Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
Separate board license
Published research · ConfirmedThe Board regulates marriage and family therapy separately and issues LAMFT and LMFT credentials.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT 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.
Plan before practice
Published research · ConfirmedAn LAMFT must have a written supervision plan approved by the Board before the actual performance of counseling.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT 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.
Supervised experience
Published research · ConfirmedThe LMFT route uses 4,500 total supervised-experience hours, including the Board’s specified marriage and family client-contact, work, and supervision components.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT 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.
No independent associate practice
Published research · ConfirmedAn LAMFT may not practice independently, receive a professional fee directly from a client, or advertise independent practice.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT 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.
Separate board license
Published research · ConfirmedThe Board regulates marriage and family therapy separately and issues LAMFT and LMFT credentials.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT 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.
Plan before practice
Published research · ConfirmedAn LAMFT must have a written supervision plan approved by the Board before the actual performance of counseling.
- Applies to
- Use for LAMFT, LMFT 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