SB196,,102102CHAPTER 457
SB196,,103103SUBCHAPTER I
SB196,,106104REGULATION OF MARRIAGE AND
105FAMILY THERAPY, PROFESSIONAL
106COUNSELING, AND SOCIAL WORK
SB196,43107Section 43. 457.01 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB196,,108108457.01 Definitions. (intro.) In this chapter subchapter:
SB196,44109Section 44. 457.01 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB196,,110110457.01 (1g) “Certificate holder” means an individual who is certified under this chapter subchapter.
SB196,45111Section 45. 457.01 (1t) of the statutes is created to read:
SB196,,112112457.01 (1t) “Compact” means the counseling compact under s. 457.50.
SB196,46113Section 46. 457.01 (1w) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB196,,114114457.01 (1w) “Credential” means a license or, certificate, or privilege to practice granted under this chapter subchapter.
SB196,47115Section 47. 457.01 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB196,,116116457.01 (2r) “Licensee” means a person who is licensed under this chapter subchapter.
SB196,48117Section 48. 457.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB196,,118118457.01 (5m) “Privilege to practice” has the meaning given in s. 457.50 (2) (s).
SB196,49119Section 49. 457.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB196,,120120457.01 (7) “Professional counselor” means an individual who holds a license to practice professional counseling granted by the professional counselor section or who holds a valid professional counselor privilege to practice in this state.
SB196,50121Section 50. 457.02 (intro.), (1), (2), (3), (4) and (6) (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB196,,122122457.02 Applicability. (intro.) This chapter subchapter does not do any of the following:
SB196,,123123(1) Require any individual to be certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “pastoral counselor,” “investment counselor,” “vocational counselor,” “career counselor,” “alcohol and drug counselor,” “chemical dependency counselor,” or “employee assistance counselor,” or to engage in such counseling, if the individual does not use any other title or designation that represents or may tend to represent that he or she is certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter, and does not represent himself or herself as an individual who engages in social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling.
SB196,,124124(2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department of public instruction to be certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “school social worker” or “school counselor.”
SB196,,125125(3) Require a person who is a psychologist or a psychiatrist to be licensed under this chapter subchapter in order to use the title “marriage and family therapist,” “marriage and family counselor,” or “professional counselor” if the psychologist or psychiatrist does not use the term “licensed,” “certified,” or “registered” or any similar term in connection with the title “marriage and family therapist,” “marriage and family counselor,” or “professional counselor.”
SB196,,126126(4) Authorize any individual who is certified or licensed under this chapter subchapter to use the title “school social worker” or “school counselor” unless the individual is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department of public instruction.
SB196,,127127(6) (c) Provide a consultation or demonstration with an individual licensed under this chapter subchapter if the person providing the consultation or demonstration is licensed to practice marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, or clinical social work in another state or territory of the United States.
SB196,51128Section 51. 457.03 (1), (1m) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB196,,129129457.03 (1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for certification or licensure under this chapter subchapter and for supervised clinical training that must be completed for licensure as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor under this chapter subchapter and approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in accordance with those standards.
SB196,,130130(1m) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, and professional counselor section, and consistent with s. 457.16, promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and licensure under this chapter subchapter.
SB196,,131131(2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing a code of ethics to govern the professional conduct of certificate holders and licensees. The rules shall specify the services included within the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, or independent social work that an individual who is certified under this chapter subchapter as a social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social worker may perform and the degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those services.
SB196,52132Section 52. 457.033 of the statutes is amended to read: