Title 24 — Professions and Occupations

§ 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…

§ 3902. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Advanced practice” means the specialized professional application of social work theory, knowledge, methods, principles, values, and ethics, and the professional use of self to community and organizational systems, meaning system…

§ 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…

§ 3903. License required. (a) It is unlawful for an individual who is not licensed under this chapter to do any of the following: (1) Engage in the practice of social work. (2) Hold the individual out to the public in this State as being qualified to practice social work. (3) Use…

§ 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…

§ 3904. Board of Social Work Examiners — Appointment; composition; qualifications; term of office; suspension or removal; compensation. (a) The Board of Social Work Examiners (“Board”) consists of 7 members who are appointed by the Governor and meet the following qualifications: …

§ 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…

§ 3905. Board of Social Work Examiners — Organization; officers; meetings; quorum. (a) In the same month of each year, the members shall elect, from among their number, a President, Vice-President, and Secretary. Each officer serves for 1 year, and may serve no more than 2 consec…

§ 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…

§ 3906. Board of Social Work Examiners — Powers and duties. (a) The Board may do all of the following: (1) Formulate rules and regulations, with appropriate notice to those affected. Rules and regulations must be promulgated in accordance with the procedures specified in the Admi…

§ 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…

§ 3907. Qualifications of applicants; licensure tiers; report to Attorney General; judicial review. (a) An applicant who is applying for examination and licensure under this chapter shall submit evidence, verified by oath and satisfactory to the Board, that the applicant meets al…

§ 3907A. Applicants educated outside of the United States or its territories. In addition to meeting all other applicable requirements under §§ 3907 and 3909 of this title, an applicant whose application is based on a diploma or degree issued by a social work program outside of t…

§ 3907B. Qualifications of applicant; grandfathering. (a) Grandfathering period. — (1) The Board shall issue a license to an applicant who meets all the applicable requirements under this section and has submitted a completed, signed application and the applicable fee by June 11,…

§ 3907C. Supervision requirements for licensed clinical social worker; grandfathering. (a) (1) Subject to paragraph (a)(2) of this section, an applicant or licensed clinical social worker who has started or completed supervision by a master’s social worker on or before September …

§ 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…

§ 3908. Examination. (a) The Board shall promulgate regulations to designate each of the following: (1) An examination, as described in § 3906(a)(3) of this title, to be administered to applicants. (2) The maximum number of times an applicant may take the national examination des…

§ 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…

§ 3909. Reciprocity. (a) Upon payment of the required fee and submission and acceptance of a written application on forms that the Board provides, the Board shall grant a license to an applicant who has done all of the following: (1) Presented proof of a current, active license i…

§ 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…

§ 3910. Fees. The amount to be charged for each fee imposed under this chapter must approximate and reasonably reflect all costs necessary to defray the Board’s expenses and proportional expenses that the Division incurs in its services on behalf of the Board. A separate fee must…

§ 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…

§ 3911. Issuance of license; renewal; inactive status. (a) The Board shall issue a license to each applicant who meets the applicable qualifications and pays the fee required under this chapter. (b) (1) Each license must be renewed biennially, in such a manner that the Division d…

§ 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…

§ 3912. Continuing education. The Board shall promulgate regulations that require licensees to complete continuing education hours for each biennial licensing period.63 Del. Laws, c. 462, § 2; 65 Del. Laws, c. 282, § 6; 70 Del. Laws, c. 143, § 1; 71 Del. Laws, c. 106, § 5; 81 Del…

§ 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…

§ 3913. Privileged communications. A social worker may not disclose any information acquired from a person consulting the social worker in a professional capacity except: (1) With the written consent of the person or, in the case of death or disability, the written consent of the…

§ 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…

§ 3914. Complaints. (a) The Division shall receive and investigate, in accordance with § 8735 of Title 29, all complaints under this chapter. (b) The Division shall issue a final, written report at the conclusion of its investigation of a complaint under this chapter.63 Del. Laws…

§ 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…

§ 3915. Grounds for discipline; procedure. (a) A licensee or former licensee is subject to disciplinary actions established in § 3916 of this title if, after a hearing, the Board finds that the licensee or former licensee has done any of the following: (1) Employed or knowingly c…

§ 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…

§ 3916. Disciplinary sanctions. (a) The Board may impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that a licensee has violated any condition or committed any violation set forth in § 3915 of this title: (1) Issue a letter of reprimand. (2) [Repealed…

§ 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…

§ 3917. Hearing procedures. (a) If a complaint is filed with the Board under § 8735 of Title 29 alleging violation of § 3915 of this title, the Board shall set a time and place to conduct a hearing on the complaint. The Board shall provide notice of the hearing and conduct the he…

§ 3918. Penalties. (a) It is unlawful for an individual who is not licensed under this chapter to do any of the following: (1) Engage in the practice of social work. (2) Use in connection with that individual’s name or otherwise assume or use any title or description that conveys…

§ 3919. Duty to report conduct that constitutes grounds for discipline or inability to practice. (a) A licensee to whom a license to practice has been issued under this chapter has a duty to report to the Division in writing information that the licensee reasonably believes indic…

§ 3920. Telehealth and telemedicine. (a) Licensed clinical social work may be provided through the use of telemedicine as permitted by regulation, and may include participation in telehealth as further defined in this chapter and by regulation. (b) Notwithstanding any other provi…

§ 3921. Treatment records; discontinuation of a practice; termination of a client relationship; death of a licensed clinical social worker. (a) (1) A licensed clinical social worker licensed under this chapter shall provide notice under this section to all affected clients no les…

§ 3922. Appointment of a custodian of client records. (a) If the Board of Social Work Examiners receives a formal or informal complaint concerning access to client records as a result of a licensed clinical social worker’s physical or mental incapacity, death, or abandonment or i…

§§ 5001-5016. Objectives; regulation of practitioners; transfer of rights, powers and duties of Board of Services; license required; exceptions; composition of Board; qualifications; term; vacancies; removal of members; members as officers of professional associations; employees;…

§ 5401. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Delaware Revised Uniform Athlete Agents Act.”73 Del. Laws, c. 144, § 1; 83 Del. Laws, c. 528, § 1;

§ 5402. Definitions. For purposes of this chapter: (1) “Agency contract” means an agreement in which a student athlete authorizes a person to negotiate or solicit on behalf of the athlete any of the following: a. A professional-sports-services contract. b. An endorsement contract…

§ 5403. Secretary’s authority; procedure. (a) The Administrative Procedures Act, Chapter 101 of Title 29, applies to this chapter. The Secretary may adopt rules and regulations under the Administrative Procedures Act to implement this chapter. (b) By acting as an athlete agent in…

§ 5404. Athlete agent; registration required; void contract. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, an individual may not act as an athlete agent in this State without holding a record of registration under this chapter. (b) Before being granted a rec…

§ 5405. Registration as athlete agent; application; requirements; reciprocal registration. (a) An applicant for registration as an athlete agent shall submit an application for registration to the Secretary in a form prescribed by the Secretary. The applicant must be an individua…

§ 5406. Record of registration; issuance or denial; renewal. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall grant a record of registration to an applicant for registration who complies with § 5405(a) of this title. (b) The Secretary may re…

§ 5407. Suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew registration. (a) The Secretary may limit, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a registration of an individual registered under § 5406(a) of this title for conduct that would have justified refusal to grant a record of registrat…

§ 5408. Registration and renewal fees. An application for registration or renewal of registration as an athlete agent must be accompanied by a fee in an amount set by the Secretary that approximates and reasonably reflects all costs necessary to defray the Secretary’s expenses re…

§ 5409. Required form of agency contract. (a) An agency contract must be in a record signed by the parties. (b) An agency contract must contain all of the following: (1) A statement that the athlete agent is registered as an athlete agent in this State and a list of any other sta…