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IN HB1391
Bill
Status
4/26/2017
Primary Sponsor
David Frizzell
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AI Summary
HEA 1391 Summary
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Creates a new "licensed bachelor's degree social worker" license category effective July 1, 2017, requiring a bachelor's degree in social work from an accredited institution and passing an examination.
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Allows applicants with at least 2 years of behavioral health and human services experience who apply before July 1, 2018 to obtain a bachelor's degree social worker license without examination.
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Prohibits individuals with a master's degree in social work from applying for the bachelor's degree social worker license, and hours earned under this license cannot count toward clinical social worker requirements.
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Expands exemptions from social work licensing to include individuals providing services under a Department of Child Services contract if employed by a nationally accredited organization and directly supervised by a licensed social worker, psychologist, or psychiatrist.
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Allows licensure reciprocity for individuals with valid licenses from another state or jurisdiction who have passed a substantially equivalent examination and have no pending disciplinary proceedings, by paying a fee.
Legislative Description
Social worker licenses. Creates a bachelor's degree social worker license. Provides an exception from the social work and clinical social work license requirements for providers who are contracted by the department of child services and meet certain requirements. Provides that individuals who pursue a social work license with a bachelor's degree may apply under existing requirements and use clinical social work experience hours until July 1, 2019. Allows individuals who: (1) have at least two years of experience; (2) meet certain requirements; and (3) apply before July 1, 2018; to be granted a bachelor's degree social worker license without taking
Last Action
Public Law 192
4/26/2017