1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to health occupation licensing; making technical changes to social work
1.3 licensure regarding provisional licenses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.4 sections 148E.060, subdivisions 1, 2a; 148E.120, subdivision 1; 148E.126,
1.5 subdivision 1.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148E.060, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.8 Subdivision 1.Students or persons not currently licensed in another jurisdiction.(a)
1.9To be issued a temporary license to practice social work, an applicant who is a student as
1.10defined in section 148E.010 or a person not licensed or credentialed to practice social work
1.11in any jurisdiction must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
1.12 (1) has submitted a current application for a license under section 148E.055;
1.13 (2) has submitted the required fees and documentation for the criminal background check
1.14according to section 214.075;
1.15 (3) has passed the applicable licensure examination required in section 148E.055;
1.16 (4) (3) has completed all requirements for a baccalaureate or graduate degree in social
1.17work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian
1.18Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accrediting body that the board
1.19designates, or a doctorate in social work from an accredited university, including all
1.20coursework and internships required to obtain the degree;
1Section 1.
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NINETY-FOURTH SESSION 2.1 (5) (4) has submitted a completed, signed temporary license application form that the
2.2board has provided. For electronic applications, a "signed application" means providing an
2.3attestation that the board has specified;
2.4 (6) (5) has paid the fee specified in section 148E.180; and
2.5 (7) (6) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of
2.6practice specified in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240. If the applicant has engaged in conduct
2.7that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take action
2.8according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270.
2.9 (b) A temporary license is effective on the day that the board receives the application
2.10and fee or on the date that all requirements are complete as specified in this subdivision,
2.11whichever date is later.
2.12 (c) A temporary license issued under this subdivision expires on the last day of the month
2.13six months from the effective date or when a license is issued under section 148E.055,
2.14whichever date is earlier. A temporary license is nonrenewable.
2.15 (d) In all professional use of the social worker's name, an individual with a baccalaureate
2.16or graduate temporary license must represent themselves as a Temporary License
2.17Baccalaureate Social Worker or Temporary License Graduate Social Worker. An individual
2.18with a baccalaureate or graduate temporary license must not use the credentials LSW,
2.19LGSW, LISW, or LICSW until the individual is issued a license under section 148E.055.
2.20 (e) An individual issued a baccalaureate temporary license under this subdivision is
2.21authorized to practice social work as described in section 148E.050, subdivision 2. An
2.22individual issued a graduate temporary license under this subdivision is authorized to practice
2.23social work as described in section 148E.050, subdivision 3.
2.24 (f) An individual issued a temporary license under this subdivision must obtain
2.25supervision in compliance with sections 148E.100 to 148E.125. Supervised practice obtained
2.26with a temporary license applies to the supervised practice requirements for a license issued
2.27under section 148E.055.
2.28 (g) An individual issued a temporary license under this subdivision may complete
2.29continuing education in compliance with the requirements of section 148E.130. Continuing
2.30education obtained with a temporary license may be applied to the continuing education
2.31requirements of a license issued under section 148E.055.
2Section 1.
REVISOR AGW/LJ 25-0433402/25/25 3.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148E.060, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
3.2 Subd. 2a.Applicants graduating from programs in candidacy status.(a) To be issued
3.3a temporary license to practice social work, an applicant who is a student as defined in
3.4section 148E.010 or a graduate from a program in candidacy status with the Council on
3.5Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar
3.6accrediting body that the board designates, must provide evidence satisfactory to the board
3.7that the applicant:
3.8 (1) has a current application for a license under section 148E.055;
3.9 (2) has submitted the required fees and documentation for the criminal background check
3.10according to section 214.075;
3.11 (3) has passed the applicable licensure examination required in section 148E.055;
3.12 (4) (3) has completed all requirements for a baccalaureate, graduate, or doctoral degree
3.13in social work from a program in candidacy status with the Council on Social Work
3.14Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accrediting
3.15body that the board designates, including all coursework and internships required to obtain
3.16the degree;
3.17 (5) (4) has submitted a completed, signed temporary license application form that the
3.18board has provided. For electronic applications, a "signed application" means providing an
3.19attestation that the board has specified;
3.20 (6) (5) has paid the fee specified in section 148E.180; and
3.21 (7) (6) has not engaged in conduct that is in violation of the standards of practice specified
3.22in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240. If the applicant has engaged in conduct that is in violation
3.23of the standards of practice, the board may take action according to sections 148E.255 to
3.24148E.270.
3.25 (b) A temporary license is effective on the day that the board receives the application
3.26and fee or on the date that all requirements are complete as specified in this subdivision,
3.27whichever date is later.
3.28 (c) A temporary license issued under this subdivision expires on the last day of the month
3.2912 months from the license's effective date or when a license is issued under section
3.30148E.055, whichever date is earlier. A temporary license is nonrenewable.
3.31 (d) A temporary license issued under this subdivision may be extended upon a showing
3.32that the social work program remains in candidacy status with the Council on Social Work
3Sec. 2.
REVISOR AGW/LJ 25-0433402/25/25 4.1Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accrediting
4.2body that the board designates.
4.3 (e) In all professional use of the social worker's name, an individual with a baccalaureate
4.4or graduate temporary license must represent themselves as a Temporary License
4.5Baccalaureate Social Worker or Temporary License Graduate Social Worker. An individual
4.6with a baccalaureate or graduate temporary license must not use the credentials LSW,
4.7LGSW, LISW, or LICSW until the individual has a license under section 148E.055.
4.8 (f) An individual who has a baccalaureate temporary license under this subdivision is
4.9authorized to practice social work as described in section 148E.050, subdivision 2. An
4.10individual who has a graduate temporary license under this subdivision is authorized to
4.11practice social work as described in section 148E.050, subdivision 3.
4.12 (g) An individual issued a temporary license under this subdivision must obtain
4.13supervision in compliance with sections 148E.100 to 148E.125. Supervised practice obtained
4.14with a temporary license applies to the supervised practice requirements for a license issued
4.15under section 148E.055.
4.16 (h) An individual who has a temporary license under this subdivision may complete
4.17continuing education in compliance with the requirements of section 148E.130. An individual
4.18who earns continuing education hours with a temporary license may apply those continuing
4.19education hours to the continuing education requirements of a license under section 148E.055.
4.20 (i) If the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of
4.21Social Work, or a similar accrediting body that the board designates does not grant
4.22accreditation to the program in candidacy status, the board must immediately revoke the
4.23temporary license.
4.24 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148E.120, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
4.25 Subdivision 1.Supervisors licensed as social workers.(a) Except as provided in
4.26subdivision 2, to be eligible to provide supervision under this section, a social worker,
4.27including a social worker holding a provisional license, must:
4.28 (1) have completed 30 hours of training in supervision through coursework from an
4.29accredited college or university, or through continuing education in compliance with sections
4.30148E.130 and 148E.145;
4.31 (2) be competent in the activities being supervised; and
4Sec. 3.
REVISOR AGW/LJ 25-0433402/25/25 5.1 (3) attest, on a form provided by the board, that the social worker has met the applicable
5.2requirements specified in this section and sections 148E.100 to 148E.115. The board may
5.3audit the information provided to determine compliance with the requirements of this section.
5.4 (b) A licensed independent clinical social worker providing clinical licensing supervision
5.5to a licensed graduate social worker or a licensed independent social worker must have at
5.6least 2,000 hours of experience in authorized social work practice, including 1,000 hours
5.7of experience in clinical practice after obtaining a licensed independent clinical social worker
5.8license.
5.9 (c) A licensed social worker, licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent
5.10social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker providing nonclinical licensing
5.11supervision must have completed the supervised practice requirements specified in section
5.12148E.100, 148E.105, 148E.106, 148E.110, or 148E.115, as applicable.
5.13 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 148E.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.14 Subdivision 1.Supervision plan.(a) An applicant granted a provisional license must
5.15submit, on a form provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision
5.16requirements in section 148E.116.
5.17 (b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 30 60 days after the licensee
5.18begins a social work practice position.
5.19 (c) The supervision plan must include the following:
5.20 (1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is being
5.21supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
5.22 (2) the name and qualifications of the person providing the supervision;
5.23 (3) the number of hours of one-on-one supervision and the number and type of additional
5.24hours of supervision to be completed by the supervisee;
5.25 (4) the supervisee's position description;
5.26 (5) a brief description of the supervision the supervisee will receive in the following
5.27content areas:
5.28 (i) clinical practice, if applicable;
5.29 (ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
5.30 (iii) practice methods;
5.31 (iv) authorized scope of practice;
5Sec. 4.
REVISOR AGW/LJ 25-0433402/25/25 6.1 (v) ensuring continuing competence; and
6.2 (vi) ethical standards of practice; and
6.3 (6) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work practice,
6.4addressing:
6.5 (i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
6.6 (ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
6.7 (iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic
6.8instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process.
6.9 (d) The board must receive a revised supervision plan within 30 60 days of any of the
6.10following changes:
6.11 (1) the supervisee has a new supervisor;
6.12 (2) the supervisee begins a new social work position;
6.13 (3) the scope or content of the supervisee's social work practice changes substantially;
6.14 (4) the number of practice or supervision hours changes substantially; or
6.15 (5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148E.116.
6.16 (e) The board must approve the supervisor and the supervision plan.
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