New Jersey Statutes 45:2D-8. Licensure, certification required for practice
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:2D-8
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. No person shall assume, represent himself as, or use the title or designation “alcoholism counselor,” “alcohol counselor,” “drug counselor,” “alcohol and drug counselor,” “alcoholism and drug counselor,” “licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor,” “certified alcohol and drug counselor,” “substance abuse counselor,” “chemical dependency counselor,” or “chemical dependency supervisor,” or any of the abbreviations for the above titles, unless licensed or certified under this act, and unless the title or designation corresponds to the license or certification held by the person pursuant to this act.
c. No person shall engage in the independent practice of alcohol and drug counseling for a fee unless the person is licensed under this act as a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor or the person is a certified alcohol and drug counselor practicing under the supervision of a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor.
L.1997,c.331,s.8.