103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2365 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353 225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355 225 ILCS 20/8.2 new225 ILCS 20/8.3 new 225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359 Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that an applicant may use an examination alternative to allow the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to engage in the independent practice of clinical social work. Provides that the examination alternative shall consist of at least 2 years of supervised professional experience subsequent to obtaining the degree as established by rule. Provides that the examination alternative supervised professional experience shall be in addition to any other supervised clinical professional experience required for licensure. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant acquiring the examination alternative supervised professional experience must be a licensed social worker or licensed in this State for the practice of school social work prior to acquiring the supervised professional experience. Provides that the Department shall require that a qualified licensed clinical social work supervisor to complete at least 6 hours of continuing education training. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 30361 AMQ 56791 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2365 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353 225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355 225 ILCS 20/8.2 new225 ILCS 20/8.3 new 225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359 225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353 225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355 225 ILCS 20/8.2 new 225 ILCS 20/8.3 new 225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359 Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that an applicant may use an examination alternative to allow the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to engage in the independent practice of clinical social work. Provides that the examination alternative shall consist of at least 2 years of supervised professional experience subsequent to obtaining the degree as established by rule. Provides that the examination alternative supervised professional experience shall be in addition to any other supervised clinical professional experience required for licensure. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant acquiring the examination alternative supervised professional experience must be a licensed social worker or licensed in this State for the practice of school social work prior to acquiring the supervised professional experience. Provides that the Department shall require that a qualified licensed clinical social work supervisor to complete at least 6 hours of continuing education training. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately. LRB103 30361 AMQ 56791 b LRB103 30361 AMQ 56791 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2365 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353 225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355 225 ILCS 20/8.2 new225 ILCS 20/8.3 new 225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359 225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353 225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355 225 ILCS 20/8.2 new 225 ILCS 20/8.3 new 225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359
225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353
225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355
225 ILCS 20/8.2 new
225 ILCS 20/8.3 new
225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359
Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that an applicant may use an examination alternative to allow the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to engage in the independent practice of clinical social work. Provides that the examination alternative shall consist of at least 2 years of supervised professional experience subsequent to obtaining the degree as established by rule. Provides that the examination alternative supervised professional experience shall be in addition to any other supervised clinical professional experience required for licensure. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant acquiring the examination alternative supervised professional experience must be a licensed social worker or licensed in this State for the practice of school social work prior to acquiring the supervised professional experience. Provides that the Department shall require that a qualified licensed clinical social work supervisor to complete at least 6 hours of continuing education training. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work
5 Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 3, 5, and 9 and by
6 adding Section 8.2 and 8.3 as follows:
7 (225 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 6353)
8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
9 Sec. 3. Definitions. The following words and phrases shall
10 have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section unless the
11 context clearly indicates otherwise:
12 1. "Department" means the Department of Financial and
13 Professional Regulation.
14 2. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
15 Professional Regulation.
16 3. "Board" means the Social Work Examining and
17 Disciplinary Board.
18 4. "Licensed Clinical Social Worker" means a person who
19 holds a license authorizing the independent practice of
20 clinical social work in Illinois under the auspices of an
21 employer or in private practice or under the auspices of
22 public human service agencies or private, nonprofit agencies
23 providing publicly sponsored human services.
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2365 Introduced , by Rep. Lindsey LaPointe SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353 225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355 225 ILCS 20/8.2 new225 ILCS 20/8.3 new 225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359 225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353 225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355 225 ILCS 20/8.2 new 225 ILCS 20/8.3 new 225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359
225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353
225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355
225 ILCS 20/8.2 new
225 ILCS 20/8.3 new
225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359
Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that an applicant may use an examination alternative to allow the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to ascertain the qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to engage in the independent practice of clinical social work. Provides that the examination alternative shall consist of at least 2 years of supervised professional experience subsequent to obtaining the degree as established by rule. Provides that the examination alternative supervised professional experience shall be in addition to any other supervised clinical professional experience required for licensure. Provides that beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant acquiring the examination alternative supervised professional experience must be a licensed social worker or licensed in this State for the practice of school social work prior to acquiring the supervised professional experience. Provides that the Department shall require that a qualified licensed clinical social work supervisor to complete at least 6 hours of continuing education training. Makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
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225 ILCS 20/3 from Ch. 111, par. 6353
225 ILCS 20/5 from Ch. 111, par. 6355
225 ILCS 20/8.2 new
225 ILCS 20/8.3 new
225 ILCS 20/9 from Ch. 111, par. 6359
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1 5. "Clinical social work practice" means the providing of
2 mental health services for the evaluation, treatment, and
3 prevention of mental and emotional disorders in individuals,
4 families, and groups based on knowledge and theory of
5 professionally accepted theoretical structures, including, but
6 not limited to, psychosocial development, behavior,
7 psychopathology, unconscious motivation, interpersonal
8 relationships, and environmental stress.
9 6. "Treatment procedures" means among other things,
10 individual, marital, family, and group psychotherapy.
11 7. "Independent practice of clinical social work" means
12 the application of clinical social work knowledge and skills
13 by a licensed clinical social worker who regulates and is
14 responsible for her or his own practice or treatment
15 procedures.
16 8. "License" means that which is required to practice
17 clinical social work or social work under this Act, the
18 qualifications for which include specific education,
19 acceptable experience, and examination requirements.
20 9. "Licensed social worker" means a person who holds a
21 license authorizing the practice of social work, which
22 includes social services to individuals, groups or communities
23 in any one or more of the fields of social casework, social
24 group work, community organization for social welfare, social
25 work research, social welfare administration, or social work
26 education. Social casework and social group work may also
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1 include clinical social work, as long as it is not conducted in
2 an independent practice, as defined in this Section.
3 10. "Address of record" means the address recorded by the
4 Department in the applicant's application file or the
5 licensee's license file, as maintained by the Department's
6 licensure maintenance unit.
7 11. "Email address of record" means the designated email
8 address recorded by the Department in the applicant's
9 application file or the licensee's license file, as maintained
10 by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.
11 12. "Qualified licensed clinical social work supervisor"
12 means a licensed clinical social worker who has completed at
13 least 6 hours of clinical supervision training.
14 (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
15 (225 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
16 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
17 Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to
18 the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the
19 following functions, powers, and duties:
20 (1) Conduct or authorize examinations or examination
21 alternatives to ascertain the qualifications and fitness
22 of candidates for a license to engage in the independent
23 practice of clinical social work, pass upon the
24 qualifications of applicants for licenses, and issue
25 licenses to those who are found to be fit and qualified.
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1 (2) Adopt rules required for the administration and
2 enforcement of this Act.
3 (3) Adopt rules for determining approved undergraduate
4 and graduate social work degree programs and prepare and
5 maintain a list of colleges and universities offering such
6 approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet
7 the requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a
8 license.
9 (4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the
10 administration and enforcement of this Act consistent with
11 and reflecting the requirements of this Act and rules
12 adopted pursuant to this Act.
13 (5) Conduct investigations related to possible
14 violations of this Act.
15 (6) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all
16 persons who hold valid licenses under this Act. These
17 rosters shall be available upon written request and
18 payment of the required fee.
19 (Source: P.A. 102-326, eff. 1-1-22.)
20 (225 ILCS 20/8.2 new)
21 Sec. 8.2. Examination alternative.
22 (a) An applicant may use an examination alternative to
23 allow the Department to ascertain the qualifications and
24 fitness of candidates for a license to engage in the
25 independent practice of clinical social work.
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1 (b) The examination alternative shall consist of at least
2 2 years of supervised professional experience subsequent to
3 obtaining the degree as established by rule. If no supervision
4 by a licensed clinical social worker is available, then
5 supervised professional experience may include supervision by
6 other appropriate disciplines as defined by rule.
7 (c) The examination alternative supervised professional
8 experience shall be in addition to any other supervised
9 clinical professional experience required for licensure.
10 (d) Beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant acquiring the
11 examination alternative supervised professional experience
12 must be a licensed social worker or licensed in this State for
13 the practice of school social work prior to acquiring the
14 supervised professional experience.
15 (225 ILCS 20/8.3 new)
16 Sec. 8.3. Qualified licensed clinical social work
17 supervisor. The Department shall require a qualified licensed
18 clinical social work supervisor to complete at least 6 hours
19 of continuing education training. The Department may adopt any
20 rules necessary to implement this Section.
21 (225 ILCS 20/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6359)
22 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
23 Sec. 9. Qualifications for clinical social worker license.
24 A person shall be qualified to be licensed as a clinical social
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1 worker if that person:
2 (1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form;
3 (2) is of good moral character. In determining good
4 moral character, the Department may take into
5 consideration whether the applicant was engaged in conduct
6 or actions that would constitute grounds for discipline
7 under this Act;
8 (3)(a) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
9 Department that subsequent to securing a master's degree
10 in social work from an approved program the applicant has
11 successfully completed at least 3,000 hours of
12 satisfactory, supervised clinical professional experience
13 from a qualified licensed clinical social work supervisor;
14 or
15 (b) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department
16 that such applicant has received a doctor's degree in
17 social work from an approved program and has completed at
18 least 2,000 hours of satisfactory, supervised clinical
19 professional experience subsequent to the degree;
20 (4) has passed the examination for the practice of
21 clinical social work as authorized by the Department or
22 has completed the examination alternative set forth in
23 Section 8.2; and
24 (5) has paid the required fees.
25 (Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
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1 becoming law.
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