{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-8b-85","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:8B-85","heading":"Current practitioners may qualify as a licensed associate drama therapist.","body":"18.\tFor a period of 360 days after the date procedures are established by the board for applying for licensure as an associate drama therapist, any person may qualify as a licensed associate drama therapist, upon application for licensure and payment of the appropriate fee, provided the applicant furnishes satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant has completed a master's degree in drama therapy or a master's degree in a mental health discipline with the additional drama therapy training as required by the North American Drama Therapy Association that is current and that the applicant is in good-standing and has engaged in the practice of drama therapy for at least one year.\nL.2019, c.273, s.18.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"56bfb3d31fd033c466b4744d46b0fb39ce5a2b9711b911d94d2542616a2ad211","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-8b-84","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-8b-86"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}