MN HF4289

Licensed graduate social workers may engage in clinical practice without supervision when providing or supervising crisis response services under Minnesota Statutes section 256B.0624, notwithstanding the general requirement for clinical supervision.

Clinical trainees who are licensed graduate social workers are exempt from standard treatment supervision requirements when providing crisis assessment or crisis intervention services.

Licensed graduate social workers acting as crisis service providers may serve as mental health professionals to provide treatment supervision to clinical trainees and mental health practitioners delivering crisis services.

All temporary provisions expire August 1, 2026, returning licensed graduate social workers to standard supervision requirements after that date.

Amendments apply to Minnesota Statutes sections 148E.050, 245I.04, and 256B.0624 governing social worker licensing and clinical trainee scope of practice.