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NJ A3975
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2024
Primary Sponsor
Reginald Atkins
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AI Summary
- Requires peer recovery specialists to be certified by the Director of Consumer Affairs before providing services or representing themselves as specialists
- Certification standards must include passage of a criminal history record background check
- Prohibits certified peer recovery specialists from engaging in conflicting professional relationships, exploiting peer relationships for personal gain, or accepting family members or spouses as clients
- Exempts certain activities from certification requirements, including uncompensated self-help groups (Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous), clergy performing ministerial duties, students in supervised training programs, and other licensed professionals working within their scope of practice
- Takes effect on the first day of the 13th month following enactment
Legislative Description
Establishes oversight and qualifications of peer recovery specialists.
Appropriations
Last Action
Reported as an Assembly Committee Substitute and Referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee
5/13/2024
Committee Referrals
Appropriations5/13/2024
Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations2/27/2024
Full Bill Text
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