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Missouri House Bill HB216

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.216
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECROSSLEY.
55 0933H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections337.600,337.604,337.615,337.627,337.644,and337.645,RSMo,andto
88 enactinlieuthereofsevennewsectionsrelatingtosocialworkers.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections337.600,337.604,337.615,337.627,337.644,and337.645,
1111 2RSMo,arerepealedandsevennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections
1212 3337.600,337.604,337.615,337.627,337.628,337.644,and337.645,toreadasfollows:
1313 337.600.Asusedinsections337.600to337.689,thefollowingtermsmean:
1414 2 (1)"Advancedmacrosocialworker",theapplicationsofsocialworktheory,
1515 3knowledge,methods,principles,values,andethics;andtheprofessionaluseofselfto
1616 4communityandorganizationalsystems,systemicandmacrocosmissues,andotherindirect
1717 5nonclinicalservices;specializedknowledgeandadvancedpracticeskillsincasemanagement,
1818 6informationandreferral,nonclinicalassessments,counseling,outcomeevaluation,mediation,
1919 7nonclinicalsupervision,nonclinicalconsultation,experttestimony,education,outcome
2020 8evaluation,research,advocacy,socialplanningandpolicydevelopment,community
2121 9organization,andthedevelopment,implementationandadministrationofpolicies,
2222 10programs,andactivities.Alicensedadvancedmacrosocialworkermaynottreatmental
2323 11oremotionaldisordersorprovidepsychotherapywithoutthedirectsupervisionofalicensed
2424 12clinicalsocialworker,ordiagnoseamentaldisorder;
2525 13 (2)"Clinicalsocialwork",theapplicationofsocialworktheory,knowledge,values,
2626 14methods,principles,andtechniquesofcasework,groupwork,client-centeredadvocacy,
2727 15communityorganization,administration,planning,evaluation,consultation,research,
2828 16psychotherapyandcounselingmethodsandtechniquestopersons,familiesandgroupsin
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17assessment,diagnosis,treatment,preventionandameliorationofmentalandemotional
3131 18conditions;
3232 19 (3)"Committee",thestatecommitteeforsocialworkersestablishedinsection
3333 20337.622;
3434 21 (4)"Department",theMissouridepartmentofcommerceandinsurance;
3535 22 (5)"Director",thedirectorofthedivisionofprofessionalregistration;
3636 23 (6)"Division",thedivisionofprofessionalregistration;
3737 24 (7)"Independentpractice",anypracticeofsocialworkersoutsideofanorganized
3838 25settingsuchasasocial,medical,orgovernmentalagencyinwhichasocialworkerassumes
3939 26responsibilityandaccountabilityforservicesrequired;
4040 27 (8)"Licensedadvancedmacrosocialworker",anypersonwhoofferstorender
4141 28servicestoindividuals,groups,families,couples,organizations,institutions,communities,
4242 29governmentagencies,corporations,orthegeneralpublicforafee,monetaryorotherwise,
4343 30implyingthatthepersonistrained,experienced,andlicensedasanadvancedmacrosocial
4444 31worker,andwhoholdsacurrentvalidlicensetopracticeasanadvancedmacrosocialworker;
4545 32 (9)"Licensedbaccalaureatesocialworker",anypersonwhoofferstorenderservices
4646 33toindividuals,groups,organizations,institutions,corporations,governmentagencies,orthe
4747 34generalpublicforafee,monetaryorotherwise,implyingthatthepersonistrained,
4848 35experienced,andlicensedasabaccalaureatesocialworker,andwhoholdsacurrentvalid
4949 36licensetopracticeasabaccalaureatesocialworker;
5050 37 (10)"Licensedclinicalsocialworker",anypersonwhoofferstorenderservicesto
5151 38individuals,groups,organizations,institutions,corporations,governmentagencies,orthe
5252 39generalpublicforafee,monetaryorotherwise,implyingthatthepersonistrained,
5353 40experienced,andlicensedasaclinicalsocialworker,andwhoholdsacurrent,validlicenseto
5454 41practiceasaclinicalsocialworker;
5555 42 (11)"Licensedmastersocialworker",anypersonwhoofferstorenderservicesto
5656 43individuals,groups,families,couples,organizations,institutions,communities,government
5757 44agencies,corporations,orthegeneralpublicforafee,monetaryorotherwise,implyingthat
5858 45thepersonistrained,experienced,andlicensedasamastersocialworker,andwhoholdsa
5959 46currentvalidlicensetopracticeasamastersocialworker.Alicensedmastersocialworker
6060 47maynottreatmentaloremotionaldisorders,providepsychotherapywithoutthedirect
6161 48supervisionofalicensedclinicalsocialworker,ordiagnoseamentaldisorder;
6262 49 (12)"Mastersocialwork",theapplicationofsocialworktheory,knowledge,
6363 50methods,andethicsandtheprofessionaluseofselftorestoreorenhancesocial,psychosocial,
6464 51orbiopsychosocialfunctioningofindividuals,couples,families,groups,organizations,
6565 52communities,institutions,governmentagencies,orcorporations.Thepracticeincludesthe
6666 53applicationsofspecializedknowledgeandadvancedpracticeskillsintheareasofassessment,
6767 HB216 2 54treatmentplanning,implementationandevaluation,casemanagement,mediation,
6868 55informationandreferral,counseling,clienteducation,supervision,consultation,education,
6969 56research,advocacy,communityorganizationanddevelopment,planning,evaluation,
7070 57implementationandadministrationofpolicies,programs,andactivities.Undersupervision
7171 58asprovidedinthissection,thepracticeofmastersocialworkmayincludethepractices
7272 59reservedtoclinicalsocialworkersoradvancedmacrosocialworkersfornomorethanforty-
7373 60eightconsecutivecalendarmonthsforthepurposeofobtaininglicensureundersection
7474 61337.615or337.645;
7575 62 (13)"Practiceofadvancedmacrosocialwork",rendering,offeringtorender,or
7676 63supervisingthosewhorendertoindividuals,couples,families,groups,organizations,
7777 64institutions,corporations,governmentagencies,communities,orthegeneralpublicany
7878 65serviceinvolvingtheapplicationofmethods,principles,andtechniquesofadvancedpractice
7979 66macrosocialwork;
8080 67 (14)"Practiceofbaccalaureatesocialwork",rendering,offeringtorender,or
8181 68supervisingthosewhorendertoindividuals,families,groups,organizations,institutions,
8282 69corporations,orthegeneralpublicanyserviceinvolvingtheapplicationofmethods,
8383 70principles,andtechniquesofbaccalaureatesocialwork;
8484 71 (15)"Practiceofclinicalsocialwork",rendering,offeringtorender,orsupervising
8585 72thosewhorendertoindividuals,couples,groups,organizations,institutions,corporations,or
8686 73thegeneralpublicanyserviceinvolvingtheapplicationofmethods,principles,and
8787 74techniquesofclinicalsocialwork;
8888 75 (16)"Practiceofmastersocialwork",rendering,offeringtorender,orsupervising
8989 76thosewhorendertoindividuals,couples,families,groups,organizations,institutions,
9090 77corporations,governmentagencies,communities,orthegeneralpublicanyserviceinvolving
9191 78theapplicationofmethods,principles,andtechniquesofmastersocialwork;
9292 79 (17)"Qualifiedadvancedmacrosupervisor",anylicensedsocialworkerwhomeets
9393 80thequalificationsofaqualifiedclinicalsupervisororalicensedadvancedmacrosocial
9494 81workerwhohas:
9595 82 (a)Practicedinthefieldofsocialworkasalicensedsocialworkerforwhichheor
9696 83sheissupervisingtheapplicantforaminimumoffiveyears;
9797 84 (b)Successfullycompletedaminimumofsixteenhoursofsupervisorytrainingfrom
9898 85theAssociationofSocialWorkBoards,theNationalAssociationofSocialWorkers,an
9999 86accrediteduniversity,oraprogramapprovedbythestatecommitteeforsocialworkers.All
100100 87organizationsprovidingthesupervisorytrainingshalladheretothebasiccontentandquality
101101 88standardsoutlinedbythestatecommitteeonsocialwork;and
102102 89 (c)Metalltherequirementsofsections337.600to337.689,andasdefinedbyruleby
103103 90thestatecommitteeforsocialworkers;
104104 HB216 3 91 (18)"Qualifiedbaccalaureatesupervisor",anylicensedsocialworkerwhomeetsthe
105105 92qualificationsofaqualifiedclinicalsupervisor,qualifiedmastersupervisor,qualified
106106 93advancedmacrosupervisor,oralicensedbaccalaureatesocialworkerwhohas:
107107 94 (a)Practicedinthefieldofsocialworkasalicensedsocialworkerforwhichheor
108108 95sheissupervisingtheapplicantforaminimumoffiveyears;
109109 96 (b)Successfullycompletedaminimumofsixteenhoursofsupervisorytrainingfrom
110110 97theAssociationofSocialWorkBoards,theNationalAssociationofSocialWorkers,an
111111 98accrediteduniversity,oraprogramapprovedbythestatecommitteeforsocialworkers.All
112112 99organizationsprovidingthesupervisorytrainingshalladheretothebasiccontentandquality
113113 100standardsoutlinedbythestatecommitteeonsocialworkers;and
114114 101 (c)Metalltherequirementsofsections337.600to337.689,andasdefinedbyruleby
115115 102thestatecommitteeforsocialworkers;
116116 103 (19)"Qualifiedclinicalsupervisor",anylicensedclinicalsocialworkerwhohas:
117117 104 (a)Practicedinthefieldofsocialworkasalicensedsocialworkerforwhichheor
118118 105sheissupervisingtheapplicantforaminimumoffiveyears;
119119 106 (b)Successfullycompletedaminimumofsixteenhoursofsupervisorytrainingfrom
120120 107theAssociationofSocialWorkBoards,theNationalAssociationofSocialWorkers,an
121121 108accrediteduniversity,oraprogramapprovedbythestatecommitteeforsocialworkers.All
122122 109organizationsprovidingthesupervisorytrainingshalladheretothebasiccontentandquality
123123 110standardsoutlinedbythestatecommitteeonsocialwork;and
124124 111 (c)Metalltherequirementsofsections337.600to337.689,andasdefinedbyruleby
125125 112thestatecommitteeforsocialworkers;
126126 113 (20)"Socialworker",anyindividualthathas:
127127 114 (a)Receivedabaccalaureate[ormaster's] degreeinsocialworkfromanaccredited
128128 115socialworkprogramapprovedbythe[councilonsocialworkeducation] CouncilonSocial
129129 116WorkEducation;
130130 117 (b)Receivedamaster'sdegreeinsocialworkfromasocialworkprogram:
131131 118 a.AccreditedbytheCouncilonSocialWorkEducation;or
132132 119 b.Recognizedandapprovedbythecommitteeinaccordancewithrulesadopted
133133 120bythecommitteeundersection337.627andinaccordancewiththeproceduresetforth
134134 121insection337.628;
135135 122 (c)ReceivedadoctorateorPh.D.insocialwork;or
136136 123 [(c)](d)Acurrentsocialworkerlicenseassetforthinsections337.600to337.689.
137137 337.604.1.Nopersonshallholdhimselforherselfouttobeasocialworkerunless
138138 2suchpersonhas:
139139 HB216 4 3 (1)Receivedabaccalaureate[ormaster's] degreeinsocialworkfromanaccredited
140140 4socialworkprogramapprovedbythe[councilonsocialworkeducation] CouncilonSocial
141141 5WorkEducation;
142142 6 (2)Receivedamaster'sdegreeinsocialworkfromasocialworkprogram:
143143 7 (a)AccreditedbytheCouncilonSocialWorkEducation;or
144144 8 (b)Recognizedandapprovedbythecommitteeinaccordancewithrules
145145 9adoptedbythecommitteeundersection337.627andinaccordancewiththeprocedure
146146 10setforthinsection337.628;
147147 11 (3)ReceivedadoctorateorPh.D.insocialwork;or
148148 12 [(3)](4)Acurrentsocialworkerlicenseassetforthinsections337.600to337.689.
149149 13 2.Nogovernmententities,publicorprivateagenciesororganizationsinthestate
150150 14shallusethetitle"socialworker"oranyformofthetitle,includingbutnotlimitedtothe
151151 15abbreviations"SW","BSW","MSW","DSW","LBSW","LBSW-IP","LMSW","PLCSW",
152152 16"LCSW","CSW","LAMSW",and"AMSW",forvolunteeroremploymentpositionsor
153153 17withincontractsforservices,documents,manuals,orreferencematerialeffectiveJanuary1,
154154 182004,unlessthevolunteersoremployeesinthosepositionsmeetthecriteriasetforthinthis
155155 19chapter.
156156 337.615.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
157157 2 (1)"License",alicense,certificate,registration,permit,accreditation,ormilitary
158158 3occupationalspecialtythatenablesapersontolegallypracticeanoccupationorprofessionin
159159 4aparticularjurisdiction;
160160 5 (2)"Military",theArmedForcesoftheUnitedStates,includingtheAirForce,Army,
161161 6CoastGuard,MarineCorps,Navy,SpaceForce,NationalGuard,andanyothermilitary
162162 7branchthatisdesignatedbyCongressaspartoftheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStates,and
163163 8allreservecomponentsandauxiliaries.Theterm"military"alsoincludesthemilitary
164164 9reservesandmilitiaofanyUnitedStatesterritoryorstate;
165165 10 (3)"Nonresidentmilitaryspouse",anonresidentspouseofanactive-dutymemberof
166166 11theArmedForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobe
167167 12transferredtothestateofMissouri,orwhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobe
168168 13transferredtoanadjacentstateandisorwillbedomiciledinthestateofMissouri,orhas
169169 14movedtothestateofMissourionapermanentchange-of-stationbasis;
170170 15 (4)"Oversightbody",anyboard,department,agency,orofficeofajurisdictionthat
171171 16issueslicenses;
172172 17 (5)"Residentmilitaryspouse",aspouseofanactive-dutymemberoftheArmed
173173 18ForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobetransferredtothe
174174 19stateofMissourioranadjacentstateandwhoisapermanentresidentofthestateofMissouri,
175175 20whoisdomiciledinthestateofMissouri,orwhohasMissouriashisorherhomeofrecord.
176176 HB216 5 21 2.Eachapplicantforlicensureasaclinicalsocialworkershallfurnishevidencetothe
177177 22committeethat:
178178 23 (1)Theapplicanthas:
179179 24 (a)Amaster'sdegreefromacollegeoruniversityprogramofsocialwork:
180180 25 a.Accreditedbythe[councilofsocialworkeducation] CouncilonSocialWork
181181 26Education;or
182182 27 b.Recognizedandapprovedbythecommitteeinaccordancewithrulesadopted
183183 28bythecommitteeundersection337.627andinaccordancewiththeproceduresetforth
184184 29insection337.628;or
185185 30 (b)Adoctoratedegreefromaschoolofsocialworkacceptabletothecommittee;
186186 31 (2)Theapplicanthascompletedatleastthreethousandhoursofsupervisedclinical
187187 32experiencewithaqualifiedclinicalsupervisor,asdefinedinsection337.600,innolessthan
188188 33twenty-fourmonthsandnomorethanforty-eightconsecutivecalendarmonths.Forany
189189 34applicantwhohassuccessfullycompletedatleastfourthousandhoursofsupervisedclinical
190190 35experiencewithaqualifiedclinicalsupervisor,asdefinedinsection337.600,withinthesame
191191 36timeframeprescribedinthissubsection,theapplicantshallbeeligibleforapplicationof
192192 37licensureatthreethousandhoursandshallbefurnishedacertificatebythestatecommittee
193193 38forsocialworkersacknowledgingthecompletionofsaidadditionalhours;
194194 39 (3)Theapplicanthasachievedapassingscore,asdefinedbythecommittee,onan
195195 40examinationapprovedbythecommittee.Theeligibilityrequirementsforsuchexamination
196196 41shallbepromulgatedbyruleofthecommittee;and
197197 42 (4)Theapplicantisatleasteighteenyearsofage,isaUnitedStatescitizenorhas
198198 43statusasalegalresidentalien,andhasnotbeenfinallyadjudicatedandfoundguilty,or
199199 44enteredapleaofguiltyornolocontendere,inacriminalprosecutionunderthelawsofany
200200 45state,oftheUnitedStates,orofanycountry,foranyoffensedirectlyrelatedtothedutiesand
201201 46responsibilitiesoftheoccupation,assetforthinsection324.012,regardlessofwhetherornot
202202 47sentencehasbeenimposed.
203203 48 3.(1)Anypersonwhoholdsavalidcurrentclinicalsocialworklicenseissuedby
204204 49anotherstate,abranchorunitofthemilitary,aterritoryoftheUnitedStates,ortheDistrictof
205205 50Columbia,andwhohasbeenlicensedforatleastoneyearinsuchotherjurisdiction,may
206206 51submittothecommitteeanapplicationforaclinicalsocialworklicenseinMissourialong
207207 52withproofofcurrentlicensureandproofoflicensureforatleastoneyearintheother
208208 53jurisdiction.
209209 54 (2)Thecommitteeshall:
210210 55 (a)Withinsixmonthsofreceivinganapplicationdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthis
211211 56subsection,waiveanyexamination,educational,orexperiencerequirementsforlicensurein
212212 57thisstatefortheapplicantifitdeterminesthattherewereminimumeducationrequirements
213213 HB216 6 58and,ifapplicable,workexperienceandclinicalsupervisionrequirementsineffectandthe
214214 59otherjurisdictionverifiesthatthepersonmetthoserequirementsinordertobelicensedor
215215 60certifiedinthatjurisdiction.Thecommitteemayrequireanapplicanttotakeandpassan
216216 61examinationspecifictothelawsofthisstate;or
217217 62 (b)Withinthirtydaysofreceivinganapplicationdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthis
218218 63subsectionfromanonresidentmilitaryspouseoraresidentmilitaryspouse,waiveany
219219 64examination,educational,orexperiencerequirementsforlicensureinthisstateforthe
220220 65applicantandissuesuchapplicantalicenseunderthissubsectionifsuchapplicantotherwise
221221 66meetstherequirementsofthissubsection.
222222 67 (3)(a)Thecommitteeshallnotwaiveanyexamination,educational,orexperience
223223 68requirementsforanyapplicantwhohashadhisorherlicenserevokedbyanoversightbody
224224 69outsidethestate;whoiscurrentlyunderinvestigation,whohasacomplaintpending,orwho
225225 70iscurrentlyunderdisciplinaryaction,exceptasprovidedinparagraph(b)ofthissubdivision,
226226 71withanoversightbodyoutsidethestate;whodoesnotholdalicenseingoodstandingwithan
227227 72oversightbodyoutsidethestate;whohasacriminalrecordthatwoulddisqualifyhimorher
228228 73forlicensureinMissouri;orwhodoesnotholdavalidcurrentlicenseintheotherjurisdiction
229229 74onthedatethecommitteereceiveshisorherapplicationunderthissubsection[andsection].
230230 75 (b)Ifanotherjurisdictionhastakendisciplinaryactionagainstanapplicant,the
231231 76committeeshalldetermineifthecausefortheactionwascorrectedandthematterresolved.
232232 77Ifthematterhasnotbeenresolvedbythatjurisdiction,thecommitteemaydenyalicense
233233 78untilthematterisresolved.
234234 79 (4)Nothinginthissubsectionshallprohibitthecommitteefromdenyingalicenseto
235235 80anapplicantunderthissubsectionforanyreasondescribedinsection337.630.
236236 81 (5)Anypersonwhoislicensedundertheprovisionsofthissubsectionshallbe
237237 82subjecttothecommittee'sjurisdictionandallrulesandregulationspertainingtothepractice
238238 83asalicensedclinicalsocialworkerinthisstate.
239239 84 (6)Thissubsectionshallnotbeconstruedtowaiveanyrequirementforanapplicant
240240 85topayanyfees.
241241 86 4.Thecommitteeshallissuealicensetoeachpersonwhofilesanapplicationandfee
242242 87asrequiredbytheprovisionsofsections337.600to337.689andwhofurnishesevidence
243243 88satisfactorytothecommitteethattheapplicanthascompliedwiththeprovisionsof
244244 89subdivisions(1)to(4)ofsubsection2ofthissection.
245245 337.627.1.Thecommitteeshallpromulgaterulesandregulationspertainingto:
246246 2 (1)Theformandcontentoflicenseapplicationsrequiredbytheprovisionsof
247247 3sections337.600to337.689andsection324.009andtheproceduresforfilinganapplication
248248 4foraninitialorrenewallicenseinthisstate;
249249 HB216 7 5 (2)Feesrequiredbytheprovisionsofsections337.600to337.689andsection
250250 6324.009;
251251 7 (3)Thecharacteristicsofsupervisedclinicalexperience,supervisedmaster
252252 8experience,supervisedadvancedmacroexperience,andsupervisedbaccalaureateexperience;
253253 9 (4)Thestandardsandmethodstobeusedinassessingcompetencyasalicensed
254254 10clinicalsocialworker,licensedmastersocialworker,licensedadvancedmacrosocialworker,
255255 11andlicensedbaccalaureatesocialworker,includingtherequirementforcontinuingeducation
256256 12hours;
257257 13 (5)Establishmentandpromulgationofproceduresforinvestigating,hearingand
258258 14determininggrievancesandviolationsoccurringpursuanttotheprovisionsofsections
259259 15337.600to337.689;
260260 16 (6)Developmentofanappealprocedureforthereviewofdecisionsandrulesof
261261 17administrativeagenciesexistingpursuanttotheconstitutionorlawsofthisstate;
262262 18 (7)Establishmentofapolicyandprocedureforreciprocitywithstateswhichdonot
263263 19haveclinical,master,advancedmacro,orbaccalaureatesocialworkerlicensinglawsand
264264 20stateswhoselicensinglawsarenotsubstantiallysimilartothoseofthisstate;[and]
265265 21 (8)Establishmentofapolicyandprocedureforreviewingsocialworkdegree
266266 22programsofferingamaster'sdegreeinsocialworkthathaveachievedprecandidacy
267267 23statusintheaccreditationprocessestablishedbytheCouncilonSocialWorkEducation
268268 24todeterminewhethertorecognizeandapprovesuchprogramsforlicensurepurposes;
269269 25and
270270 26 (9)Anyotherpoliciesorproceduresnecessarytothefulfillmentoftherequirements
271271 27ofsections337.600to337.689.
272272 28 2.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
273273 29createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplies
274274 30withandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.
275275 31Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
276276 32generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
277277 33disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
278278 34rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2007,shallbeinvalid
279279 35andvoid.
280280 337.628.Asocialworkdegreeprogramofferingamaster'sdegreeinsocialwork
281281 2thathasachievedprecandidacystatusintheaccreditationprocessestablishedbythe
282282 3CouncilonSocialWorkEducationshallnotreceiveautomaticrecognitionandapproval
283283 4bythecommitteeduetothatstatusundertherulesadoptedundersection337.627.Only
284284 5suchprogramsmayapplytothecommitteeforrecognitionandapproval,andthe
285285 HB216 8 6committeeshallrevieweachapplicationonanindividualizedbasistodeterminewhether
286286 7theprogramqualifiesforrecognitionandapproval.
287287 337.644.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
288288 2 (1)"License",alicense,certificate,registration,permit,accreditation,ormilitary
289289 3occupationalspecialtythatenablesapersontolegallypracticeanoccupationorprofessionin
290290 4aparticularjurisdiction;
291291 5 (2)"Military",theArmedForcesoftheUnitedStates,includingtheAirForce,Army,
292292 6CoastGuard,MarineCorps,Navy,SpaceForce,NationalGuard,andanyothermilitary
293293 7branchthatisdesignatedbyCongressaspartoftheArmedForcesoftheUnitedStates,and
294294 8allreservecomponentsandauxiliaries.Theterm"military"alsoincludesthemilitary
295295 9reservesandmilitiaofanyUnitedStatesterritoryorstate;
296296 10 (3)"Nonresidentmilitaryspouse",anonresidentspouseofanactive-dutymemberof
297297 11theArmedForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobe
298298 12transferredtothestateofMissouri,orwhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobe
299299 13transferredtoanadjacentstateandisorwillbedomiciledinthestateofMissouri,orhas
300300 14movedtothestateofMissourionapermanentchange-of-stationbasis;
301301 15 (4)"Oversightbody",anyboard,department,agency,orofficeofajurisdictionthat
302302 16issueslicenses;
303303 17 (5)"Residentmilitaryspouse",aspouseofanactive-dutymemberoftheArmed
304304 18ForcesoftheUnitedStateswhohasbeentransferredorisscheduledtobetransferredtothe
305305 19stateofMissourioranadjacentstateandwhoisapermanentresidentofthestateofMissouri,
306306 20whoisdomiciledinthestateofMissouri,orwhohasMissouriashisorherhomeofrecord.
307307 21 2.Eachapplicantforlicensureasamastersocialworkershallfurnishevidencetothe
308308 22committeethat:
309309 23 (1)Theapplicanthas:
310310 24 (a)Amaster'sdegreeinsocialworkfromasocialworkdegreeprogram:
311311 25 a.AccreditedbytheCouncilonSocialWorkEducation;or
312312 26 b.Recognizedandapprovedbythecommitteeinaccordancewithrulesadopted
313313 27bythecommitteeundersection337.627andinaccordancewiththeproceduresetforth
314314 28insection337.628;or
315315 29 (b)Adoctoratedegreeinsocialworkfromanaccreditedsocialworkdegreeprogram
316316 30approvedbythe[councilofsocialworkeducation] CouncilonSocialWorkEducation;
317317 31 (2)Theapplicanthasachievedapassingscore,asdefinedbythecommittee,onan
318318 32examinationapprovedbythecommittee.Theeligibilityrequirementsforsuchexamination
319319 33shallbedeterminedbythestatecommitteeforsocialworkers;
320320 34 (3)Theapplicantisatleasteighteenyearsofage,isaUnitedStatescitizenorhas
321321 35statusasalegalresidentalien,andhasnotbeenfinallyadjudicatedandfoundguilty,or
322322 HB216 9 36enteredapleaofguiltyornolocontendere,inacriminalprosecutionunderthelawsofany
323323 37state,oftheUnitedStates,orofanycountry,foranyoffensedirectlyrelatedtothedutiesand
324324 38responsibilitiesoftheoccupation,assetforthinsection324.012,regardlessofwhetherornot
325325 39sentenceisimposed;
326326 40 (4)Theapplicanthassubmittedawrittenapplicationonformsprescribedbythestate
327327 41board;and
328328 42 (5)Theapplicanthassubmittedtherequiredlicensingfee,asdeterminedbythe
329329 43committee.
330330 44 3.Anyapplicantwhoanswersintheaffirmativetoanyquestionontheapplication
331331 45thatrelatestopossiblegroundsfordenialoflicensureundersection337.630shallsubmita
332332 46swornaffidavitsettingforthindetailthefactswhichexplainsuchanswerandcopiesof
333333 47appropriatedocumentsrelatedtosuchanswer.
334334 48 4.Thecommitteeshallissuealicensetoeachpersonwhofilesanapplicationandfee
335335 49asrequiredbytheprovisionsofsections337.600to337.689andwhofurnishesevidence
336336 50satisfactorytothecommitteethattheapplicanthascompliedwiththeprovisionsof
337337 51subsection2ofthissection.Thelicenseshallrefertotheindividualasalicensedmaster
338338 52socialworkerandshallrecognizethatindividual'srighttopracticelicensedmastersocial
339339 53workasdefinedinsection337.600.
340340 54 5.(1)Anypersonwhoholdsavalidcurrentmastersocialworklicenseissuedby
341341 55anotherstate,abranchorunitofthemilitary,aterritoryoftheUnitedStates,ortheDistrictof
342342 56Columbia,andwhohasbeenlicensedforatleastoneyearinsuchotherjurisdiction,may
343343 57submittothecommitteeanapplicationforamastersocialworklicenseinMissourialong
344344 58withproofofcurrentlicensureandproofoflicensureforatleastoneyearintheother
345345 59jurisdiction.
346346 60 (2)Thecommitteeshall:
347347 61 (a)Withinsixmonthsofreceivinganapplicationdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthis
348348 62subsection,waiveanyexamination,educational,orexperiencerequirementsforlicensurein
349349 63thisstatefortheapplicantifitdeterminesthattherewereminimumeducationrequirements
350350 64and,ifapplicable,workexperienceandclinicalsupervisionrequirementsineffectandthe
351351 65otherjurisdictionverifiesthatthepersonmetthoserequirementsinordertobelicensedor
352352 66certifiedinthatjurisdiction.Thecommitteemayrequireanapplicanttotakeandpassan
353353 67examinationspecifictothelawsofthisstate;or
354354 68 (b)Withinthirtydaysofreceivinganapplicationdescribedinsubdivision(1)ofthis
355355 69subsectionfromanonresidentmilitaryspouseoraresidentmilitaryspouse,waiveany
356356 70examination,educational,orexperiencerequirementsforlicensureinthisstateforthe
357357 71applicantandissuesuchapplicantalicenseunderthissubsectionifsuchapplicantotherwise
358358 72meetstherequirementsofthissubsection.
359359 HB216 10 73 (3)(a)Thecommitteeshallnotwaiveanyexamination,educational,orexperience
360360 74requirementsforanyapplicantwhohashadhisorherlicenserevokedbyanoversightbody
361361 75outsidethestate;whoiscurrentlyunderinvestigation,whohasacomplaintpending,orwho
362362 76iscurrentlyunderdisciplinaryaction,exceptasprovidedinparagraph(b)ofthissubdivision,
363363 77withanoversightbodyoutsidethestate;whodoesnotholdalicenseingoodstandingwithan
364364 78oversightbodyoutsidethestate;whohasacriminalrecordthatwoulddisqualifyhimorher
365365 79forlicensureinMissouri;orwhodoesnotholdavalidcurrentlicenseintheotherjurisdiction
366366 80onthedatethecommitteereceiveshisorherapplicationunderthis[section] subsection.
367367 81 (b)Ifanotherjurisdictionhastakendisciplinaryactionagainstanapplicant,the
368368 82committeeshalldetermineifthecausefortheactionwascorrectedandthematterresolved.
369369 83Ifthematterhasnotbeenresolvedbythatjurisdiction,thecommitteemaydenyalicense
370370 84untilthematterisresolved.
371371 85 (4)Nothinginthissubsectionshallprohibitthecommitteefromdenyingalicenseto
372372 86anapplicantunderthissubsectionforanyreasondescribedinsection337.630.
373373 87 (5)Anypersonwhoislicensedundertheprovisionsofthissubsectionshallbe
374374 88subjecttothecommittee'sjurisdictionandallrulesandregulationspertainingtothepractice
375375 89asalicensedmastersocialworkerinthisstate.
376376 90 (6)Thissubsectionshallnotbeconstruedtowaiveanyrequirementforanapplicant
377377 91topayanyfees.
378378 337.645.1.Eachapplicantforlicensureasanadvancedmacrosocialworkershall
379379 2furnishevidencetothecommitteethat:
380380 3 (1)Theapplicanthas:
381381 4 (a)Amaster'sdegreefromacollegeoruniversityprogramofsocialwork:
382382 5 a.Accreditedbythe[councilofsocialworkeducation] CouncilonSocialWork
383383 6Education;or
384384 7 b.Recognizedandapprovedbythecommitteeinaccordancewithrulesadopted
385385 8bythecommitteeundersection337.627andinaccordancewiththeproceduresetforth
386386 9insection337.628;or
387387 10 (b)Adoctoratedegreefromaschoolofsocialworkacceptabletothecommittee;
388388 11 (2)Theapplicanthascompletedatleastthreethousandhoursofsupervisedadvanced
389389 12macroexperiencewithaqualifiedadvancedmacrosupervisorasdefinedinsection337.600
390390 13innolessthantwenty-fourmonthsandnomorethanforty-eightconsecutivecalendarmonths.
391391 14Foranyapplicantwhohassuccessfullycompletedatleastfourthousandhoursofsupervised
392392 15advancedmacroexperiencewithaqualifiedadvancedmacrosupervisor,asdefinedinsection
393393 16337.600,withinthesametimeframeprescribedinthissubsection,theapplicantshallbe
394394 17eligibleforapplicationoflicensureatthreethousandhoursandshallbefurnishedacertificate
395395 HB216 11 18bythestatecommitteeforsocialworkersacknowledgingthecompletionofsaidadditional
396396 19hours;
397397 20 (3)Theapplicanthasachievedapassingscore,asdefinedbythecommittee,onan
398398 21examinationapprovedbythecommittee.Theeligibilityrequirementsforsuchexamination
399399 22shallbepromulgatedbyruleofthecommittee;
400400 23 (4)Theapplicantisatleasteighteenyearsofage,isaUnitedStatescitizenorhas
401401 24statusasalegalresidentalien,andhasnotbeenfinallyadjudicatedandfoundguilty,or
402402 25enteredapleaofguiltyornolocontendere,inacriminalprosecutionunderthelawsofany
403403 26state,oftheUnitedStates,orofanycountry,foranyoffensedirectlyrelatedtothedutiesand
404404 27responsibilitiesoftheoccupation,assetforthinsection324.012,regardlessofwhetherornot
405405 28sentenceisimposed.
406406 29 2.Anypersonholdingacurrentlicense,certificateofregistration,orpermitfrom
407407 30anotherstateorterritoryoftheUnitedStatesortheDistrictofColumbiatopracticeadvanced
408408 31macrosocialworkwhohashadnodisciplinaryactiontakenagainstthelicense,certificateof
409409 32registration,orpermitfortheprecedingfiveyearsmaybegrantedalicensetopractice
410410 33advancedmacrosocialworkinthisstateifthepersonmeetsoneofthefollowingcriteria:
411411 34 (1)Has:
412412 35 (a)Received:
413413 36 a.Amaster'sdegreeinsocialworkfromasocialworkprogram:
414414 37 (i)AccreditedbytheCouncilonSocialWorkEducation;or
415415 38 (ii)Recognizedandapprovedbythecommitteeinaccordancewithrules
416416 39adoptedbythecommitteeundersection337.627andinaccordancewiththeprocedure
417417 40setforthinsection337.628;or
418418 41 b.Adoctoraldegreefromacollegeoruniversityprogramofsocialworkaccredited
419419 42bythe[councilofsocialworkeducation] CouncilonSocialWorkEducation;and[has]
420420 43 (b)Beenlicensedtopracticeadvancedmacrosocialworkfortheprecedingfive
421421 44years;or
422422 45 (2)Iscurrentlylicensedorcertifiedasanadvancedmacrosocialworkerinanother
423423 46state,territoryoftheUnitedStates,ortheDistrictofColumbiahavingsubstantiallythesame
424424 47requirementsasthisstateforadvancedmacrosocialworkers.
425425 48 3.Thecommitteeshallissuealicensetoeachpersonwhofilesanapplicationandfee
426426 49asrequiredbytheprovisionsofsections337.600to337.689andwhofurnishesevidence
427427 50satisfactorytothecommitteethattheapplicanthascompliedwiththeprovisionsof
428428 51subdivisions(1)to(4)ofsubsection1ofthissectionorwiththeprovisionsofsubsection2of
429429 52thissection.
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