New Jersey § 45:15bb-5

§ 45:15bb-5.

The provisions of this act shall not apply to the following persons: a. A person authorized by the laws of this State to practice medicine and surgery,

psychology, marriage counseling, chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy, occupational

therapy, speech pathology and audiology, nursing or any other profession licensed

by the State, when acting within the scope of the person's profession or occupation

and doing work of a nature consistent with the person's training, if the person does

not hold himself out to the public as possessing a license or certificate issued pursuant

to this act; b. A student enrolled in an educational program accredited, or in candidacy for accreditation,

by the Council on Social Work Education, if the student is practicing as part of a

supervised course of study and is clearly designated by the title “social work intern”; c. A person certified as a school social worker by the State Department of Education, but only when performing services on behalf of a local school district to students for whom

the school district is responsible to provide services ; d. A rabbi, priest, minister, Christian Science practitioner or clergyman of any religious

denomination or sect, when engaging in activities, which are within the scope of the

performance of the person's regular or specialized ministerial duties and for which

no separate charge is made, or when these activities are performed, with or without

charge, for or under the auspices or sponsorship, individually or in conjunction with

others, of an established and legally cognizable church, denomination, or sect, and

when the person rendering services remains accountable to the established authority

thereof; e. A person engaged in the practice of alcohol or drug abuse intervention, prevention,

or treatment if the person does not advertise or use any title, name, or description,

the use of which is restricted by section 4 of this act; 1 f. An employee of the State or a political subdivision thereof which is subject to

the provisions of Title 11A, Civil Service, of the New Jersey Statutes, but only in

the course of this employment; g. An employee of a nonprofit organization with a master's degree in a mental health

discipline other than social work, who performs psychotherapeutic counseling under

the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker or other State-licensed mental

health professional; and h. An employee or volunteer of a nonprofit organization who performs any social work

service other than psychotherapeutic counseling, but only in the course of this employment

or volunteer activity, and if the person does not advertise or use any title or name

the use of which is restricted by section 4 of P.L.1991, c. 134 ( C.45:15BB-4 ). 1

N.J.S.A. § 45:15BB-4.