Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
RCW 18.321.005 Purpose.
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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 current system of st…
RCW 18.321.010 Definitions.
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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 guard and reserve.(2) "A…
RCW 18.321.020 State participation in compact.
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(1) To be eligible to participate in the compact, a potential member state must currently meet all of the following criteria:(a) License and regulate the practice of social work at either the clinical, master's, or bachelor's category;(b) Require applicants for licensure to gradu…
RCW 18.321.030 Social worker participation in compact.
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(1) To be eligible for a multistate license under the terms and provisions of the compact, an applicant, regardless of category must:(a) Hold or be eligible for an active, unencumbered license in the home state;(b) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the multist…
RCW 18.321.040 Issuance of a multistate license.
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(1) Upon receipt of an application for a multistate license, the home state licensing authority shall determine the applicant's eligibility for a multistate license in accordance with RCW 18.321.030.(2) If such applicant is eligible pursuant to RCW 18.321.030, the home state lice…
RCW 18.321.050 Authority of commission and member state.
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(1) 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, or other rules related to the practice of social work in that state, where those laws, re…
RCW 18.321.060 Reissuance of license by new home state.
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(1) A licensee can hold a multistate license, issued by their home state, in only one member state at any given time.(2) If a licensee changes their home state by moving between two member states:(a) The licensee shall immediately apply for the reissuance of their multistate lice…
RCW 18.321.070 Military families.
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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.[ 2024 c 176 s 9.]Notes:Intent—2024 c 176: See note …
RCW 18.321.080 Adverse actions.
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(1) 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:(a) Take adverse action against a regulated social worker's multistate authorization to practice only within that member stat…
RCW 18.321.090 Establishment of commission.
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(1) 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. The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states actin…
RCW 18.321.100 Data system.
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(1) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data system.(2) The commission shall assign each applicant for a multistate license a unique identifier, as determined by the rules of the commission.(3) Notwithstanding…
RCW 18.321.110 Rule making.
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(1) 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 that the rule is i…
RCW 18.321.120 Oversight—Dispute resolution—Enforcement.
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(1) Oversight.(a) 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.(b) Except as otherwise provided in this compact, venue is proper and judicial proceed…
RCW 18.321.130 Effective date—Withdrawal—Amendment.
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(1) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh member state.(a) On or after the effective date of the compact, the commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the first seven member states ("char…
RCW 18.321.140 Construction—Severability.
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(1) This compact and the commission's rule-making 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 the promulgation of rules shall not be…
RCW 18.321.150 Consistent effect—Conflict with other state laws.
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(1) 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 where the client is located at the time care is rendered.(2) Nothi…