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GA HB1483
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/15/2022
Primary Sponsor
Matt Barton
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AI Summary
- Creates a licensure by endorsement pathway for social workers already licensed in another U.S. state, territory, or jurisdiction with equivalent standards, exempting them from the examination and personal reference requirements
- Allows applicants for a social work license enrolled in a Council on Social Work Education-accredited master's program to take the master's social work licensing examination during their final semester
- Changes supervised experience requirements for clinical social worker licensure from "three years full-time" to 2,000 hours, with only the first 1,000 hours (previously "first two years") required to be under direction; a doctoral degree may substitute for 1,000 hours
- Requires the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists to review and revise its rules and regulations for master's and clinical social worker licensure and continuing education by December 31, 2022, with this mandate automatically repealing on that same date
- Authorizes the board to establish procedures allowing endorsement applicants to supplement their applications to meet any Georgia licensure standards that exceed those of their home jurisdiction
Legislative Description
Professions and businesses; licensure by endorsement in social work; provide
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/16/2022
Committee Referrals
Regulated Industries and Utilities3/16/2022
Health and Human Services3/3/2022
Full Bill Text
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