Title 24 — Professions and Occupations
55 chapters · 511 sections in this title.
24 Del. C. § 3900D. Adoption.
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§ 3900D. Adoption. (a) The State hereby enters into the Social Work Licensure Compact (“Compact”) as set forth in this chapter. (b) The Social Work Licensure Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions joining therein, in substantially the sam…
24 Del. C. § 3901D. Purpose.
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§ 3901D. Purpose. The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice of regulated social workers by improving public access to competent social work services. The Compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the cu…
24 Del. C. § 3902D. Definitions.
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§ 3902D. Definitions. As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions apply: (1) “Active military member” means any individual with full-time duty status in the active armed forces of the United States including members of the National Guard a…
24 Del. C. § 3903D. State participation in the Compact.
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§ 3903D. State participation in the Compact. (a) To be eligible to participate in the compact, a potential member state must currently meet all of the following criteria: (1) License and regulate the practice of social work at either the clinical, master’s, or bachelor’s category…
24 Del. C. § 3904D. Social worker participation in the Compact.
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§ 3904D. Social worker participation in the Compact. (a) To be eligible for a Multistate License under the terms and provisions of the Compact, an applicant, regardless of category must: (1) Hold or be eligible for an active, unencumbered license in the home state. (2) Pay any ap…
24 Del. C. § 3905D. Issuance of a Multistate License.
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§ 3905D. Issuance of a Multistate License. (a) Upon receipt of an application for Multistate License, the home state licensing authority shall determine the applicant’s eligibility for a Multistate License in accordance with § 3904D of this title. (b) If such applicant is eligibl…
24 Del. C. § 3906D. Authority of Interstate Compact Commission and member state licensing authorities.
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§ 3906D. Authority of Interstate Compact Commission and member state licensing authorities. (a) Nothing in this Compact, nor any rule of the Commission, shall be construed to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a member state to enact and enforce laws, regulation…
24 Del. C. § 3907D. Reissuance of a Multistate License by a new home state.
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§ 3907D. Reissuance of a Multistate License by a new home state. (a) A Licensee can hold a Multistate License, issued by their home state, in only 1 member state at any given time. (b) If a licensee changes their home state by moving between 2 member states: (1) The licensee shal…
24 Del. C. § 3908D. Military families.
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§ 3908D. Military families. An active military member or the military member’s spouse shall designate a home state where the individual has a Multistate License. The individual may retain the individual’s home state designation during the period the service member is on active du…
24 Del. C. § 3909D. Adverse actions.
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§ 3909D. Adverse actions. (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state has the authority, in accordance with existing state due process law, to: (1) Take adverse action against a regulated social worker’s Multistate Authorization to Practice only wit…
24 Del. C. § 3910D. Establishment of Social Work Licensure Compact Commission.
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§ 3910D. Establishment of Social Work Licensure Compact Commission. (a) The Compact member states hereby create and establish a joint government agency whose membership consists of all member states that have enacted the compact known as the Social Work Licensure Compact Commissi…
24 Del. C. § 3911D. Data system.
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§ 3911D. Data system. (a) The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data system. (b) The Commission shall assign each applicant for a Multistate License a unique identifier, as determined by the rules of the Commiss…
24 Del. C. § 3912D. Rulemaking.
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§ 3912D. Rulemaking. (a) The Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently implement and administer the purposes and provisions of the Compact. A rule shall be invalid and have no force or effect only if a court of competent jurisdiction hol…
24 Del. C. § 3913D. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement.
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§ 3913D. Oversight, dispute resolution, and enforcement. (a) Oversight. — (1) The executive and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement the Compact. (2) Except as otherwise p…
24 Del. C. § 3914D. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment.
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§ 3914D. Effective date, withdrawal, and amendment. (a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh member state [April 12, 2024]. (1) On or after April 12, 2024, the Commission shall convene and review the enactm…
24 Del. C. § 3915D. Construction and severability.
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§ 3915D. Construction and severability. (a) This Compact and the Commission’s rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, and the implementation and administration of the Compact. Provisions of the Compact expressly authorizing or requiring…
24 Del. C. § 3916D. Consistent effect and conflict with other state laws.
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§ 3916D. Consistent effect and conflict with other state laws. (a) A licensee providing services in a remote state under a Multistate Authorization to Practice shall adhere to the laws and regulations, including laws, regulations, and applicable standards, of the remote state whe…