Title 5, Title 5 and Professions

(a) The board may recommend that the director impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that a licensee is guilty of any offenses described in § 5-39.1-10: (1) Revoke the license; (2) Suspend the license for any period of time; (3) Censure the…

The provisions of this chapter are severable and if any of this chapter’s provisions are held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of that court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the state board of social work examiners for licensure of social workers. (2) “Clinical social work practice” means the professional application of social-work theories, methods, and values in the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of …

(a) Any individual licensed under this chapter may use the title “licensed clinical social worker” and the abbreviation “L.C.S.W.” or the title “licensed independent clinical social worker” and the abbreviation “L.I.C.S.W.”; provided, that the title and abbreviation correspond to…

(a) No licensee under this chapter or an employee of a licensee may disclose any information acquired from clients or persons consulting with the licensee to render professional services except: (1) With the written consent of the person(s) or, in the case of death or disability,…

The department of health shall promulgate rules and regulations that may be reasonably necessary for the administration of this chapter and to further its purposes. The department of health, on the recommendation of the board of social work examiners, shall: (1) Issue licenses to…

(a) Within the department, there is established a board of social work examiners. (b) The governor shall appoint a board consisting of seven (7) members. Two (2) shall be social workers; two (2) shall be licensed clinical social workers; and two (2) shall be licensed independent …

(a) The organization, meetings, and management of the board shall be established by regulations promulgated by the department of health. (b) In addition to the duties described in this chapter, the board shall: (1) Examine and pass on the qualifications of all applicants for lice…

(a) The department shall issue the appropriate license to applicants who meet the qualifications of this section. (b) Prerequisites: “Licensed clinical social worker.” A license as a “licensed clinical social worker” shall be issued to an applicant who meets the following qualifi…

The initial fee for application for licensure and the renewal fee every twenty-four (24) months after initial licensure shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. Renewal shall be approved upon payment of the fee and in compliance with any additional requirements that the board promulga…