New Jersey Statutes 45:15BB-4. Certification or license required
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 45:15BB-4
- 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 “social worker,” “licensed clinical social worker,” “licensed social worker,” “certified social worker,” “medical social worker,” “social work technician” or any other title or designation which includes the words “social worker” or “social work,” or any of the abbreviations “SW,” “LCSW,” “LSW,” “CSW,” “SWT” or similar abbreviations, unless certified or licensed under this act, and unless the title or designation corresponds to the certification or license held by the person pursuant to this act.
c. No person shall engage in the independent practice of clinical social work for a fee unless the person is licensed under this act as a licensed clinical social worker.
d. No certified social worker shall practice clinical social work and a licensed social worker may only practice clinical social work under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker.
L.1991,c.134,s.4.