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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, RAFFERTY AND STOUT, JUNE 26, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JUNE 26, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), entitled "An |
2 | act licensing and regulating the practice of social work; |
3 | providing penalties; and making an appropriation," further |
4 | providing for qualifications for license. |
5 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6 | hereby enacts as follows: |
7 | Section 1. Section 7(d), (e) and (f) of the act of July 9, |
8 | 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known as the Social Workers, Marriage and |
9 | Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act, amended |
10 | December 21, 1998 (P.L.1017, No.136) and July 9, 2008 (P.L.929, |
11 | No.68), are amended to read: |
12 | Section 7. Qualifications for license. |
13 | * * * |
14 | (d) Clinical social work license.--An applicant shall be |
15 | qualified for a license to hold oneself out as a licensed |
16 | clinical social worker if the applicant submits proof |
17 | satisfactory to the board that all of the following apply: |
18 | (1) The applicant is of good moral character. |
19 | (2) The applicant has successfully met both of the |
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1 | following requirements: |
2 | (i) Holds a master's degree in social work or social |
3 | welfare or a doctoral degree in social work from an |
4 | accredited school of social work as recognized by the |
5 | board. |
6 | (ii) Is licensed under this act as a social worker. |
7 | (3) The applicant has completed at least [three years |
8 | or] 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience acceptable |
9 | to the board as determined by regulation after completion of |
10 | the master's degree in social work. |
11 | (4) The applicant has passed a clinical social work |
12 | examination adopted by the board. |
13 | (5) The applicant has submitted an application |
14 | accompanied by the application fee. |
15 | (6) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony |
16 | under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act |
17 | or of an offense under the laws of another jurisdiction |
18 | which, if committed in this Commonwealth, would be a felony |
19 | under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act |
20 | unless: |
21 | (i) at least ten years have elapsed from the date of |
22 | conviction; |
23 | (ii) the applicant satisfactorily demonstrated to |
24 | the board that the applicant has made significant |
25 | progress in personal rehabilitation since the conviction |
26 | such that licensure of the applicant should not be |
27 | expected to create a substantial risk of harm to the |
28 | health and safety of clients or the public or a |
29 | substantial risk of further criminal violations; and |
30 | (iii) the applicant otherwise satisfies the |
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1 | qualifications contained in or authorized by this act. |
2 | As used in this paragraph, the term "convicted" includes a |
3 | judgment, an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere. |
4 | (e) Marriage and family therapist license.--An applicant |
5 | shall be qualified to hold oneself out as a licensed marriage |
6 | and family therapist if the applicant submits proof satisfactory |
7 | to the board that all of the following apply: |
8 | (1) The applicant is of good moral character. |
9 | (2) The applicant has successfully met one of the |
10 | following educational requirements: |
11 | (i) [Within five years after the board has |
12 | promulgated final regulations,] On or before June 30, |
13 | 2008, has successfully completed a planned program of 60 |
14 | semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate coursework |
15 | which is closely related to marriage and family therapy, |
16 | including a master's degree in marriage and family |
17 | therapy from an accredited educational institution or a |
18 | master's degree in a field determined by the board by |
19 | regulation to be closely related to the practice of |
20 | marriage and family therapy from an accredited |
21 | educational institution, with graduate level coursework |
22 | in marriage and family therapy acceptable to the board |
23 | from an accredited educational institution or from a |
24 | program recognized by a national accrediting agency. |
25 | (ii) Has successfully completed a planned program of |
26 | 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate |
27 | coursework which is closely related to marriage and |
28 | family therapy, including a 48-semester-hour or 72- |
29 | quarter-hour master's degree in marriage and family |
30 | therapy from an accredited educational institution or a |
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1 | 48-semester-hour or 72-quarter-hour master's degree in a |
2 | field determined by the board by regulation to be closely |
3 | related to the practice of marriage and family therapy |
4 | from an accredited educational institution, with graduate |
5 | level coursework in marriage and family therapy |
6 | acceptable to the board from an accredited educational |
7 | institution or from a program recognized by a national |
8 | accrediting agency. |
9 | (iii) holds a doctoral degree in marriage and family |
10 | therapy from an accredited educational institution or |
11 | holds a doctoral degree in a field determined by the |
12 | board by regulation to be closely related to the practice |
13 | of marriage and family therapy from an accredited |
14 | educational institution with graduate level coursework in |
15 | marriage and family therapy acceptable to the board from |
16 | an accredited educational institution or from a program |
17 | recognized by a national accrediting agency. |
18 | (3) The applicant has complied with the experience |
19 | requirement as follows: |
20 | (i) An individual meeting the educational |
21 | requirements of paragraph (2)(i) or (ii) must have |
22 | completed at least [three years or] 3,600 hours of |
23 | supervised clinical experience, acceptable to the board |
24 | as determined by regulation, obtained after the |
25 | completion of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of |
26 | graduate coursework. |
27 | (ii) An individual meeting the educational |
28 | requirements of paragraph (2)(iii) must have completed at |
29 | least [two years or] 2,400 hours of supervised clinical |
30 | experience, acceptable to the board as determined by |
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1 | regulation, [one year or] 1,200 hours of which was |
2 | obtained subsequent to the granting of the doctoral |
3 | degree. |
4 | (4) The applicant has passed an examination adopted by |
5 | the board. |
6 | (5) The application has been accompanied by the |
7 | application fee. |
8 | (6) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony |
9 | under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act |
10 | or of an offense under the laws of another jurisdiction which |
11 | if committed in this Commonwealth would be a felony under the |
12 | Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act unless: |
13 | (i) at least ten years have elapsed from the date of |
14 | conviction; |
15 | (ii) the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates to |
16 | the board that the applicant has made significant |
17 | progress in personal rehabilitation since the conviction |
18 | such that licensure of the applicant should not be |
19 | expected to create a substantial risk of harm to the |
20 | health and safety of clients or the public or a |
21 | substantial risk of further criminal violation; and |
22 | (iii) the applicant otherwise satisfies the |
23 | qualifications contained in or authorized by this act. |
24 | As used in this paragraph, the term "convicted" includes a |
25 | judgment, an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere. |
26 | (f) Professional counselors license.--An applicant is |
27 | qualified for a license to hold oneself out as a licensed |
28 | professional counselor if the applicant submits proof |
29 | satisfactory to the board that all of the following apply: |
30 | (1) The applicant is of good moral character. |
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1 | (2) The applicant has successfully met one of the |
2 | following educational requirements: |
3 | (i) [Within five years after the board has |
4 | promulgated final regulations,] On or before June 30, |
5 | 2008, has successfully completed a planned program of 60 |
6 | semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate coursework |
7 | in counseling or a field determined by the board by |
8 | regulation to be closely related to the practice of |
9 | professional counseling, including a master's degree in |
10 | counseling or a field determined by the board by |
11 | regulation to be closely related to the practice of |
12 | professional counseling, from an accredited educational |
13 | institution. |
14 | (ii) Has successfully completed a planned program of |
15 | 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of graduate |
16 | coursework in counseling or a field determined by the |
17 | board by regulation to be closely related to the practice |
18 | of professional counseling, including a 48-semester-hour |
19 | or 72-quarter-hour master's degree in counseling or a |
20 | field determined by the board by regulation to be closely |
21 | related to the practice of professional counseling, from |
22 | an accredited educational institution. |
23 | (iii) Holds a doctoral degree in counseling from an |
24 | accredited educational institution or holds a doctoral |
25 | degree in a field determined by the board by regulation |
26 | to be closely related to the practice of professional |
27 | counseling from an accredited educational institution. |
28 | (3) The applicant has complied with the experience |
29 | requirements as follows: |
30 | (i) An individual meeting the educational |
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1 | requirements of paragraph (2)(i) or (ii) must have |
2 | completed at least [three years or] 3,600 hours of |
3 | supervised clinical experience, acceptable to the board |
4 | as determined by regulation, obtained after the |
5 | completion of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of |
6 | graduate coursework. |
7 | (ii) An individual meeting the educational |
8 | requirements of paragraph (2)(iii) must have completed at |
9 | least [two years or] 2,400 hours of supervised clinical |
10 | experience, acceptable to the board as determined by |
11 | regulation, [one year or] 1,200 hours of which was |
12 | obtained subsequent to the granting of the doctoral |
13 | degree. |
14 | (4) The applicant has passed an examination adopted by |
15 | the board. |
16 | (5) The application has been accompanied by the |
17 | application fee. |
18 | (6) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony |
19 | under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act |
20 | or of an offense under the laws of another jurisdiction which |
21 | if committed in this Commonwealth would be a felony under the |
22 | Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act unless: |
23 | (i) at least ten years have elapsed from the date of |
24 | conviction; |
25 | (ii) the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates to |
26 | the board that the applicant has made significant |
27 | progress in personal rehabilitation since the conviction |
28 | such that licensure of the applicant should not be |
29 | expected to create a substantial risk of harm to the |
30 | health and safety of clients or the public or a |
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1 | substantial risk of further criminal violations; and |
2 | (iii) the applicant otherwise satisfies the |
3 | qualifications contained in or authorized by this act. |
4 | As used in this paragraph, the term "convicted" includes a |
5 | judgment, an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere. |
6 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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