Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

148E.125 DOCUMENTATION OF SUPERVISION. § Subdivision 1.Supervision plan. (a) A social worker must submit, on a form provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.120. (b) The supervision plan must be subm…

148E.126 PROVISIONAL LICENSE; DOCUMENTATION OF SUPERVISION. § Subdivision 1.Supervision plan. (a) An applicant granted a provisional license must submit, on a form provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements in section 148E.116. (b) The supe…

148E.130 CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSEES. § Subdivision 1.Total clock hours required. (a) A licensee must complete 40 hours of continuing education for each two-year renewal term. At the time of license renewal, a licensee must provide evidence satisfactory to the…

148E.145 CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS. § Subdivision 1.Board approval. (a) For the board to approve a continuing education provider, the provider must: (1) submit a completed application form that the board has provided; (2) agree to comply with the requirements of this section…

148E.175 FEES. The fees specified in section 148E.180 are nonrefundable and must be deposited in the state government special revenue fund. History: 2007 c 123 s 98,138

148E.180 FEE AMOUNTS. § Subdivision 1.Application fees. (a) Nonrefundable application fees for licensure may not exceed the following amounts but may be adjusted lower by board action: (1) for a licensed social worker, $75; (2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $75; (3) for …

148E.185 PURPOSE OF COMPLIANCE LAWS. The purpose of sections 148E.185 to 148E.290 is to protect the public by ensuring that all persons licensed as social workers meet minimum standards of practice. The board shall promptly and fairly investigate and resolve all complaints allegi…

148E.190 GROUNDS FOR ACTION. § Subdivision 1.Scope. The grounds for action in subdivisions 2 to 4 and the standards of practice requirements in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 apply to all licensees and applicants. § Subd. 2.Violations. The board has grounds to take action accordin…

148E.195 REPRESENTATIONS TO CLIENTS AND PUBLIC. § Subdivision 1.Required displays and information for clients. (a) A social worker must conspicuously display at the social worker's places of practice, or make available as a handout for all clients, information that the client has…

148E.200 COMPETENCE. § Subdivision 1.Competence. (a) A social worker must provide services and hold out as competent only to the extent the social worker's education, training, license, consultation received, supervision experience, or other relevant professional experience demon…

148E.205 IMPAIRMENT. § Subdivision 1.Grounds for action. The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness, use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals, or any other mater…

148E.210 PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT. The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker: (1) engages in unprofessional or unethical conduct, including any departure from or failure to conform to the minimum accepted ethical and oth…

148E.215 RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS. § Subdivision 1.Responsibility to clients. A social worker's primary professional responsibility is to the client. A social worker must respect the client's interests, including the interest in self-determination, except when required to do o…

148E.220 RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS, FORMER CLIENTS, AND OTHERS. § Subdivision 1.Social worker responsibility. (a) A social worker is responsible for acting professionally in relationships with clients or former clients. A client or a former client's initiation of, or attempt to …

148E.225 TREATMENT AND INTERVENTION SERVICES. § Subdivision 1.Assessment or diagnosis. A social worker must base treatment and intervention services on an assessment or diagnosis. A social worker must evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the appropriateness of the assessment or diagnos…

148E.230 CONFIDENTIALITY AND RECORDS. § Subdivision 1.Informed consent. (a) A social worker must obtain valid, informed consent, appropriate to the circumstances, before providing services to clients. When obtaining informed consent, the social worker must determine whether the c…

148E.235 FEES AND BILLING PRACTICES. § Subdivision 1.Fees and payments. (a) A social worker must ensure that a client or a client's legal representative is informed of all fees at the initial session or meeting with the client, and that payment for services is arranged with the c…

148E.240 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Failure to self-report adverse actions. The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker fails to report to the board within 90 days: (1) having been disciplined, sanctioned, or found to…

148E.245 INVESTIGATIVE POWERS AND PROCEDURES. § Subdivision 1.Subpoenas. (a) The board may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books, records, documents, and other evidentiary material as part of its investigation of …

148E.250 OBLIGATION TO COOPERATE. § Subdivision 1.Obligation to cooperate. An applicant or licensee who is the subject of an investigation, or who is questioned by or on behalf of the board in connection with an investigation, must cooperate fully with the investigation. Cooperat…

148E.255 TYPES OF ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Actions. The board may take disciplinary action according to section 148E.260, adversarial but nondisciplinary action according to section 148E.265, or voluntary action according to section 148E.270. Any action taken under sections 148E.…

148E.260 DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.General disciplinary actions. (a) When the board has grounds for disciplinary actions under this chapter, the board may take one or more of the following disciplinary actions: (1) deny an application; (2) permanently revoke a license…

148E.265 ADVERSARIAL BUT NONDISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Automatic suspensions. (a) A license to practice social work is automatically suspended if: (1) a guardian of a licensee is appointed by order of a court according to sections 524.5-101 and 524.5-102; or (2) the li…

148E.270 VOLUNTARY ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Agreements for corrective action. (a) The board or a designated board member may enter into an agreement for corrective action with an applicant or licensee when the board or a designated board member determines that a complaint allegin…

148E.275 UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE. No individual may: (1) engage in the practice of social work without a social work license under sections 148E.055 and 148E.060, except when the individual is exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065; (2) provide social work services to …

148E.280 USE OF TITLES. No individual may be presented to the public by any title incorporating the words "social work" or "social worker" or in the titles in section 148E.195, unless that individual is employed by a county or holds a license under this chapter. History: 2007 c 1…

148E.285 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Institutions. A state agency, political subdivision, agency of a local unit of government, private agency, hospital, clinic, prepaid medical plan, or other health care institution or organization must report to the board: (1) any a…

148E.290 PENALTIES. An individual or other entity that violates section 148E.275, 148E.280, or 148E.285 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 2007 c 123 s 121,138

148E.40 TITLE. Sections 148E.40 to 148E.55 shall be known and cited as the social work services licensure compact. History: 2024 c 127 art 32 s 1

148E.41 DEFINITIONS. As used in this Compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall 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 G…

148E.42 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;…

148E.43 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…

148E.44 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 section 148E.43. (b) If such applicant is eligible pursu…

148E.45 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, regulations…

148E.46 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 one member state at any given time. (b) If a licensee changes their home state by moving between two member states: (1) The licensee s…

148E.47 MILITARY FAMILIES. An active military member or their spouse shall designate a home state where the individual has a multistate license. The individual may retain their home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty. History: 2024 c 127 art …

148E.48 ADVERSE ACTIONS. (a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have 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 on…

148E.49 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 Commissio…

148E.50 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 Commissi…

148E.51 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 hold…

148E.52 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 prov…

148E.53 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. (1) On or after the effective date of the Compact, the Commission shall convene and review the enact…

148E.54 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 …

148E.55 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 wher…

148F.001 SCOPE. This chapter applies to all applicants and licensees, all persons who use the title alcohol and drug counselor, and all persons in or out of this state who provide alcohol and drug counseling services to clients who reside in this state unless there are specific a…

148F.01 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. For purposes of this chapter, the terms in this section have the meanings given. § Subd. 2.Abuse. "Abuse" means a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as manifested by one or mor…