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NY A00780
Bill
Status
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sam Berger
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AI Summary
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Expands the list of qualified supervisors for clinical social worker licensure candidates to include mental health practitioners granted privileges to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans under article 163 of the education law
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Currently, supervised post-graduate experience must be obtained under a psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, or licensed clinical social worker; this bill adds a fourth category of eligible supervisor
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Applicants for clinical social worker licensure must complete three years of full-time supervised post-graduate clinical experience in diagnosis, psychotherapy, and assessment-based treatment plans
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Enacts the "Supervising Upcoming Professionals for Practice in Official Roles in Therapy (SUPPORT) act"; provides that for licensure as a clinical social worker, an applicant may satisfy the experience requirements under supervision of a mental health practitioner who has been granted the privilege to diagnose and develop assessment-based treatment plans under article one hundred sixty-three of the education law.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026