Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) An applicant for licensure as an associate
art therapist shall satisfy the following requirements:
1. The applicant
shall be at least 18 years of age;
2. The applicant shall submit
a completed application for licensure;
3. The applicant shall
submit evidence of good moral character, which shall be an ongoing requirement for licensure;
4. The applicant shall not be engaged in any practice or conduct upon which
the Committee shall have grounds to refuse to issue, suspend, or revoke a license that it issues, pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
45:1-21;
5. The applicant shall
have satisfied the educational requirements set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-2.4. An official transcript
documenting satisfaction of the educational requirements shall be sent to the Committee directly from the
accredited institution and shall indicate the degree awarded, the applicant's field of study, and the
specific courses completed toward the degree;
6. The applicant
shall submit a Certification and Authorization Form for a Criminal History Background Check;
7. A certificate of completion of the online New Jersey Art Therapy
Jurisprudence Orientation taken within six months of the date of application; and
8. The applicant shall submit the application fee set forth at N.J.A.C.
13:34D-1.13.
(b) Upon satisfaction of the requirements
at (a) above, an applicant for licensure shall be authorized by the Committee to take the Art Therapy
Credentials Board Examination administered by the Art Therapy Credentials Board or its successor.
(c) Upon successful passage of the Art Therapy Credentials Board
Examination, and upon submission of the initial licensing fee set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:34D-1.13, an applicant
for licensure shall be granted a license by the Committee.
(d) An
application shall be deemed abandoned and closed if:
1. The application has
not been completed by the applicant within 12 months after it was received by the Committee;
2. The applicant fails to sit for or fails to pass the Art Therapy
Credentials Board Examination within 12 months or any 12-month period thereafter upon written notification of
eligibility to take the examination; or
3. The applicant fails to
submit the licensing fee within six months following the date of notification from the Committee that his or
her application for licensure has been approved.
(e)
An application submitted subsequent to the abandonment of a prior application shall be treated as a new
application and shall comply with the requirements of (a) and (b) above.
