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457.01
(5g) “Multistate authorization to practice” means the multistate
3authorization to practice, as defined in s. 457.70 (2) (q), of an individual to practice
4the appropriate category of social work in this state under a multistate license
5granted by another state that is a party to the social work licensure compact.
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6Section
48. 457.01 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(5r) “Multistate license” has the meaning given in s. 457.70 (2) (r).
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8Section
49. 457.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.01
(10) “Social worker" means an individual who holds a social worker
10certificate granted by the social worker section
or who is exercising a multistate
11authorization to practice under a bachelor's-category multistate license.
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50. 457.01 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
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457.01
(12) “Social work licensure compact” means the social work licensure
14compact under s. 457.70.
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51. 457.02 (intro.), (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (5m) and (6) (c) of the statutes
16are amended to read:
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17457.02 Applicability. (intro.) This
chapter subchapter does not do any of the
18following:
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19(1) Require any individual to be certified or licensed under this
chapter 20subchapter in order to use the title “pastoral counselor," “investment counselor,"
21“vocational counselor," “career counselor," “alcohol and drug counselor," “chemical
22dependency counselor," or “employee assistance counselor," or to engage in such
23counseling, if the individual does not use any other title or designation that
24represents or may tend to represent that he or she is certified or licensed under this
25chapter subchapter, and does not represent himself or herself as an individual who
1engages in social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work,
2clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, or professional counseling.
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3(2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school
4counselor by the department of public instruction to be certified or licensed under
5this
chapter subchapter in order to use the title “school social worker" or “school
6counselor."
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7(3) Require a person who is a psychologist or a psychiatrist to be licensed under
8this
chapter subchapter in order to use the title “marriage and family therapist,"
9“marriage and family counselor," or “professional counselor" if the psychologist or
10psychiatrist does not use the term “licensed," “certified," or “registered" or any
11similar term in connection with the title “marriage and family therapist," “marriage
12and family counselor," or “professional counselor."
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13(4) Authorize any individual who is certified or licensed under this
chapter 14subchapter to use the title “school social worker" or “school counselor" unless the
15individual is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department
16of public instruction.
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17(5) Authorize any individual who is certified under s. 457.08 (1), 457.09 (1), or
18457.14 (1) (a) to (c)
or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice to use
19the title “alcohol and drug counselor" or “chemical dependency counselor" unless the
20individual is certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or as a chemical dependency
21counselor through a process recognized by the department.
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22(5m) Authorize any individual who is certified under s. 457.08 (1), 457.09 (1),
23or 457.14 (1) (a) to (c)
or who is exercising a multistate authorization to practice to
24treat substance use disorder as a specialty unless the individual is a certified
25substance abuse counselor, clinical supervisor, or prevention specialist under s.
1440.88, or unless the individual satisfies educational and supervised training
2requirements established in rules promulgated by the examining board. In
3promulgating rules under this subsection, the examining board shall consider the
4requirements for qualifying as a certified substance abuse counselor, clinical
5supervisor, or prevention specialist under s. 440.88.
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6(6) (c) Provide a consultation or demonstration with an individual licensed
7under this
chapter subchapter if the person providing the consultation or
8demonstration is licensed to practice marriage and family therapy, professional
9counseling, or clinical social work in another state or territory of the United States.
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52. 457.03 (1), (1m) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
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457.03
(1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
12therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing
13minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed for
14certification or licensure under this
chapter
subchapter and for supervised clinical
15training that must be completed for licensure as a clinical social worker, marriage
16and family therapist, or professional counselor under this
chapter subchapter and
17approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in
18accordance with those standards.
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19(1m) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
20therapist section, and professional counselor section, and consistent with s. 457.16,
21promulgate rules establishing examination requirements for certification and
22licensure under this
chapter subchapter.
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23(2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family therapist
24section, and professional counselor section, promulgate rules establishing a code of
25ethics to govern the professional conduct of certificate holders
and, licensees
, and
1individuals exercising a multistate authorization to practice. The rules shall specify
2the services included within the practice of social work, advanced practice social
3work, or independent social work that
an individual who is certified under this
4chapter as a social worker, advanced practice social worker, or independent social
5worker may perform and the degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those
6services.
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53. 457.033 of the statutes is amended to read:
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8457.033 Psychometric testing. The marriage and family therapy,
9professional counseling, and social work examining board and the psychology
10examining board shall jointly promulgate rules that specify the different levels of
11psychometric testing that an individual who is certified or licensed under this
12chapter subchapter, or an individual who is exercising a multistate authorization to
13practice, is qualified to perform. Such rules shall be consistent with the guidelines
14of the American Psychological Association, or other nationally recognized guidelines,
15for performing psychometric testing. A certificate holder
or, licensee
, or holder of a
16multistate license may not engage in psychometric testing except as provided under
17the rules promulgated under this section.
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54. 457.035 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
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457.035
(1) The individual is
licensed under this chapter as a clinical social
20worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor.
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21(2) The individual is
certified as an advanced practice or independent social
22worker and
the individual engages in psychotherapy only under the supervision of
23an individual specified in s. 457.08 (4) (c) 1., 2., 3., or 4.
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55. 457.04 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) (a) and (b), (6) and (7) of the statutes are
25amended to read:
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1457.04
(1) Use the title “social worker" unless the person is certified as a social
2worker under this
chapter subchapter or holds a bachelor's-category multistate
3license granted in another state that is a party to the social work licensure compact.
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4(2) Use the title “advanced practice social worker" unless the person is certified
5as an advanced practice social worker under this
chapter subchapter or holds a
6master's-category multistate license granted in another state that is a party to the
7social work licensure compact.
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8(3) Use the title “independent social worker" unless the person is certified as
9an independent social worker under this
chapter
subchapter.