Regulation of Specialty Areas

Sec. 505.302. REGULATION OF SPECIALTY AREAS. (a) In establishing a specialty area of social work, the executive council shall: (1) define the scope of the specialty; (2) establish qualifications for specialty area practitioners that describe, in accordance with Subdivision (1), the scope of the specialty area; (3) adopt rules of conduct to ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of this chapter; and (4) adopt rules for the suspension or revocation of an order of recognition of specialty. (b) A person who is not recognized as satisfying the qualifications for a specialty area may not practice in the specialty area. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.091, eff. September 1, 2019.