Chapter 65: Public Health

Article 63: Social Workers

Statute 65-6308: Limitations on private practice of social work; penalties. (a) No person may engage in the private, independent clinical practice of social work unless such person:

      (1)   Is licensed under this act as a specialist clinical social worker or specialist social worker; and

      (2)   has had two years' supervised experience approved by the board, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the board, as a licensed social worker in the specialty to be offered in private practice subsequent thereto.

      (b)   Any violation of this section shall constitute a class B misdemeanor.

      History:   L. 1974, ch. 372, § 8; L. 1986, ch. 340, § 2; L. 1999, ch. 117, § 13; July 1, 2000.