Title 20 — Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards

Sec. 20-195m. Definitions. As used in subsection (c) of section 19a-14, section 19a-18, sections 20-195n to 20-195q, inclusive, sections 20-195s to 20-195u, inclusive, and this section: (1) “Licensed clinical social worker” means a person who has been licensed as a clinical socia…

Sec. 20-195n. Licensure requirements. License by endorsement. (a) No person shall practice clinical social work unless such person has obtained a license pursuant to this section. (b) An applicant for licensure as a master social worker shall: (1) (A) Hold a master's degree from …

Sec. 20-195o. Application for and renewal of license. Fees. Licensure without examination. (a) Application for licensure shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that he or she has met t…

Sec. 20-195p. Denial of application. Disciplinary action. Grounds. The commissioner may deny an application of an individual or take any action set forth in section 19a-17 if the license holder fails to conform to the accepted standards of the social work profession, including, b…

Sec. 20-195q. Use of title. Certain activities not prohibited. (a) No person shall (1) use the title “licensed master social worker” or any initials associated with such title, or (2) advertise services under the description of a licensed master social worker, as defined in secti…

Sec. 20-195r. Use of title by certain persons employed by the state in the classified service prior to October 1, 1996. Nothing in sections 20-195 to 20-195q, inclusive, shall prevent any person employed by the state prior to October 1, 1996, with a title in the social work serie…

Sec. 20-195s. Scope of practice. (a) An individual licensed as a master social worker pursuant to section 20-195n may: (1) Practice clinical social work under professional supervision; and (2) offer a mental health diagnosis provided such diagnosis is offered in consultation with…

Sec. 20-195t. Issuance of temporary permit to practice as a master social worker. The department may issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensure as a master social worker who holds a master's degree from a social work educational program, as described in section 20-195…

Sec. 20-195u. Continuing education requirements: Record-keeping; exemptions; waivers; reinstatement of void licenses. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each clinical social worker, licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and each master social worker …

Sec. 20-195v. Implementation of licensure requirements relating to master social workers by the Department of Public Health. The Department of Public Health shall only be required to implement the provisions of this chapter as relate to the licensure of master social workers, if …

Sec. 20-195w. Social Work Licensure Compact. The Social Work Licensure Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into by the state of Connecticut with any and all jurisdictions legally joining therein in accordance with its terms. The compact is substantially as follows: SOC…

Sec. 20-195x. Criminal history records check. The Commissioner of Public Health shall require each person applying for licensure as a social worker to submit to a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history records check pursuant to section 29-17a. For the purposes of t…

Secs. 20-195y and 20-195z. Reserved for future use.