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2014 SESSION

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HB 890 Social worker; family-services specialists & qualified equivalent workers allowed to perform tasks.

Introduced by: Christopher K. Peace | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Social worker. Allows family-services specialists and qualified equivalent workers to perform tasks currently limited to social workers. The bill expands the authority of the Adult Protective Services Unit to establish minimum standards of training and educational opportunities for all workers in the field of adult protective services, which minimum standards currently apply to social workers. The bill changes the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) employment requirement for a baccalaureate degree from "social work" positions to "family-services specialist" positions. The bill adds family-services specialists to the list of individuals required to report suspicions of child abuse or neglect and allows DMAS-designated assessors to serve in place of social workers on community-based screening teams. The bill contains an emergency clause.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/14 14101234D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/30/14  House: Printed as engrossed 14101234D-E  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB890ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/24/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0285)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/08/14  House: Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/08/14 14101234D
• 01/08/14  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/17/14  House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
• 01/22/14  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N)
• 01/28/14  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/14  House: Read first time
• 01/30/14  House: Read second time
• 01/30/14  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 01/30/14  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB890E
• 01/30/14  House: Printed as engrossed 14101234D-E
• 01/31/14  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/14  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (96-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/14  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 02/21/14  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (13-Y 0-N 2-A)
• 02/24/14  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/25/14  Senate: Read third time
• 02/25/14  Senate: Passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/14  House: Enrolled
• 02/27/14  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB890ER)
• 02/27/14  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/01/14  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/24/14  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 285 (effective 3/24/14)
• 03/24/14  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0285)