New Jersey Statutes 45:9-37.59. Licensing required for occupational therapists
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:9-37.59
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
9. a. No person shall practice occupational therapy, whether or not compensation is received or expected, or represent himself as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, unless the person holds a valid license to practice in this State.
b. Only an individual may be licensed to practice occupational therapy within the State. No firm, partnership, association or corporation may advertise or otherwise offer to provide or convey the impression that it is providing occupational therapy services unless an individual holding a current valid license pursuant to the provisions of this act shall be rendering the occupational therapy services.
L.1993,c.85,s.9.