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2	2	EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
3	3	and is intended to be omitted in the law.
4	4	FIRST REGULAR SESSION
5	5	SENATE BILL NO. 479
6	6	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7	7	INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TRENT.
8	8	1594S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
9	9	AN ACT
10	10	To repeal section 337.600, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to social
11	11	workers.
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13	13	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
14	14	Section A. Section 337.600, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
15	15	section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 337.600, 2
16	16	to read as follows:3
17	17	337.600. As used in sections 337.600 t o 337.689, the 1
18	18	following terms mean: 2
19	19	(1) "Advanced macro social worker", the applications 3
20	20	of social work theory, knowledge, methods, principles, 4
21	21	values, and ethics; and the professional use of self to 5
22	22	community and organizational systems, systemi c and macrocosm 6
23	23	issues, and other indirect nonclinical services; specialized 7
24	24	knowledge and advanced practice skills in case management, 8
25	25	information and referral, nonclinical assessments, 9
26	26	counseling, outcome evaluation, mediation, nonclinical 10
27	27	supervision, nonclinical consultation, expert testimony, 11
28	28	education, outcome evaluation, research, advocacy, social 12
29	29	planning and policy development, community organization, and 13
30	30	the development, implementation and administration of 14
31	31	policies, programs, and activit ies. A licensed advanced 15
32	32	macro social worker may not treat mental or emotional 16
33	33	disorders or provide psychotherapy without the direct 17 SB 479 2
34	34	supervision of a licensed clinical social worker, or 18
35	35	diagnose a mental disorder; 19
36	36	(2) "Clinical social work", the application of social 20
37	37	work theory, knowledge, values, methods, principles, and 21
38	38	techniques of case work, group work, client -centered 22
39	39	advocacy, community organization, administration, planning, 23
40	40	evaluation, consultation, research, psychotherapy and 24
41	41	counseling methods and techniques to persons, families and 25
42	42	groups in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and 26
43	43	amelioration of mental and emotional conditions; 27
44	44	(3) "Committee", the state committee for social 28
45	45	workers established in section 337.6 22; 29
46	46	(4) "Department", the Missouri department of commerce 30
47	47	and insurance; 31
48	48	(5) "Director", the director of the division of 32
49	49	professional registration; 33
50	50	(6) "Division", the division of professional 34
51	51	registration; 35
52	52	(7) "Independent practice", any practice of social 36
53	53	workers outside of an organized setting such as a social, 37
54	54	medical, or governmental agency in which a social worker 38
55	55	assumes responsibility and accountability for services 39
56	56	required; 40
57	57	(8) "Licensed advanced macro social w orker", any 41
58	58	person who offers to render services to individuals, groups, 42
59	59	families, couples, organizations, institutions, communities, 43
60	60	government agencies, corporations, or the general public for 44
61	61	a fee, monetary or otherwise, implying that the person is 45
62	62	trained, experienced, and licensed as an advanced macro 46
63	63	social worker, and who holds a current valid license to 47
64	64	practice as an advanced macro social worker; 48 SB 479 3
65	65	(9) "Licensed baccalaureate social worker", any person 49
66	66	who offers to render services to individuals, groups, 50
67	67	organizations, institutions, corporations, government 51
68	68	agencies, or the general public for a fee, monetary or 52
69	69	otherwise, implying that the person is trained, experienced, 53
70	70	and licensed as a baccalaureate social worker, and who holds 54
71	71	a current valid license to practice as a baccalaureate 55
72	72	social worker; 56
73	73	(10) "Licensed clinical social worker", any person who 57
74	74	offers to render services to individuals, groups, 58
75	75	organizations, institutions, corporations, government 59
76	76	agencies, or the general public for a fee, monetary or 60
77	77	otherwise, implying that the person is trained, experienced, 61
78	78	and licensed as a clinical social worker, and who holds a 62
79	79	current, valid license to practice as a clinical social 63
80	80	worker; 64
81	81	(11) "Licensed master social worker", any person who 65
82	82	offers to render services to individuals, groups, families, 66
83	83	couples, organizations, institutions, communities, 67
84	84	government agencies, corporations, or the general public for 68
85	85	a fee, monetary or otherwise, implying that the per son is 69
86	86	trained, experienced, and licensed as a master social 70
87	87	worker, and who holds a current valid license to practice as 71
88	88	a master social worker. A licensed master social worker may 72
89	89	not treat mental or emotional disorders, provide 73
90	90	psychotherapy without the direct supervision of a licensed 74
91	91	clinical social worker, or diagnose a mental disorder; 75
92	92	(12) "Master social work", the application of social 76
93	93	work theory, knowledge, methods, and ethics and the 77
94	94	professional use of self to restore or enhance social, 78
95	95	psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of individuals, 79
96	96	couples, families, groups, organizations, communities, 80 SB 479 4
97	97	institutions, government agencies, or corporations. The 81
98	98	practice includes the applications of specialized knowledge 82
99	99	and advanced practice skills in the areas of assessment, 83
100	100	treatment planning, implementation and evaluation, case 84
101	101	management, mediation, information and referral, counseling, 85
102	102	client education, supervision, consultation, education, 86
103	103	research, advocacy, community or ganization and development, 87
104	104	planning, evaluation, implementation and administration of 88
105	105	policies, programs, and activities. Under supervision as 89
106	106	provided in this section, the practice of master social work 90
107	107	may include the practices reserved to clinical social 91
108	108	workers or advanced macro social workers for no more than 92
109	109	forty-eight consecutive calendar months for the purpose of 93
110	110	obtaining licensure under section 337.615 or 337.645; 94
111	111	(13) "Practice of advanced macro social work", 95
112	112	rendering, offering to render, or supervising those who 96
113	113	render to individuals, couples, families, groups, 97
114	114	organizations, institutions, corporations, government 98
115	115	agencies, communities, or the general public any service 99
116	116	involving the application of methods, principles, and 100
117	117	techniques of advanced practice macro social work; 101
118	118	(14) "Practice of baccalaureate social work", 102
119	119	rendering, offering to render, or supervising those who 103
120	120	render to individuals, families, groups, organizations, 104
121	121	institutions, corporations, or the gen eral public any 105
122	122	service involving the application of methods, principles, 106
123	123	and techniques of baccalaureate social work; 107
124	124	(15) "Practice of clinical social work", rendering, 108
125	125	offering to render, or supervising those who render to 109
126	126	individuals, couples , groups, organizations, institutions, 110
127	127	corporations, or the general public any service involving 111 SB 479 5
128	128	the application of methods, principles, and techniques of 112
129	129	clinical social work; 113
130	130	(16) "Practice of master social work", rendering, 114
131	131	offering to render, or supervising those who render to 115
132	132	individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations, 116
133	133	institutions, corporations, government agencies, 117
134	134	communities, or the general public any service involving the 118
135	135	application of methods, principles, and techniques of master 119
136	136	social work; 120
137	137	(17) "Qualified advanced macro supervisor", any 121
138	138	licensed social worker who meets the qualifications of a 122
139	139	qualified clinical supervisor or a licensed advanced macro 123
140	140	social worker who has: 124
141	141	(a) Practiced in the field of social work as a 125
142	142	licensed social worker for which he or she is supervising 126
143	143	the applicant for a minimum of [five] three years; 127
144	144	(b) Successfully completed a minimum of sixteen hours 128
145	145	of supervisory training from the Association of Social Work 129
146	146	Boards, the National Association of Social Workers, an 130
147	147	accredited university, or a program approved by the state 131
148	148	committee for social workers. All organizations providing 132
149	149	the supervisory training shall adhere to the basic content 133
150	150	and quality standards outli ned by the state committee on 134
151	151	social work; and 135
152	152	(c) Met all the requirements of sections 337.600 to 136
153	153	337.689, and as defined by rule by the state committee for 137
154	154	social workers; 138
155	155	(18) "Qualified baccalaureate supervisor", any 139
156	156	licensed social worker who meets the qualifications of a 140
157	157	qualified clinical supervisor, qualified master supervisor, 141
158	158	qualified advanced macro supervisor, or a licensed 142
159	159	baccalaureate social worker who has: 143 SB 479 6
160	160	(a) Practiced in the field of social work as a 144
161	161	licensed social worker for which he or she is supervising 145
162	162	the applicant for a minimum of [five] three years; 146
163	163	(b) Successfully completed a minimum of sixteen hours 147
164	164	of supervisory training from the Association of Social Work 148
165	165	Boards, the National Association of S ocial Workers, an 149
166	166	accredited university, or a program approved by the state 150
167	167	committee for social workers. All organizations providing 151
168	168	the supervisory training shall adhere to the basic content 152
169	169	and quality standards outlined by the state committee on 153
170	170	social workers; and 154
171	171	(c) Met all the requirements of sections 337.600 to 155
172	172	337.689, and as defined by rule by the state committee for 156
173	173	social workers; 157
174	174	(19) "Qualified clinical supervisor", any licensed 158
175	175	clinical social worker who has: 159
176	176	(a) Practiced in the field of social work as a 160
177	177	licensed social worker for which he or she is supervising 161
178	178	the applicant for a minimum of [five] three years; 162
179	179	(b) Successfully completed a minimum of sixteen hours 163
180	180	of supervisory training from the Associati on of Social Work 164
181	181	Boards, the National Association of Social Workers, an 165
182	182	accredited university, or a program approved by the state 166
183	183	committee for social workers. All organizations providing 167
184	184	the supervisory training shall adhere to the basic content 168
185	185	and quality standards outlined by the state committee on 169
186	186	social work; and 170
187	187	(c) Met all the requirements of sections 337.600 to 171
188	188	337.689, and as defined by rule by the state committee for 172
189	189	social workers; 173
190	190	(20) "Social worker", any individual that has: 174 SB 479 7
191	191	(a) Received a baccalaureate or master's degree in 175
192	192	social work from an accredited social work program approved 176
193	193	by the council on social work education; 177
194	194	(b) Received a doctorate or Ph.D. in social work; or 178
195	195	(c) A current social worke r license as set forth in 179
196	196	sections 337.600 to 337.689. 180
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