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2024 SESSION

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HB 606 Clinical social workers; licensure examination alternative.

Introduced by: Marcia S. "Cia" Price | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Board of Social Work; licensure of clinical social workers; examination alternative; regulation amendments. Directs the Board of Social Work to amend the regulations for the licensure of clinical social workers to allow applicants to utilize an examination alternative, which shall consist of at least 1,500 hours of supervised experience that is obtained within the five calendar years immediately preceding the date of application. The bill clarifies that the examination alternative shall be in addition to any other supervised clinical experience required for licensure.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100866D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/09/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100866D
• 01/09/24  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/23/24  House: Referred from General Laws by voice vote
• 01/23/24  House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
• 01/24/24  House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
• 02/01/24  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
• 02/06/24  House: Reported from Health and Human Services (13-Y 9-N)
• 02/08/24  House: Read first time
• 02/09/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/12/24  House: Read third time and passed House (50-Y 45-N)
• 02/12/24  House: VOTE: Passage (50-Y 45-N)
• 02/13/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/13/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 03/01/24  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in Rehabilitation and Social Services (6-Y 8-N)