What the official sources support
Applicability and exclusions are shown with each finding. “Qualified” or “conflicting” findings are not simplified into an operational answer.
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