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MN HF2886
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/15/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Hanson
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AI Summary
- Requires newly employed city and state agency social workers (effective July 1, 2016) to be licensed if presented to the public with titles incorporating "social work" or "social worker"
- Prohibits unlicensed social workers without a baccalaureate or graduate degree in social work from using titles incorporating "social work" or "social worker"
- Expands county social worker title protections to require either a baccalaureate/graduate degree in social work or state licensure for use of social worker titles
- Mandates licensed social workers use specific license designations (LSW, LGSW, LISW, or LICSW) in all professional use of their names
- Prohibits social workers from making false, misleading, or deceptive public statements and from using licensure status as a guarantee of successful service
Legislative Description
Social worker title protection provisions modified.
Last Action
Author added Pursell
3/16/2023
Committee Referrals
Health Finance & Policy3/15/2023
Full Bill Text
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