Title 26, Title 26: Professions and Occupations

§ 3205. Licensed master’s social worker eligibility To be eligible for licensing as a licensed master’s social worker, an applicant must have: (1) received a master’s degree or doctoral degree from an accredited social work education program; and (2) within five years prior to ap…

§ 3205a. Licensed independent clinical social worker eligibility (a) To be eligible for licensure as a licensed independent clinical social worker, an applicant must have: (1) received a master’s degree or doctoral degree from an accredited social work education program; (2) pass…

§ 3206. Application A person who desires to be licensed under this chapter shall apply using an application form available from the Office, accompanied by payment of the specified fee. (Added 1985, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d); 1993, No. 9…

§ 3207. Examinations The Director may contract with independent testing services for the preparation and administration of examinations. (Added 1985, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 4(d), 75; 1993, No. 98, § 27; 2015, No. 38, § 31, eff. July 1, 2…

§ 3208. Renewals (a) Licenses shall be renewed every two years on a schedule determined by the Office upon payment of the required fee. (b) An application for reinstatement of a license that has expired shall be accompanied by the renewal fee in addition to other fees set forth i…

§ 3209. Licensure by endorsement The Director may, upon payment of the required fee, grant a license without examination if: (1) the applicant holds an active license to practice licensed master’s social work or licensed independent clinical social work in another U.S. or Canadia…

§ 3210. Unprofessional conduct (a) The following conduct and the conduct set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129a by a person licensed under this chapter constitutes unprofessional conduct. When that conduct is by an applicant or a person who later becomes an applicant, it may constitute gro…

§ 3212. Exemptions (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to persons while engaged in the course of their customary duties as clergy, licensed physicians, nurses, osteopaths, optometrists, dentists, lawyers, psychologists, mental health counselors, certified marriage …

§ 3212a. Exceptions (a) This chapter shall not apply to a person engaged or acting: (1) in the discharge of his or her duties as a student of clinical social work or preparing for the practice of clinical social work provided that the person’s title indicates his or her training …

§ 3213. Disclosure of information (a) The Director, in consultation with the advisor appointees, shall adopt rules requiring licensees to disclose to each client the licensee’s professional qualifications and experience, those actions that constitute unprofessional conduct, the m…

§ 3214. Social Work Licensure Compact; adoption This subchapter is the Vermont adoption of the Social Work Licensure Compact. The form, format, and text of the Compact have been conformed to the conventions of the Vermont Statutes Annotated. It is the intent of the General Assemb…

§ 3215. Purpose (a) 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 …

§ 3216. 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 U.S. Armed Forces, including members of the National Guard and Reserve. (2) “A…

§ 3217. 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; …

§ 3218. 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 appl…

§ 3219. 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 3218 of this title. (b) If such applicant is elig…

§ 3220. 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,…

§ 3221. 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 sh…

§ 3222. 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. (Added 2023, No. 91 (Adj.…

§ 3223. 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 onl…

§ 3224. 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 Commission…

§ 3225. 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 Commissio…

§ 3226. 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 holds…

§ 3227. 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 provi…

§ 3228. 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 enactm…

§ 3229. 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 th…

§ 3230. Consistent effect and conflict with others 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…