARD OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY EXAMINERS
Subchapter 7 - PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT
Section 13:34-7.2 - Professional interactions with clients

(a) Prior to commencing services, a licensee shall advise the client or the client's guardian, in terms that the client can understand, of the nature and purpose of the services to be rendered and the limits and obligations associated with such services.

(b) A licensee shall obtain written informed consent from clients before videotaping, audio recording, or permitting third-party observation of professional interactions with clients.

(c) A licensee shall not provide marriage and family therapy services while under the influence of alcohol or any other drug that may impair the delivery of services.

(d) A licensee shall obtain competent professional assistance in order to determine whether to voluntarily suspend, terminate, or limit the scope of the licensee's professional practice or research activities which are foreseeably likely to lead to inadequate performance or harm to the client, colleague, student, or research participant.

(e) When interacting with a research subject, a licensee shall observe research requirements consistent with accepted standards of practice.