Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
Committee authority
Published research · ConfirmedThe Professional Counselor Examiners Committee regulates professional counseling as a committee of the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners.
- Applies to
- Use for LAC, LPC research in NJ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Application and practice status
Application, education, examination, background check, fees, temporary authority, endorsement, and supervised versus independent practice.
LAC and LPC roles
Published research · ConfirmedThe LAC is a supervised associate credential, while the LPC is the independent professional counselor credential.
- Applies to
- Use for LAC, LPC research in NJ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Supervision and workforce evidence
Supervisor qualifications, written agreements, settings, hours, reporting, license verification, and hiring or credentialing evidence.
Experience sequence
Published research · ConfirmedThe Committee FAQ directs applicants to obtain the LAC before accruing the supervised experience used for LPC licensure and identifies a 4,500-hour route.
- Applies to
- Use for LAC, LPC research in NJ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Cross-border and practice structure
Telehealth location rules, registration, compact privileges, ownership, entity naming, fee sharing, and multidisciplinary practice.
Compact enacted but not live
Enacted, not operational · QualifiedNew Jersey has joined the Counseling Compact, but the Commission’s state information does not show a live New Jersey privilege pathway.
- Applies to
- Use for LAC, LPC research in NJ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Client-facing operations and records
Disclosure, consent, telehealth, emergencies, advertising, confidentiality, access, retention, minors, subpoenas, closure, fees, billing, and termination.
Committee authority
Published research · ConfirmedThe Professional Counselor Examiners Committee regulates professional counseling as a committee of the State Board of Marriage and Family Therapy Examiners.
- Applies to
- Use for LAC, LPC research in NJ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Maintenance, complaints, and monitoring
Renewal, continuing education, audits, inactive status, reinstatement, complaints, discipline, effective dates, exclusions, and unresolved interpretations.
LAC and LPC roles
Published research · ConfirmedThe LAC is a supervised associate credential, while the LPC is the independent professional counselor credential.
- Applies to
- Use for LAC, LPC research in NJ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11