N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-11.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

Section 13:42-11.10 - Independent Professional Review Committee; responsibilities of reviewers

(a) IPRC reviewers shall complete the entire review process, that is, Stages II, III (if necessary) and IV (if necessary), within 20 days of their receipt of the review request by the Board. The Board shall interpret the timeframe to be exclusive of days lost as a result of injury or extenuating personal circumstances. The reviewers shall inform the Board or arrange for another to do so when such unforeseen event prevents the timely completion of a review assignment. The Board shall, in that event, attempt to appoint a substitute reviewer to complete the assignment.

(b) A reviewer shall treat all information provided by the treating psychologist as confidential and shall not disclose the information to the third party payor or to any private person.

(c) Upon termination of a reviewer's practice, the reviewer or his or her designee shall transfer all IPRC records to the IPRC office.

(d) A reviewer who believes that the information disclosed in the review raises a substantial possibility that a psychologist has engaged in any act or practice declared unlawful by a statute, regulation or accepted standard of practice of the Board shall make a report to the Board, which may conduct its own inquiry.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:42-11.10