SECTION 86:16-17-2. Complaints

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(a)   Any person may file a complaint against an LMFT or a person practicing marital and family therapy. A person wishing to report a complaint or alleged violation against a licensee or person practicing marital and family therapy may notify the Department in writing, by telephone, or by a personal visit. The Department will determine whether the complaint alleges a possible violation of the Act or this chapter. The Department may present the complaint to the Advisory Board for consultation.
(b)   LMFTs are encouraged to file complaints when they have knowledge of other LMFTs who have violated the LMFT Act or regulations.
(c)   The complaint and the identity of the complainant shall be confidential and shall not be available for public inspection, until such time that the complaint becomes a part of the public record of an administrative hearing.

[Source: Transferred from 310:400-17-2.1 by Laws 2013, c. 229, § 3(F), eff 11-1-13 (see Editor’s Note at beginning of this Chapter)]

                    
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