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28	28	SENATE BILL 105
29	29	57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025
30	30	INTRODUCED BY
31	31	Linda M. Trujillo and Antoinette Sedillo Lopez
32	32	AN ACT
33	33	RELATING TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS; ENACTING THE SOCIAL
34	34	WORK LICENSURE INTERSTATE COMPACT.
35	35	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
36	36	SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be
37	37	cited as the "Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact".
38	38	SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] PURPOSE.--The purpose of the
39	39	Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact is to facilitate
40	40	interstate practice of regulated social workers by improving
41	41	public access to competent social work services. The compact
42	42	preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public
43	43	health and safety through the current system of state
44	44	licensure. This compact is designed to:
45	45	A. increase public access to social work services;
46	46	B. reduce overly burdensome and duplicative
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74	74	requirements associated with holding multiple licenses;
75	75	C. enhance the member states' ability to protect
76	76	the public's health and safety;
77	77	D. encourage the cooperation of member states in
78	78	regulating multistate practice;
79	79	E. promote mobility and address workforce shortages
80	80	by eliminating the necessity for licenses in multiple states by
81	81	providing for the mutual recognition of other member state
82	82	licenses;
83	83	F. support military families;
84	84	G. facilitate the exchange of licensure and
85	85	disciplinary information among member states;
86	86	H. authorize all member states to hold a regulated
87	87	social worker accountable for abiding by a member state's laws,
88	88	regulations and applicable professional standards in the member
89	89	state in which a client is located at the time care is
90	90	rendered; and
91	91	I. allow for the use of telehealth to facilitate
92	92	increased access to regulated social work services.
93	93	SECTION 3. [NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the
94	94	Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact:
95	95	A. "active military member" means any person with
96	96	full-time duty status in the active armed forces of the United
97	97	States, including members of the national guard and reserve;
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127	127	civil, equitable or criminal action permitted by a state's laws
128	128	that is imposed by a licensing authority or other authority
129	129	against a regulated social worker, including an action against
130	130	a person's license or multistate authorization to practice,
131	131	such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the
132	132	licensee, limitation on the licensee's practice, issuance of a
133	133	cease and desist action or any other encumbrance on licensure
134	134	affecting a regulated social worker's authorization to
135	135	practice;
136	136	C. "alternative program" means a non-disciplinary
137	137	monitoring or practice remediation process approved by a
138	138	licensing authority to address practitioners with an
139	139	impairment;
140	140	D. "charter member states" means member states who
141	141	have enacted legislation to adopt this compact before the
142	142	effective date of this compact as described in Section 15 of
143	143	the Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact;
144	144	E. "compact" means the Social Work Interstate
145	145	Licensure Compact;
146	146	F. "compact commission" or "commission" means the
147	147	social work licensure compact commission created in Section 11
148	148	of the Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact;
149	149	G. "current significant investigative information"
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180	180	authority, after a preliminary inquiry that includes
181	181	notification and an opportunity for the regulated social worker
182	182	to respond, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if
183	183	proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction as may
184	184	be defined by the commission; or
185	185	(2) investigative information that indicates
186	186	that the regulated social worker represents an immediate threat
187	187	to public health and safety, as may be defined by the
188	188	commission, regardless of whether the regulated social worker
189	189	has been notified and has had an opportunity to respond;
190	190	H. "data system" means a repository of information
191	191	about licensees, including continuing education, examination,
192	192	licensure, current significant investigative information,
193	193	disqualifying events, multistate licenses, adverse action
194	194	information or other information as required by the commission;
195	195	I. "disqualifying event" means any adverse action
196	196	or incident that results in an encumbrance that disqualifies or
197	197	makes the licensee ineligible to either obtain, retain or renew
198	198	a multistate license;
199	199	J. "domicile" means the jurisdiction in which the
200	200	licensee resides and intends to remain indefinitely;
201	201	K. "encumbrance" means a revocation or suspension
202	202	of, or any limitation on, the full and unrestricted practice of
203	203	social work licensed and regulated by a licensing authority;
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233	233	elected or appointed to act on behalf of and within the powers
234	234	granted to them by the compact and commission;
235	235	M. "home state" means the member state that is the
236	236	licensee's primary domicile;
237	237	N. "impairment" means a condition that may impair a
238	238	practitioner's ability to engage in full and unrestricted
239	239	practice as a regulated social worker without some type of
240	240	intervention and may include alcohol and drug dependence,
241	241	mental health impairment and neurological or physical
242	242	impairments;
243	243	O. "licensee" means a person who currently holds a
244	244	license from a member state to practice as a regulated social
245	245	worker;
246	246	P. "licensing authority" means the board or agency
247	247	of a member state, or equivalent, that is responsible for the
248	248	licensing and regulation of regulated social workers;
249	249	Q. "member state" means a state, commonwealth,
250	250	district or territory of the United States that has enacted
251	251	this compact;
252	252	R. "multistate authorization to practice" means a
253	253	legally authorized privilege to practice, which is equivalent
254	254	to a license, associated with a multistate license permitting
255	255	the practice of social work in a remote state;
256	256	S. "multistate license" means a license to practice
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286	286	authority that authorizes the regulated social worker to
287	287	practice in all member states under multistate authorization to
288	288	practice;
289	289	T. "qualifying national exam" means a national
290	290	licensing examination approved by the commission;
291	291	U. "regulated social worker" means any clinical,
292	292	master's or bachelor's social worker licensed by a member state
293	293	regardless of the title used by the member state;
294	294	V. "remote state" means a member state other than
295	295	the licensee's home state;
296	296	W. "rule" or "rule of the commission" means a
297	297	regulation or regulations duly promulgated by the commission,
298	298	as authorized by this compact, that has the force of law;
299	299	X. "single state license" means a social work
300	300	license issued by any state that authorizes practice only
301	301	within the issuing state and does not include multistate
302	302	authorization to practice in any member state;
303	303	Y. "social work" or "social work services" means
304	304	the application of social work theory, knowledge, methods and
305	305	ethics and the professional use of self to restore or enhance
306	306	social, psychosocial or biopsychosocial functioning of persons,
307	307	couples, families, groups, organizations or communities through
308	308	the care and services provided by a regulated social worker as
309	309	set forth in the member state's statutes and regulations in the
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339	339	Z. "state" means any state, commonwealth, district
340	340	or territory of the United States that regulates the practice
341	341	of social work; and
342	342	AA. "unencumbered license" means a license that
343	343	authorizes a regulated social worker to engage in the full and
344	344	unrestricted practice of social work.
345	345	SECTION 4. [NEW MATERIAL] STATE PARTICIPATION IN THE
346	346	COMPACT.--
347	347	A. To be eligible to participate in the compact, a
348	348	potential member state shall:
349	349	(1) license and regulate the practice of
350	350	social work at the clinical, master's or bachelor's category;
351	351	(2) require applicants for licensure to
352	352	graduate from a program that:
353	353	(a) is operated by a college or
354	354	university recognized by the licensing authority;
355	355	(b) is accredited, or in candidacy by an
356	356	institution that subsequently becomes accredited, by an
357	357	accrediting agency recognized by either: 1) the council for
358	358	higher education accreditation, or its successor; or 2) the
359	359	United States department of education; and
360	360	(c) corresponds to the level of
361	361	licensure sought by the applicant;
362	362	(3) require applicants for clinical licensure
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392	392	(4) have a mechanism in place for receiving,
393	393	investigating and adjudicating complaints about licensees.
394	394	B. To maintain membership in the compact, a member
395	395	state shall:
396	396	(1) require that applicants for a multistate
397	397	license pass a qualifying national exam for the corresponding
398	398	category of multistate license sought;
399	399	(2) participate fully in the commission's data
400	400	system, including using the commission's unique identifier as
401	401	defined in rules;
402	402	(3) notify the commission, in compliance with
403	403	the terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse action or
404	404	the availability of current significant investigative
405	405	information regarding a licensee;
406	406	(4) implement procedures for considering the
407	407	criminal history records of applicants for a multistate
408	408	license. The procedures shall include the submission of
409	409	fingerprints or other biometric-based information by applicants
410	410	for the purpose of obtaining an applicant's criminal history
411	411	record information from the federal bureau of investigation and
412	412	the agency responsible for retaining that state's criminal
413	413	records;
414	414	(5) comply with the rules of the commission;
415	415	(6) require an applicant to obtain or retain a
416	416	license in the home state and meet the home state's
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445	445	qualifications for licensure or renewal of licensure, as well
446	446	as all other applicable home state laws;
447	447	(7) authorize a licensee holding a multistate
448	448	license in any member state to practice in accordance with the
449	449	terms of this compact and rules of the commission; and
450	450	(8) designate a delegate to participate in the
451	451	commission meetings.
452	452	C. A member state meeting the requirements of
453	453	Subsections A and B of this section shall designate the
454	454	categories of social work licensure that are eligible for
455	455	issuance of a multistate license for applicants in the member
456	456	state. To the extent that a member state does not meet the
457	457	requirements for participation in this compact at any
458	458	particular category of social work licensure, the member state
459	459	may, but is not obligated to, issue a multistate license to
460	460	applicants that otherwise meet the requirements of Section 5 of
461	461	the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact for issuance of a
462	462	multistate license in that category or categories of licensure.
463	463	D. The home state may charge a fee for granting the
464	464	multistate license.
465	465	SECTION 5. [NEW MATERIAL] SOCIAL WORKER PARTICIPATION IN
466	466	THE COMPACT.--
467	467	A. To be eligible for a multistate license under
468	468	the terms and provisions of this compact, an applicant,
469	469	regardless of category, shall:
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498	498	(1) hold or be eligible for an active
499	499	unencumbered license in the home state;
500	500	(2) pay any applicable fees, including any
501	501	state fee, for the multistate license;
502	502	(3) submit, in connection with an application
503	503	for a multistate license, fingerprints or other biometric data
504	504	for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record
505	505	information from the federal bureau of investigation and the
506	506	agency responsible for retaining that state's criminal records;
507	507	(4) notify the home state of any adverse
508	508	action, encumbrance or restriction on any professional license
509	509	taken by any member state or non-member state within thirty
510	510	days from the date the action is taken;
511	511	(5) meet any continuing competence
512	512	requirements established by the home state; and
513	513	(6) abide by the laws, regulations and
514	514	applicable standards in the member state where a client is
515	515	located at the time care is rendered.
516	516	B. An applicant for a clinical-category multistate
517	517	license shall:
518	518	(1) fulfill a competency requirement, which
519	519	shall be satisfied by:
520	520	(a) passage of a clinical-category
521	521	qualifying national exam;
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552	552	qualifying national exam was required by the home state,
553	553	accompanied by a period of continuous social work licensure
554	554	thereafter, all of which may be further governed by the rules
555	555	of the commission; or
556	556	(c) the substantial equivalency of the
557	557	competency requirements established in this paragraph, which
558	558	the commission may determine by rule;
559	559	(2) attain at least a master's degree in
560	560	social work from a program that is:
561	561	(a) operated by a college or university
562	562	recognized by the licensing authority; and
563	563	(b) accredited, or in candidacy that
564	564	subsequently becomes accredited, by an accrediting agency
565	565	recognized by either the: 1) council for higher education
566	566	accreditation, or its successor; or 2) United States department
567	567	of education; and
568	568	(3) fulfill a practice requirement, which
569	569	shall be satisfied by demonstrating completion of either:
570	570	(a) a period of postgraduate supervised
571	571	clinical practice equal to a minimum of three thousand hours;
572	572	(b) a minimum of two years of full-time
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574	574	(c) the substantial equivalency of the
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605	605	C. An applicant for a master's-category multistate
606	606	license shall:
607	607	(1) fulfill a competency requirement, which
608	608	shall be satisfied by:
609	609	(a) passage of a master's-category
610	610	qualifying national exam;
611	611	(b) licensure of the applicant in the
612	612	applicant's home state at the master's category before the
613	613	qualifying national exam was required by the home state,
614	614	accompanied by a period of continuous social work licensure
615	615	thereafter, all of which may be further governed by the rules
616	616	of the commission; or
617	617	(c) the substantial equivalency of the
618	618	competency requirements established in this paragraph, which
619	619	the commission may determine by rule; and
620	620	(2) attain at least a master's degree in
621	621	social work from a program that is:
622	622	(a) operated by a college or university
623	623	recognized by the licensing authority; and
624	624	(b) accredited, or in candidacy that
625	625	subsequently becomes accredited, by an accrediting agency
626	626	recognized by either the: 1) council for higher education
627	627	accreditation, or its successor; or 2) United States department
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657	657	D. An applicant for a bachelor's-category
658	658	multistate license shall:
659	659	(1) fulfill a competency requirement, which
660	660	shall be satisfied by:
661	661	(a) passage of a bachelor's-category
662	662	qualifying national exam;
663	663	(b) licensure of the applicant in the
664	664	applicant's home state at the bachelor's category before the
665	665	qualifying national exam was required by the home state,
666	666	accompanied by a period of continuous social work licensure
667	667	thereafter, all of which may be further governed by the rules
668	668	of the commission; or
669	669	(c) the substantial equivalency of the
670	670	competency requirements established in this paragraph, which
671	671	the commission may determine by rule; and
672	672	(2) attain at least a bachelor's degree in
673	673	social work from a program that is:
674	674	(a) operated by a college or university
675	675	recognized by the licensing authority; and
676	676	(b) accredited, or in candidacy that
677	677	subsequently becomes accredited, by an accrediting agency
678	678	recognized by either the: 1) council for higher education
679	679	accreditation, or its successor; or 2) United States department
680	680	of education.
681	681	E. The multistate license for a regulated social
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710	710	worker is subject to the renewal requirements of the home
711	711	state. The regulated social worker shall maintain compliance
712	712	with the requirements of Subsection A of this section to be
713	713	eligible to renew a multistate license.
714	714	F. A regulated social worker's services in a remote
715	715	state are subject to that member state's regulatory authority.
716	716	A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that
717	717	member state's laws, remove a regulated social worker's
718	718	multistate authorization to practice in the remote state for a
719	719	specific period of time, impose fines and take any other
720	720	necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its
721	721	citizens.
722	722	G. If a multistate license is encumbered, the
723	723	regulated social worker's multistate authorization to practice
724	724	shall be deactivated in all remote states until the multistate
725	725	license is no longer encumbered.
726	726	H. If a multistate authorization to practice is
727	727	encumbered in a remote state, the regulated social worker's
728	728	multistate authorization to practice may be deactivated in that
729	729	state until the multistate authorization to practice is no
730	730	longer encumbered.
731	731	SECTION 6. [NEW MATERIAL] ISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE
732	732	LICENSE.--
733	733	A. Upon receipt of an application for a multistate
734	734	license, the home state licensing authority shall determine an
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763	763	applicant's eligibility for a multistate license in accordance
764	764	with Section 5 of the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact.
765	765	B. If an applicant is eligible for a multistate
766	766	license, the home state licensing authority shall issue a
767	767	multistate license that authorizes the applicant to practice in
768	768	all member states under a multistate authorization to practice.
769	769	C. Upon issuance of a multistate license, the home
770	770	state licensing authority shall designate whether the regulated
771	771	social worker holds a multistate license in the bachelor's,
772	772	master's or clinical category of social work.
773	773	D. A multistate license issued by a home state to a
774	774	resident in that state shall be recognized by all member states
775	775	as authorizing social work practice under a multistate
776	776	authorization to practice corresponding to each category of
777	777	licensure regulated in each member state.
778	778	SECTION 7. [NEW MATERIAL] AUTHORITY OF COMPACT COMMISSION
779	779	AND MEMBER STATE LICENSING AUTHORITIES.--
780	780	A. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
781	781	Compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed to
782	782	limit, restrict or in any way reduce the ability of a member
783	783	state to enact and enforce laws, regulations or other rules
784	784	related to the practice of social work in that state, where
785	785	those laws, regulations or other rules are not inconsistent
786	786	with the provisions of the Social Work Licensure Interstate
787	787	Compact.
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816	816	B. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
817	817	Compact shall affect the requirements established by a member
818	818	state for the issuance of a single state license.
819	819	C. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
820	820	Compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed to
821	821	limit, restrict or in any way reduce the ability of a member
822	822	state to take adverse action against a licensee's single state
823	823	license to practice social work in that state.
824	824	D. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
825	825	Compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed to
826	826	limit, restrict or in any way reduce the ability of a remote
827	827	state to take adverse action against a licensee's multistate
828	828	authorization to practice in that state.
829	829	E. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
830	830	Compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed to
831	831	limit, restrict or in any way reduce the ability of a
832	832	licensee's home state to take adverse action against a
833	833	licensee's multistate license based upon information provided
834	834	by a remote state.
835	835	SECTION 8. [NEW MATERIAL] REISSUANCE OF A MULTISTATE
836	836	LICENSE BY A NEW HOME STATE.--
837	837	A. A licensee can hold a multistate license issued
838	838	by the licensee's home state in only one member state at any
839	839	given time.
840	840	B. If a licensee changes the licensee's home state
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869	869	by moving between two member states:
870	870	(1) the licensee shall immediately apply for
871	871	the reissuance of the licensee's multistate license in the
872	872	licensee's new home state. The licensee shall pay all
873	873	applicable fees and notify the prior home state in accordance
874	874	with the rules of the commission;
875	875	(2) upon receipt of an application to reissue
876	876	a multistate license, the new home state shall verify that the
877	877	multistate license is active, unencumbered and eligible for
878	878	reissuance under the terms of the compact and the rules of the
879	879	commission. The multistate license issued by the prior home
880	880	state shall be deactivated, and all member states shall be
881	881	notified in accordance with the applicable rules adopted by the
882	882	commission;
883	883	(3) prior to the reissuance of the multistate
884	884	license, the new home state shall conduct procedures for
885	885	considering the criminal history records of the licensee. The
886	886	procedures shall include the submission of fingerprints or
887	887	other biometric-based information by applicants for the purpose
888	888	of obtaining an applicant's criminal history record information
889	889	from the federal bureau of investigation and the agency
890	890	responsible for retaining that state's criminal records;
891	891	(4) if required for initial licensure, the new
892	892	home state may require completion of jurisprudence requirements
893	893	in the new home state; and
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922	922	(5) notwithstanding any other provision of
923	923	this compact, if a licensee does not meet the requirements set
924	924	forth in this compact for the reissuance of a multistate
925	925	license by the new home state, the licensee shall be subject to
926	926	the new home state requirements for the issuance of a single
927	927	state license in that state.
928	928	C. If a licensee changes the licensee's primary
929	929	state of residence by moving from a member state to a non-
930	930	member state, or from a non-member state to a member state,
931	931	then the licensee shall be subject to the state requirements
932	932	for the issuance of a single state license in the new home
933	933	state.
934	934	D. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
935	935	Compact shall interfere with a licensee's ability to hold a
936	936	single state license in multiple states; provided that, for the
937	937	purposes of the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, a
938	938	licensee shall have only one home state and only one multistate
939	939	license.
940	940	E. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
941	941	Compact shall interfere with the requirements established by a
942	942	member state for the issuance of a single state license.
943	943	SECTION 9. [NEW MATERIAL] MILITARY FAMILIES.--An active
944	944	military member or the spouse of an active military member
945	945	shall designate a home state where the individual has a
946	946	multistate license. The active military member or the spouse
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975	975	of an active military member may retain the home state
976	976	designation during the period the service member is on active
977	977	duty.
978	978	SECTION 10. [NEW MATERIAL] ADVERSE ACTIONS.--
979	979	A. In addition to the powers conferred by state
980	980	law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance
981	981	with state due process law, to take adverse action against a
982	982	regulated social worker's multistate authorization to practice
983	983	only within the member state and issue subpoenas for both
984	984	hearings and investigations that require the attendance and
985	985	testimony of witnesses as well as the production of evidence.
986	986	Subpoenas issued by a licensing authority in a member state for
987	987	the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of
988	988	evidence from another member state shall be enforced in the
989	989	latter state by any court of competent jurisdiction, according
990	990	to the practice and procedure of that court applicable to
991	991	subpoenas issued in proceedings pending before it. The issuing
992	992	licensing authority shall pay any witness fees, travel
993	993	expenses, mileage and other fees required by the service
994	994	statutes of the state in which the witnesses or evidence are
995	995	located. Only the home state shall have the power to take
996	996	adverse action against a regulated social worker's multistate
997	997	license.
998	998	B. For purposes of taking adverse action, the home
999	999	state shall give the same priority and effect to reported
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1028	1028	conduct received from a member state as it would if the conduct
1029	1029	had occurred within the home state. The home state shall apply
1030	1030	its own state laws to determine the appropriate action.
1031	1031	C. The home state shall complete any pending
1032	1032	investigations of a regulated social worker who changes the
1033	1033	regulated social worker's home state during the course of the
1034	1034	investigations. The home state shall also have the authority
1035	1035	to take appropriate action and shall promptly report the
1036	1036	conclusions of the investigations to the administrator of the
1037	1037	data system. The administrator of the data system shall
1038	1038	promptly notify the new home state of any adverse actions.
1039	1039	D. A member state, if otherwise permitted by state
1040	1040	law, may recover from the affected regulated social worker the
1041	1041	costs of investigation and dispositions of cases resulting from
1042	1042	any adverse action taken against that regulated social worker.
1043	1043	E. A member state may take adverse action based on
1044	1044	the factual findings of another member state; provided that the
1045	1045	member state follows its own procedures for taking the adverse
1046	1046	action.
1047	1047	F. In addition to the authority granted to a member
1048	1048	state by the member state's respective social work practice act
1049	1049	or other applicable state law, any member state may participate
1050	1050	with other member states in joint investigation of licensees.
1051	1051	Member states shall share any investigative, litigation or
1052	1052	compliance materials in furtherance of any joint or individual
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1081	1081	investigation initiated under this compact.
1082	1082	G. If adverse action is taken by the home state
1083	1083	against the multistate license of a regulated social worker,
1084	1084	the regulated social worker's multistate authorization to
1085	1085	practice in all other member states shall be deactivated until
1086	1086	all encumbrances have been removed from the multistate license.
1087	1087	All home state disciplinary orders that impose adverse action
1088	1088	against the license of a regulated social worker shall include
1089	1089	a statement that the regulated social worker's multistate
1090	1090	authorization to practice is deactivated in all member states
1091	1091	until all conditions of the decision, order or agreement are
1092	1092	satisfied.
1093	1093	H. If a member state takes adverse action, it shall
1094	1094	promptly notify the administrator of the data system. The
1095	1095	administrator of the data system shall promptly notify the home
1096	1096	state and all other member states of any adverse actions by
1097	1097	remote states.
1098	1098	I. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
1099	1099	Compact shall override a member state's decision that
1100	1100	participation in an alternative program may be used in lieu of
1101	1101	adverse action.
1102	1102	J. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
1103	1103	Compact shall authorize a member state to demand the issuance
1104	1104	of subpoenas for attendance and testimony of witnesses or the
1105	1105	production of evidence from another member state for lawful
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1135	1135	K. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
1136	1136	Compact shall authorize a member state to impose discipline
1137	1137	against a regulated social worker who holds a multistate
1138	1138	authorization to practice for lawful actions within another
1139	1139	member state.
1140	1140	SECTION 11. [NEW MATERIAL] ESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
1141	1141	LICENSURE COMPACT COMMISSION.--
1142	1142	A. The member states hereby create and establish
1143	1143	the "social work licensure compact commission" as a joint
1144	1144	government agency whose membership consists of all member
1145	1145	states. The commission is an instrumentality of the member
1146	1146	states acting jointly and not an instrumentality of any one
1147	1147	state. The commission shall come into existence on or after
1148	1148	the effective date of this compact as set forth in Section 15
1149	1149	of the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact.
1150	1150	B. The commission shall satisfy each of the
1151	1151	following requirements with respect to membership, voting and
1152	1152	meetings:
1153	1153	(1) each member state shall have and be
1154	1154	limited to one delegate selected by the member state's
1155	1155	licensing authority. The delegate shall be either:
1156	1156	(a) a current member of the state
1157	1157	licensing authority at the time of appointment who is a
1158	1158	regulated social worker or public member of the state licensing
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1188	1188	(b) an administrator of the state
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1190	1190	(2) the commission shall by rule establish a
1191	1191	term of office for delegates and term limits;
1192	1192	(3) the commission may recommend removal or
1193	1193	suspension of any delegate from office;
1194	1194	(4) a member state's licensing authority shall
1195	1195	fill any vacancy of its delegate within sixty days of the
1196	1196	vacancy;
1197	1197	(5) each delegate shall be entitled to one
1198	1198	vote on all matters before the commission requiring a vote by
1199	1199	commission delegates;
1200	1200	(6) a delegate shall vote in person or by
1201	1201	other means as provided by the commission's bylaws. The
1202	1202	commission may allow delegates to meet by telecommunication,
1203	1203	video conference or other means of communication; and
1204	1204	(7) the commission shall meet at least once
1205	1205	during each calendar year. Additional meetings may be held as
1206	1206	set forth in the commission's bylaws. The commission may meet
1207	1207	by telecommunication, video conference or other similar
1208	1208	electronic means.
1209	1209	C. The commission shall have the power to:
1210	1210	(1) establish the fiscal year of the
1211	1211	commission;
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1240	1240	(2) establish a code of conduct and conflict
1241	1241	of interest policies;
1242	1242	(3) establish and amend rules and bylaws;
1243	1243	(4) maintain the commission's financial
1244	1244	records in accordance with the bylaws;
1245	1245	(5) meet and take actions that are consistent
1246	1246	with the provisions of this compact, the commission's rules and
1247	1247	the bylaws;
1248	1248	(6) initiate and conclude legal proceedings or
1249	1249	actions in the name of the commission; provided that the
1250	1250	standing of any state licensing board to sue or be sued under
1251	1251	applicable law shall not be affected;
1252	1252	(7) maintain and certify records and
1253	1253	information provided to a member state as the authenticated
1254	1254	business records of the commission and designate an agent to do
1255	1255	so on the commission's behalf;
1256	1256	(8) purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;
1257	1257	(9) borrow, accept or contract for services of
1258	1258	personnel, including employees of a member state;
1259	1259	(10) conduct an annual financial review;
1260	1260	(11) hire employees, elect or appoint
1261	1261	officers, fix compensation, define duties, grant persons
1262	1262	appropriate authority to carry out the purposes of this compact
1263	1263	and establish the commission's personnel policies and programs
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1294	1294	(12) assess and collect fees;
1295	1295	(13) accept any and all appropriate gifts,
1296	1296	donations, grants of money, other sources of revenue,
1297	1297	equipment, supplies, materials and services and receive,
1298	1298	utilize and dispose of the same; provided that at all times the
1299	1299	commission shall avoid any appearance of impropriety or
1300	1300	conflict of interest;
1301	1301	(14) lease, purchase, retain, own, hold,
1302	1302	improve or use any property real, personal or mixed or any
1303	1303	undivided interest therein;
1304	1304	(15) sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease,
1305	1305	exchange, abandon or otherwise dispose of any property real,
1306	1306	personal or mixed;
1307	1307	(16) establish a budget and make expenditures;
1308	1308	(17) borrow money;
1309	1309	(18) appoint committees, including standing
1310	1310	committees, composed of members, state regulators, state
1311	1311	legislators or their representatives, consumer representatives
1312	1312	and other interested persons as may be designated in this
1313	1313	compact and the commission's bylaws;
1314	1314	(19) provide and receive information from, and
1315	1315	cooperate with, law enforcement agencies;
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1346	1346	(21) determine whether a state's adopted
1347	1347	language is materially different from the model compact
1348	1348	language such that the state would not qualify for
1349	1349	participation in the compact; and
1350	1350	(22) perform other functions as may be
1351	1351	necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this
1352	1352	compact.
1353	1353	D. The executive committee established by the
1354	1354	commission shall:
1355	1355	(1) have the power to act on behalf of the
1356	1356	commission according to the terms of this compact. The powers,
1357	1357	duties and responsibilities of the executive committee shall
1358	1358	include:
1359	1359	(a) overseeing the day-to-day activities
1360	1360	of the administration of the compact, including enforcement and
1361	1361	compliance with the provisions of this compact, the
1362	1362	commission's rules and bylaws and other duties as deemed
1363	1363	necessary;
1364	1364	(b) recommending to the commission
1365	1365	changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this compact
1366	1366	legislation, fees charged to member states, fees charged to
1367	1367	licensees and other fees;
1368	1368	(c) ensuring compact administration
1369	1369	services are appropriately provided, including by contract;
1370	1370	(d) preparing and recommending the
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1400	1400	(e) maintaining financial records on
1401	1401	behalf of the commission;
1402	1402	(f) monitoring compact compliance of
1403	1403	member states and providing reports to the commission;
1404	1404	(g) establishing additional committees
1405	1405	as necessary;
1406	1406	(h) exercising the powers and duties of
1407	1407	the commission during the interim between commission meetings,
1408	1408	except for adopting or amending rules, adopting or amending
1409	1409	bylaws and exercising any other powers and duties expressly
1410	1410	reserved to the commission by rule or bylaw; and
1411	1411	(i) other duties a provided in the rules
1412	1412	or bylaws of the commission;
1413	1413	(2) be composed of up to eleven members, as
1414	1414	follows:
1415	1415	(a) the chair and vice chair of the
1416	1416	commission shall be voting members of the executive committee;
1417	1417	(b) the commission shall elect five
1418	1418	voting members from the current membership of the commission;
1419	1419	(c) up to four ex-officio, nonvoting
1420	1420	members from four recognized social work organizations. The
1421	1421	ex-officio members shall be selected by their respective
1422	1422	organizations; and
1423	1423	(d) the commission may remove any member
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1452	1452	of the executive committee as provided in the commission's
1453	1453	bylaws; and
1454	1454	(3) meet at least annually, and:
1455	1455	(a) executive committee meetings shall
1456	1456	be open to the public, except that the executive committee may
1457	1457	meet in a closed, nonpublic meeting as provided in Subsection G
1458	1458	of this section;
1459	1459	(b) the executive committee shall give
1460	1460	seven days' notice of its meetings, posted on the committee's
1461	1461	website and as determined to provide notice to persons with an
1462	1462	interest in the business of the commission; and
1463	1463	(c) the executive committee may hold a
1464	1464	special meeting in accordance with Paragraph (2) of Subsection
1465	1465	F of this section.
1466	1466	E. The commission shall adopt and provide an annual
1467	1467	report to the member states.
1468	1468	F. All meetings of the commission shall be open to
1469	1469	the public, except that the commission may meet in a closed,
1470	1470	nonpublic meeting as provided in Subsection G of this section.
1471	1471	The commission:
1472	1472	(1) shall provide public notice for all
1473	1473	meetings in the same manner as required for notice of
1474	1474	rulemaking under the provisions of Section 13 of the Social
1475	1475	Work Licensure Interstate Compact, except that the commission
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1505	1505	subsection; and
1506	1506	(2) may hold a special meeting when it must
1507	1507	meet to conduct emergency business by giving forty-eight hours'
1508	1508	notice to all commissioners on the commission's website and by
1509	1509	other means as provided in the commission's rules. The
1510	1510	commission's legal counsel shall certify that the commission's
1511	1511	need to meet qualifies as an emergency.
1512	1512	G. The commission, executive committee or other
1513	1513	committees of the commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic
1514	1514	meeting for the commission, executive committee or other
1515	1515	committee of the commission to receive legal advice or to
1516	1516	discuss:
1517	1517	(1) noncompliance of a member state with its
1518	1518	obligations under the compact;
1519	1519	(2) the employment, compensation, discipline
1520	1520	or other matters, practices or procedures related to specific
1521	1521	employees;
1522	1522	(3) current or threatened discipline of a
1523	1523	licensee by the commission or by a member state's licensing
1524	1524	authority;
1525	1525	(4) current, threatened or reasonably
1526	1526	anticipated litigation;
1527	1527	(5) negotiation of contracts for the purchase,
1528	1528	lease or sale of goods, services or real estate;
1529	1529	(6) accusing any person of a crime or formally
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1558	1558	censuring any person;
1559	1559	(7) trade secrets or commercial or financial
1560	1560	information that is privileged or confidential;
1561	1561	(8) investigative records compiled for law
1562	1562	enforcement purposes;
1563	1563	(9) information related to any investigative
1564	1564	reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the
1565	1565	commission or other committee charged with responsibility of
1566	1566	investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to
1567	1567	this compact;
1568	1568	(10) matters specifically exempted from
1569	1569	disclosure by federal or member state law; or
1570	1570	(11) other matters as promulgated by the
1571	1571	commission by rule.
1572	1572	H. If a meeting or portion of a meeting is closed,
1573	1573	the presiding officer shall state that the meeting will be
1574	1574	closed and reference each relevant exempting provision, and the
1575	1575	reference shall be recorded in the minutes.
1576	1576	I. The commission shall keep minutes that fully and
1577	1577	clearly describe all matters discussed in a meeting and shall
1578	1578	provide a full and accurate summary of actions taken and the
1579	1579	reasons for taking the actions, including a description of the
1580	1580	views expressed. All documents considered in connection with
1581	1581	an action shall be identified in the minutes. All minutes and
1582	1582	documents of a closed meeting shall remain under seal, subject
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1611	1611	to release only by a majority vote of the commission or order
1612	1612	of a court of competent jurisdiction.
1613	1613	J. With respect to financing, the commission:
1614	1614	(1) shall pay or provide for the payment of
1615	1615	the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and
1616	1616	ongoing activities;
1617	1617	(2) may accept any and all appropriate revenue
1618	1618	sources as provided in Paragraph (13) of Subsection C of this
1619	1619	section;
1620	1620	(3) may levy on and collect an annual
1621	1621	assessment from each member state and impose fees on licensees
1622	1622	of member states to whom it grants a multistate license to
1623	1623	cover the cost of the operations and activities of the
1624	1624	commission and its staff, which shall be in a total amount
1625	1625	sufficient to cover the commission's annual budget for which
1626	1626	revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual
1627	1627	assessment amount for member states shall be allocated based
1628	1628	upon a formula that the commission shall promulgate by rule;
1629	1629	(4) shall not incur obligations of any kind
1630	1630	prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the obligations;
1631	1631	nor shall the commission pledge the credit of any of the member
1632	1632	states, except by and with the authority of the member state;
1633	1633	and
1634	1634	(5) shall keep accurate accounts of all
1635	1635	receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of
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1664	1664	the commission shall be subject to the financial review and
1665	1665	accounting procedures established under the commission's
1666	1666	bylaws. All receipts and disbursements of funds shall be
1667	1667	subject to an annual financial review by a certified or
1668	1668	licensed public accountant, and the report of the financial
1669	1669	review shall be included in and become part of the annual
1670	1670	report of the commission.
1671	1671	K. With respect to qualified immunity, defense and
1672	1672	indemnification:
1673	1673	(1) the members, officers, executive director,
1674	1674	employees and representatives of the commission shall be immune
1675	1675	from suit and liability, both personally and in their official
1676	1676	capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or
1677	1677	personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising
1678	1678	out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that
1679	1679	occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had
1680	1680	a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of
1681	1681	commission employment, duties or responsibilities; provided
1682	1682	that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to protect
1683	1683	any person from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury
1684	1684	or liability caused by the intentional or willful or wanton
1685	1685	misconduct of that person. The procurement of insurance of any
1686	1686	type by the commission shall not in any way compromise or limit
1687	1687	the immunity granted herein;
1688	1688	(2) the commission shall defend any member,
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1717	1717	officer, executive director, employee and representative of the
1718	1718	commission in any civil action seeking to impose liability
1719	1719	arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission
1720	1720	that occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties
1721	1721	or responsibilities, or as determined by the commission that
1722	1722	the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable
1723	1723	basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission
1724	1724	employment, duties or responsibilities; provided that nothing
1725	1725	herein shall be construed to prohibit that person from
1726	1726	retaining that person's own counsel at that person's own
1727	1727	expense; and provided further that the actual or alleged act,
1728	1728	error or omission did not result from that person's intentional
1729	1729	or willful or wanton misconduct;
1730	1730	(3) the commission shall indemnify and hold
1731	1731	harmless any member, officer, executive director, employee and
1732	1732	representative of the commission for the amount of any
1733	1733	settlement or judgement obtained against that person arising
1734	1734	out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that
1735	1735	occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties or
1736	1736	responsibilities; provided that the actual or alleged act,
1737	1737	error or omission did not result from the intentional or
1738	1738	willful or wanton misconduct of that person;
1739	1739	(4) nothing in this compact shall be construed
1740	1740	as a limitation on the liability of any licensee for
1741	1741	professional malpractice or misconduct, which shall be governed
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1770	1770	solely by any other applicable state laws;
1771	1771	(5) nothing in this compact shall be
1772	1772	interpreted to waive or otherwise abrogate a member state's
1773	1773	state action immunity or state action affirmative defense with
1774	1774	respect to antitrust claims under the federal Sherman Act, the
1775	1775	federal Clayton Act or any other state or federal antitrust or
1776	1776	anticompetitive law or regulation; and
1777	1777	(6) nothing in this compact shall be construed
1778	1778	to be a waiver of sovereign immunity by the member states or by
1779	1779	the commission.
1780	1780	SECTION 12. [NEW MATERIAL] DATA SYSTEM.--
1781	1781	A. The commission shall provide for the
1782	1782	development, maintenance, operation and utilization of a
1783	1783	coordinated data system.
1784	1784	B. The commission shall assign each applicant for a
1785	1785	multistate license a unique identifier, as determined by the
1786	1786	rules of the commission.
1787	1787	C. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law
1788	1788	to the contrary, a member state shall submit a uniform data set
1789	1789	to the data system on all persons to whom this compact is
1790	1790	applicable as required by the rules of the commission,
1791	1791	including:
1792	1792	(1) identifying information;
1793	1793	(2) licensure data;
1794	1794	(3) adverse actions against a license and
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1823	1823	information related to the adverse actions;
1824	1824	(4) non-confidential information related to
1825	1825	alternative program participation, the beginning and ending
1826	1826	dates of the alternative program participation and other
1827	1827	information related to alternative program participation not
1828	1828	made confidential under member state law;
1829	1829	(5) any denial of application for licensure
1830	1830	and the reasons for the denial;
1831	1831	(6) the presence of current significant
1832	1832	investigative information; and
1833	1833	(7) other information that may facilitate the
1834	1834	administration of this compact or the protection of the public,
1835	1835	as determined by the rules of the commission.
1836	1836	D. The records and information provided to a member
1837	1837	state pursuant to this compact or through the data system, when
1838	1838	certified by the commission or an agent thereof, shall
1839	1839	constitute the authenticated business records of the commission
1840	1840	and shall be entitled to any associated hearsay exception in
1841	1841	any relevant judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative
1842	1842	proceedings in a member state.
1843	1843	E. Current significant investigative information
1844	1844	pertaining to a licensee in any member state will only be
1845	1845	available to other member states. It is the responsibility of
1846	1846	the member states to report any adverse action against a
1847	1847	licensee and to monitor the database to determine whether
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1876	1876	adverse action has been taken against a licensee. Adverse
1877	1877	action information pertaining to a licensee in any member state
1878	1878	will be available to any other member state.
1879	1879	F. Member states contributing information to the
1880	1880	data system may designate information that may not be shared
1881	1881	with the public without the express permission of the
1882	1882	contributing state.
1883	1883	G. Any information submitted to the data system
1884	1884	that is subsequently expunged pursuant to federal law or the
1885	1885	laws of the member state contributing the information shall be
1886	1886	removed from the data system.
1887	1887	SECTION 13. [NEW MATERIAL] RULEMAKING.--
1888	1888	A. The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules
1889	1889	in order to effectively and efficiently implement and
1890	1890	administer the purposes and provisions of the this compact. A
1891	1891	rule shall be invalid and have no force or effect only if a
1892	1892	court of competent jurisdiction holds that the rule is invalid
1893	1893	because the commission exercised its rulemaking authority in a
1894	1894	manner that is beyond the scope and purposes of this compact,
1895	1895	or the powers granted hereunder, or based upon another
1896	1896	applicable standard of review.
1897	1897	B. The rules of the commission shall have the force
1898	1898	of law in each member state; provided that where the rules of
1899	1899	the commission conflict with the laws of the member state that
1900	1900	establish the member state's laws, regulations and applicable
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1929	1929	standards that govern the practice of social work as held by a
1930	1930	court of competent jurisdiction, the rules of the commission
1931	1931	shall be ineffective in that state to the extent of the
1932	1932	conflict.
1933	1933	C. The commission shall exercise its rulemaking
1934	1934	powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and
1935	1935	the rules adopted thereunder. Rules shall become binding on
1936	1936	the day following adoption or the date specified in the rule or
1937	1937	amendment, whichever is later.
1938	1938	D. If a majority of the legislatures of member
1939	1939	states rejects a rule or portion of a rule by enactment of a
1940	1940	statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt this
1941	1941	compact within four years of the date of adoption of the rule,
1942	1942	then the rule shall have no further force or effect in any
1943	1943	member state.
1944	1944	E. Rules shall be adopted at a regular or special
1945	1945	meeting of the commission.
1946	1946	F. Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the
1947	1947	commission shall hold a public hearing and allow persons to
1948	1948	provide oral and written comments, data, facts, opinions and
1949	1949	arguments.
1950	1950	G. Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, and at
1951	1951	least thirty days in advance of the meeting at which the
1952	1952	commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed rule, the
1953	1953	commission shall provide a notice of proposed rulemaking:
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1982	1982	(1) on the commission's website or on another
1983	1983	publicly accessible platform;
1984	1984	(2) to persons who have requested notice of
1985	1985	the commission's notices of proposed rulemaking; and
1986	1986	(3) in any other ways that the commission may
1987	1987	specify by rule.
1988	1988	H. The notice of proposed rulemaking shall include:
1989	1989	(1) the time, date and location of the public
1990	1990	hearing at which the commission will hear public comments on
1991	1991	the proposed rule and, if different, the time, date and
1992	1992	location of the meeting where the commission will consider and
1993	1993	vote on the proposed rule;
1994	1994	(2) if the hearing is held via
1995	1995	telecommunication, video conference or other electronic means,
1996	1996	the commission shall include the mechanism for access to the
1997	1997	hearing in the notice of proposed rulemaking;
1998	1998	(3) the text of the proposed rule and the
1999	1999	reason therefor;
2000	2000	(4) a request for comments on the proposed
2001	2001	rule from any interested person; and
2002	2002	(5) the manner in which interested persons may
2003	2003	submit written comments.
2004	2004	I. All hearings shall be recorded. A copy of the
2005	2005	recording and all written comments and documents received by
2006	2006	the commission in response to the proposed rule shall be
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2035	2035	available to the public.
2036	2036	J. Nothing in this section shall be construed as
2037	2037	requiring a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be
2038	2038	grouped for the convenience of the commission at hearings
2039	2039	required by this section.
2040	2040	K. The commission shall, by majority vote of all
2041	2041	members, take final action on a proposed rule based on the
2042	2042	rulemaking record and the full text of the rule. The
2043	2043	commission:
2044	2044	(1) may adopt changes to the proposed rule;
2045	2045	provided that the changes do not enlarge the original purpose
2046	2046	of the proposed rule;
2047	2047	(2) shall provide an explanation of the
2048	2048	reasons for substantive changes made to the proposed rule as
2049	2049	well as reasons for substantive changes not made that were
2050	2050	recommended by commenters; and
2051	2051	(3) shall determine a reasonable effective
2052	2052	date for the rule. Except for an emergency as provided in
2053	2053	Subsection L of this section, the effective date of the rule
2054	2054	shall be no sooner than thirty days after issuing the notice
2055	2055	that the commission adopted or amended the rule.
2056	2056	L. Upon determination that an emergency exists, the
2057	2057	commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule with forty-
2058	2058	eight-hours' notice, with opportunity to comment; provided that
2059	2059	the usual rulemaking procedures provided in this compact and in
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2088	2088	this section shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon
2089	2089	as reasonably possible, in no event later than ninety days
2090	2090	after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this
2091	2091	provision, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted
2092	2092	immediately in order to:
2093	2093	(1) meet an imminent threat to public health,
2094	2094	safety or welfare;
2095	2095	(2) prevent a loss of commission or member
2096	2096	state funds;
2097	2097	(3) meet a deadline for the promulgation of a
2098	2098	rule that is established by federal law or rule; or
2099	2099	(4) protect public health and safety.
2100	2100	M. The commission or an authorized committee of the
2101	2101	commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule
2102	2102	for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in
2103	2103	format, errors in consistency or grammatical errors. Public
2104	2104	notice of any revisions shall be posted on the commission's
2105	2105	website. The revision shall be subject to challenge by any
2106	2106	person for a period of thirty days after posting. The revision
2107	2107	may be challenged only on grounds that the revision results in
2108	2108	a material change to a rule. A challenge shall be made in
2109	2109	writing and delivered to the commission prior to the end of the
2110	2110	notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision shall
2111	2111	take effect without further action. If the revision is
2112	2112	challenged, the revision shall not take effect without the
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2141	2141	approval of the commission.
2142	2142	N. No member state's rulemaking requirements shall
2143	2143	apply under this compact.
2144	2144	SECTION 14. [NEW MATERIAL] OVERSIGHT, DISPUTE RESOLUTION
2145	2145	AND ENFORCEMENT.--
2146	2146	A. The executive and judicial branches of state
2147	2147	government in each member state shall enforce this compact and
2148	2148	take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement the
2149	2149	compact.
2150	2150	B. Except as otherwise provided in this compact,
2151	2151	venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the
2152	2152	commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in a court
2153	2153	of competent jurisdiction where the principal office of the
2154	2154	commission is located. The commission may waive venue and
2155	2155	jurisdictional defenses to the extent that it adopts or
2156	2156	consents to participate in an alternative dispute resolution
2157	2157	proceeding. Nothing in this section shall affect or limit the
2158	2158	selection or propriety of venue in any action against a
2159	2159	licensee for professional malpractice, misconduct or any
2160	2160	similar matter.
2161	2161	C. The commission shall be entitled to receive
2162	2162	service of process in any proceeding regarding the enforcement
2163	2163	or interpretation of the compact and shall have standing to
2164	2164	intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. Failure to
2165	2165	provide the commission service of process shall render a
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2194	2194	judgement or order void as to the commission, this compact or
2195	2195	promulgated rules.
2196	2196	D. If the commission determines that a member state
2197	2197	has defaulted in the performance of its obligation or
2198	2198	responsibilities under this compact or the promulgated rules,
2199	2199	the commission shall provide written notice to the defaulting
2200	2200	state. The notice of default shall describe the default, the
2201	2201	proposed means of curing the default and any other action that
2202	2202	the commission may take and shall offer training and specific
2203	2203	technical assistance regarding the default. The commission
2204	2204	shall provide a copy of the notice of default to the other
2205	2205	member states.
2206	2206	E. If a member state in default fails to cure the
2207	2207	default, the defaulting state may be terminated from the
2208	2208	compact upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the delegates
2209	2209	of the member states, and all rights, privileges and benefits
2210	2210	conferred on that state by this compact may be terminated on
2211	2211	the effective date of termination. A cure of the default does
2212	2212	not relieve the offending state of obligations or liabilities
2213	2213	incurred during the period of default.
2214	2214	F. Termination of membership in this compact shall
2215	2215	be imposed only after all other means of securing compliance
2216	2216	have been exhausted. Notice of intent to suspend or terminate
2217	2217	shall be given by the commission to the governor, the majority
2218	2218	and minority floor leaders of the defaulting state's
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2247	2247	legislature, the defaulting state's licensing authority and
2248	2248	each of the member states' licensing authority.
2249	2249	G. A state that has been terminated is responsible
2250	2250	for all assessments, obligations and liabilities incurred
2251	2251	through the effective date of termination, including
2252	2252	obligations that extend beyond the effective date of the
2253	2253	termination.
2254	2254	H. Upon the termination of a state's membership
2255	2255	from this compact, that state shall immediately provide notice
2256	2256	to all licensees within that state of the termination. The
2257	2257	terminated state shall continue to recognize all licenses
2258	2258	granted pursuant to this compact for a minimum of six months
2259	2259	after the date of termination.
2260	2260	I. The commission shall not bear any costs related
2261	2261	to a state that is found to be in default or that has been
2262	2262	terminated from the compact, unless agreed upon in writing
2263	2263	between the commission and the defaulting state.
2264	2264	J. A defaulting member state may appeal an action
2265	2265	of the commission by petitioning the United States district
2266	2266	court for the District of Columbia or the federal district
2267	2267	where the commission has its principal offices. The prevailing
2268	2268	party shall be awarded all costs of the litigation, including
2269	2269	reasonable attorney fees.
2270	2270	K. Upon request by a member state, the commission
2271	2271	shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that
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2300	2300	arise among member states and between member and non-member
2301	2301	states. The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for
2302	2302	both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as
2303	2303	appropriate.
2304	2304	L. By majority vote as provided by rule, the
2305	2305	commission may initiate legal action against a member state in
2306	2306	default in the United States district court for the District of
2307	2307	Columbia or the federal district where the commission has its
2308	2308	principal offices to enforce compliance with the provisions of
2309	2309	this compact and the commission's promulgated rules. The
2310	2310	relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages.
2311	2311	In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing
2312	2312	party shall be awarded all costs of the litigation, including
2313	2313	reasonable attorney fees. The remedies herein shall not be the
2314	2314	exclusive remedies of the commission. The commission may
2315	2315	pursue any other remedies available under federal or the
2316	2316	defaulting member state's law.
2317	2317	M. A member state may initiate legal action against
2318	2318	the commission in the United States district court for the
2319	2319	District of Columbia or the federal district where the
2320	2320	commission has its principal offices to enforce compliance with
2321	2321	the provisions of this compact and the commission's promulgated
2322	2322	rules. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief
2323	2323	and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary,
2324	2324	the prevailing party shall be awarded all costs of the
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2353	2353	litigation, including reasonable attorney fees.
2354	2354	N. No entity other than a member state shall
2355	2355	enforce this compact against the commission.
2356	2356	SECTION 15. [NEW MATERIAL] EFFECTIVE DATE, WITHDRAWAL AND
2357	2357	AMENDMENT.--
2358	2358	A. This compact shall come into effect on the date
2359	2359	on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh
2360	2360	member state.
2361	2361	B. On or after the effective date of this compact,
2362	2362	the commission shall convene and review the enactment of each
2363	2363	of the first seven member states to determine if the statute
2364	2364	enacted by each charter member state is materially different
2365	2365	than the model compact statute.
2366	2366	C. A charter member state whose enactment is found
2367	2367	to be materially different from the model compact statute shall
2368	2368	be entitled to the default process set forth in Section 14 of
2369	2369	the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact. If a member
2370	2370	state is later found to be in default, or is terminated or
2371	2371	withdraws from the compact, the commission shall remain in
2372	2372	existence, and the compact shall remain in effect even if the
2373	2373	number of member states is less than seven.
2374	2374	D. Member states enacting this compact subsequent
2375	2375	to the seven initial charter member state shall be subject to
2376	2376	the process set forth in Paragraph (21) of Subsection C of
2377	2377	Section 11 of the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact to
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2406	2406	determine if the enactments are materially different from the
2407	2407	model compact statute and whether the states qualify for
2408	2408	participation in this compact.
2409	2409	E. All action taken for the benefit of the
2410	2410	commission or in furtherance of the purposes of the
2411	2411	administration of the compact prior to the effective date of
2412	2412	the compact or the commission coming into existence shall be
2413	2413	considered to be actions of the commission unless specifically
2414	2414	repudiated by the commission.
2415	2415	F. Any state that joins the compact subsequent to
2416	2416	the commission's initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall
2417	2417	be subject to the rules and bylaws as they exist on the date on
2418	2418	which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has
2419	2419	been previously adopted by the commission shall have the full
2420	2420	force and effect of law on the day the compact becomes law in
2421	2421	that state.
2422	2422	G. Any member state may withdraw from this compact
2423	2423	by enacting a statute repealing the compact statute. A member
2424	2424	state's withdrawal shall not take effect until one hundred
2425	2425	eighty days after enactment of the repealing statute.
2426	2426	H. Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing
2427	2427	requirement of the withdrawing state's licensing authority to
2428	2428	comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting
2429	2429	requirements of this compact prior to the effective date of
2430	2430	withdrawal.
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2459	2459	I. Upon the enactment of a statute withdrawing from
2460	2460	this compact, a state shall immediately provide notice of the
2461	2461	withdrawal to all licensees with that state. Notwithstanding
2462	2462	any subsequent statutory enactment to the contrary, the
2463	2463	withdrawing state shall continue to recognize all licenses
2464	2464	granted pursuant to this compact for a minimum of one hundred
2465	2465	eighty days after the date of the notice of withdrawal.
2466	2466	J. Nothing contained in this compact shall be
2467	2467	construed to invalidate or prevent any licensure agreement or
2468	2468	other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a non-
2469	2469	member state that does not conflict with the provisions of this
2470	2470	compact.
2471	2471	K. This compact may be amended by the member
2472	2472	states. No amendment to this compact shall become effective
2473	2473	and binding upon any member state until it is enacted into the
2474	2474	laws of all member states.
2475	2475	SECTION 16. [NEW MATERIAL] CONSTRUCTION AND
2476	2476	SEVERABILITY.--
2477	2477	A. This compact and the commission's rulemaking
2478	2478	authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the
2479	2479	purposes, implementation and administration of this compact.
2480	2480	Provisions of this compact expressly authorizing or requiring
2481	2481	the promulgation of rules shall not be construed to limit the
2482	2482	commission's rulemaking authority solely for those purposes.
2483	2483	B. The provisions of this compact shall be
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2512	2512	severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of
2513	2513	this compact is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
2514	2514	contrary to the constitution of any member state, a state
2515	2515	seeking participation in the compact or the United States, or
2516	2516	the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or
2517	2517	circumstance is held to be unconstitutional by a court of
2518	2518	competent jurisdiction, the validity of the remainder of this
2519	2519	compact and the applicability thereof to any other government,
2520	2520	agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected.
2521	2521	C. Notwithstanding Subsection B of this section,
2522	2522	the commission may deny a state's participation in the compact
2523	2523	or, in accordance with the requirements of Section 14 of the
2524	2524	Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, terminate a member
2525	2525	state's participation in the compact if the commission
2526	2526	determines that a constitutional requirement of a member state
2527	2527	is a material departure from the compact. Otherwise, if this
2528	2528	compact shall be held to be contrary to the constitution of any
2529	2529	member state, the compact shall remain in full force and effect
2530	2530	as to the remaining member states and in full force and effect
2531	2531	as to the member state affected as to all severable matters.
2532	2532	SECTION 17. [NEW MATERIAL] CONSISTENT EFFECT AND CONFLICT
2533	2533	WITH OTHER STATE LAWS.--
2534	2534	A. A licensee providing services in a remote state
2535	2535	under a multistate authorization to practice shall adhere to
2536	2536	the laws and regulations, including laws, regulations and
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2565	2565	applicable standards, of the remote state where a client is
2566	2566	located at the time care is rendered.
2567	2567	B. Nothing in the Social Work Licensure Interstate
2568	2568	Compact shall prevent or inhibit the enforcement of any other
2569	2569	law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the
2570	2570	compact.
2571	2571	C. Any laws, statutes, regulation or other legal
2572	2572	requirements in a member state in conflict with the compact are
2573	2573	superseded to the extent of the conflict.
2574	2574	D. All permissible agreements between the
2575	2575	commission and the member states are binding in accordance with
2576	2576	the terms of those agreements.
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2578	2578	.228862.1