Chapter 30, Chapter 30

(a) To be eligible for a license to practice as a graduate social worker, the applicant must: (1) Submit an application to the board; (2) Be at least eighteen years of age; (3) Be of good moral character; (4) Have obtained a master's degree from a school of social work accredited…

(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 provided in this Compact, venue is proper and judicial procee…

A licensed graduate social worker may perform all duties within the scope of practice of a licensed social worker and provisional social worker as well as: (1) Appropriately conduct social work education, formally teaching social work theory and methodology to bachelor's and mast…

To be eligible for a license to practice as a social worker, the applicant must: (1) Submit an application to the board; (2) Be at least eighteen years of age; (3) Be of good moral character; (4) Have a baccalaureate degree in social work from a program accredited by the council …

(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 enactment of each of the first seven Member States ("Cha…

(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 the promulgation of rules shall not be …

(a) A licensed social worker may perform all duties within the scope of practice of a provisional social worker as well as: (1) Apply social work theory, knowledge, methods, ethics and the professional use of self in social work practice including assessment, planning, interventi…

(a) To be eligible for a provisional license to practice as a social worker, the applicant must: (1) Submit an application to the board; (2) Be at least 18 years of age; (3) Have a baccalaureate degree in a related field, as provided by legislative rule; (4) Have obtained regular…

(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 where the client is located at the time care is rendered. (b) Noth…

A provisionally licensed social worker may perform all of the following functions and social work services under supervision: (1) Multi-dimensional assessment of client or client system strengths and problems with functioning or psychosocial adaptation, not including formal menta…

The following persons are exempt from licensure, unless specifically stated in writing by the employer: (1) A person employed as the director or administrative head of a social service agency or division, or applicants for employment to be licensed; (2) Licensed or qualified memb…

(a) All licenses are effective on the date of issuance from the board and shall expire in twenty-four months and the number of days remaining in the month after the date the license was issued. (b) The board shall charge a fee for each renewal of a license and shall charge a late…

The practices regulated under this article and the Board of Social Work are subject to article one of this chapter, this article, and any rules promulgated hereunder.

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) If a license is not renewed when due, then the board shall automatically place the licensee on delinquent status. A licensee on delinquent status may not practice social work in this state. (b) The fee for a person on delinquent status shall increase at a rate, determined by …

(a) A licensee who does not want to continue an active practice must submit an application and the applicable fee to be granted inactive status. (b) A person granted inactive status is not subject to the payment of any fee and may not practice social work in this state. (c) When …

(a) Upon completion of the application and payment of the nonrefundable fees, the board may issue a temporary permit, for a period not to exceed six months, to an applicant to practice in this state, if the applicant has completed the educational requirements set out in this arti…

(a) The board shall prescribe the form for a license and permit, and may issue a duplicate license or permit upon payment of a fee. (b) Any person regulated by the article shall conspicuously display his or her license or permit at his or her principal business location.

(a) A licensee may not disclose any information acquired provided by a client or from persons consulting the licensee in a professional capacity, except that which may be voluntarily disclosed under these following circumstances: (1) In the course of formally reporting, conferrin…

(a) If the board obtains information that any person has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in any act which constitutes or will constitute a violation of this article, the rules promulgated pursuant to this article, or a final order or decision of the board, it may…

(a) The board may upon its own motion based on credible information, and shall upon the written complaint of any person, cause an investigation to be made to determine whether grounds exist for disciplinary action under this article or the legislative rules promulgated pursuant t…

(a) Hearings are governed by section eight, article one of this chapter. (b) The board may conduct the hearing or elect to have an administrative law judge conduct the hearing. (c) If the hearing is conducted by an administrative law judge, at the conclusion of a hearing he or sh…

Any licensee or permittee adversely affected by a decision of the board entered after a hearing may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and may appeal any ruling resulting from judicial review i…

(a) When, as a result of an investigation under this article or otherwise, the board has reason to believe that a licensee or permittee has committed a criminal offense under this article, the board may bring its information to the attention of an appropriate law-enforcement offi…

As used in this article: (1) "Applicant" means any person making application for a license or a permit under this article. (2) "Board" means the Board of Social Work. (3) "Business entity" means any firm, partnership, association, company, corporation, limited partnership, limite…

(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. (2) Require applicants for licensure to gra…

To be eligible to be registered as a service worker for the Bureau for Children and Families of the Department of Human Services, the applicant must: (1) Submit an application to the board; (2) Be at least 18 years of age; (3) Have a baccalaureate degree; (4) Have obtained employ…

(a) The State Board of Social Work Examiners is continued. On July 1, 2011, the State Board of Social Work Examiners is renamed the Board of Social Work. The members of the board in office on July 1, 2011, shall, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective ter…

(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 applicable fees, including any state fee, for the Multi…

(a) The board has all the powers and duties set forth in this article, by rule, in §30-1-1 et seq. of this code and elsewhere in law. (b) The board shall: (1) Hold meetings; (2) Establish requirements for licenses and permits; (3) Establish procedures for submitting, approving, a…

(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 §30-30A-4 of this Compact. (b) If such applicant is eligible pursuant to §30-30A-4 of this Compact…

(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, or other rules related to the practice of Social Work in that state, where those laws, re…

(a) The board shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement this article, including: (1) Additional standards and requirements for licenses and permits; (2) Requirements for third parties to prepar…

(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 shall immediately apply for the reissuance of their Multistate Li…

(a) All fees in effect, shall remain in effect until they are amended or repealed by legislative rule or statute. (b) All fees and other moneys, except administrative fines, received by the board shall be deposited in a separate special revenue fund in the State Treasury designat…

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.

To be eligible for a license to practice as an independent clinical social worker, the applicant must: (1) Submit an application to the board; (2) Be at least eighteen years of age; (3) Be of good moral character; (4) Have obtained a master's degree from a school of social work a…

A clinical social worker may: (1) Perform all duties within the scope of practice of a licensed certified social worker, licensed graduate social worker, and licensed social worker. (2) Apply social work theory, methods, assessment, ethics and the professional use of self to the …

(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 only within that Member Sta…

It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice professional counseling or marriage and family therapy in this state without a license issued under the provisions of this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that th…

The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of licensed professional counselors with the goal of improving public access to professional counseling services and the practice of professional counseling occurs in the state where the client is located at the tim…

(a) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated database and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and investigative information on all licensed individuals in member states. (b) Notwithstanding any o…

(a) A licensed professional counselor and a licensed marriage and family therapist shall annually or biennially renew his or her license at a time determined by the board, by completing a form prescribed by the board, paying the renewal fee and submitting any other information re…

(a) The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules to achieve the purposes of the compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the commission exercises its rule-making authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of the compact, or the powers granted hereunder, …

(a) The following activities are exempt from the provisions of this article: (1) Teaching, lecturing or engaging in research in professional counseling or marriage and family therapy so long as such activities do not otherwise involve the practice of professional counseling or ma…

(a) Oversight. — (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules …

(a) The board may upon its own motion based on credible information, and shall upon the written complaint of any person cause an investigation to be made to determine whether grounds exist for disciplinary action under this article or the legislative rules of the board. (b) Upon …

(a) Hearings shall be governed by the provisions of section eight, article one of this chapter. (b) The board may conduct the hearing or elect to have an administrative law judge conduct the hearing. (c) If the hearing is conducted by an administrative law judge, at the conclusio…

(a) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the 10th member state. The provisions, which become effective at that time, shall be limited to the powers granted to the commission relating to assembly and the promulgation of…

Any licensee adversely affected by a decision of the board entered after a hearing may obtain judicial review of the decision in accordance with section four, article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, and may appeal any ruling resulting from judicial review in accordance …