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Section A. Section 337.600, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1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