AB517: Bill Text

AB517,6,18 457.01 (1m) "Credential" means a license, permit, or certificate of certification or registration, that is issued by another state or territory of the United States.

AB517, s. 13 Section 13. 457.01 (2d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB517,7,2 457.01 (2d) "Independent clinical social work" means providing services without supervision for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental and emotional disorders in individuals, families and groups, to restore, maintain and enhance social functioning through treatment interventions that include psychosocial evaluation, counseling of individuals, families or groups, referral to community resources, advocacy, facilitation of organizational change to meet social needs and individual, marital or group psychotherapy.

AB517, s. 14 Section 14. 457.01 (2h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB517,7,6 457.01 (2h) "Independent clinical social worker" means an individual who holds a license to practice independent clinical social work granted by the social worker section.

AB517, s. 15 Section 15. 457.01 (2p) of the statutes is created to read:

AB517,7,9 457.01 (2p) "Independent social work" has the meaning given for advanced practice social work in sub. (1d).

AB517, s. 16 Section 16. 457.01 (2t) of the statutes is created to read:

AB517,7,12 457.01 (2t) "Independent social worker" means an individual who holds a license to practice independent social work granted by the social worker section.

AB517, s. 17 Section 17. 457.01 (2w) of the statutes is created to read:

AB517,7,14 457.01 (2w) "Licensee" means a person who is licensed under this chapter.

AB517, s. 18 Section 18. 457.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,7,18 457.01 (3) "Marriage and family therapist" means an individual who practices holds a license to practice marriage and family therapy granted by the marriage and family therapist section.

AB517, s. 19 Section 19. 457.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB517,7,21 457.01 (5m) "Permit holder" means an individual who holds a permit granted under this chapter.

AB517, s. 20 Section 20. 457.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,7,25 457.01 (7) "Professional counselor" means an individual who practices holds a license to practice professional counseling granted by the professional counselor section.

AB517, s. 21 Section 21. 457.01 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,8,11 457.01 (9) "Social work" means applying psychosocial , psychotherapeutic or counseling principles, methods or procedures in the assessment, evaluation, or psychosocial or psychotherapeutic diagnosis, prevention, treatment or resolution of a difficulty in the social, psychological, personal, emotional or mental disorder functioning of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals or community, including the enhancement or restoration of, or the creation of societal conditions favorable to the enhancement or restoration of, the capacity of an individual, couple, family, group of individuals or community for social functioning or the delivery of services to a group of individuals or a community to assist the group or community in providing or improving the provision of social or health services to others.

AB517, s. 22 Section 22. 457.01 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,8,14 457.01 (10) "Social worker" means an individual who practices holds a license to practice social work granted by the social worker section.

AB517, s. 23 Section 23. 457.02 (1) to (5) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB517,8,25 457.02 (1) Require any individual to be certified licensed under this chapter in order to use the title "pastoral counselor", "investment counselor", "vocational counselor", "career counselor", "alcohol and drug counselor" or "chemical dependency counselor", or to engage in such counseling, if the individual does not use any other title or designation which represents or may tend to represent that he or she is licensed to practice social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, independent clinical social work, marriage and family therapy or professional counseling, and does not represent himself or herself as an individual who engages in social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work, independent clinical social work, marriage and family therapy or professional counseling.

AB517,9,4 (2) Require any individual who is licensed as a school social worker or school counselor by the department of education public instruction to be certified licensed as a social worker or professional counselor under this chapter in order to use the title "school social worker" or "school counselor".

AB517,9,12 (3) Require a person who is licensed as a psychologist under ch. 455 or who is a psychiatrist, as defined in s. 146.34 (1) (h), to be certified licensed as a marriage and family therapist or professional counselor under this chapter 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".

AB517,9,16 (4) Authorize any individual who is certified licensed as a social worker or professional counselor under this chapter 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 education public instruction.

AB517,9,21 (5) Authorize any individual who is certified licensed under this chapter to use the title "alcohol and drug counselor" or "chemical dependency counselor" unless the individual is certified as an alcohol and drug counselor or as a chemical dependency counselor through a process recognized by the department of health and family services.

AB517, s. 24 Section 24. 457.02 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB517,9,25 457.02 (6) Require a student enrolled in a program leading to a bachelor's degree in social work to be licensed as a social worker under this chapter if he or she is practicing social work within the scope of his or her education or training and under the supervision of a person who has received a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree in social work.

AB517, s. 25 Section 25. 457.02 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB517,10,7 457.02 (7) Require a student enrolled in a program leading to a master's degree in social work to be licensed under this chapter if he or she is practicing social work within the scope of his or her education or training and under the supervision of a person who has received a master's or doctorate degree in social work.

AB517, s. 26 Section 26. 457.02 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB517,10,10 457.02 (8) Require a license or permit granted under this chapter for a person to do any of the following:

AB517,10,12 (a) Lawfully practice within the scope of a license, permit, registration or certification granted by this state or the federal government.

AB517,10,17 (b) Provide a consultation or demonstration with a marriage and family therapist, professional counselor or social worker if the person providing the consultation or demonstration is licensed to practice marriage and family therapy, professional counseling or social work in another state or territory of the United States.

AB517, s. 27 Section 27. 457.03 (1) to (3) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB517,11,2 457.03 (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 licensure under this chapter and for supervised clinical training that must be completed for certification licensure as an independent clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or professional counselor under this chapter and approve educational programs and supervised clinical training programs in accordance with those standards.

AB517,11,18 (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 licensees and permit holders. The rules shall specify the services included within the practice of social work, advanced practice social work, independent social work or independent clinical social work that an individual who is certified licensed under this chapter as a social worker, advanced practice social worker, independent social worker or independent clinical social worker is qualified to may perform and the degree of supervision, if any, required to perform those services. The rules may not permit a certificate licensee or permit holder to engage in psychotherapy unless the individual is certified licensed under this chapter as an advanced practice social worker, independent social worker, independent clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist or professional counselor and has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time supervised social work, marriage and family therapy or professional counseling clinical practice after receiving the master's or doctorate degree required under s. 457.08 (3) (b) or (4) (b), 457.10 (2) or 457.12 (2).

AB517,11,24 (3) Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate rules establishing levels of advanced social work practice, in addition to the levels of practice for which certificates licenses are granted under s. 457.08 (2) to (4), and establishing appropriate educational, training, experience, examination and continuing education requirements for certification licensure and renewal of a certificate license at each level of practice established in rules promulgated under this subsection.

AB517, s. 28 Section 28. 457.04 (1) to (4) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB517,12,4 457.04 (1) Use Practice social work or designate himself or herself as a social worker or use or assume the title "social worker" or any other title or designation which represents or may tend to represent the person as a social worker unless the person is certified licensed as a social worker under this chapter.

AB517,12,11 (2) Use Designate himself or herself as an advanced practice social worker, use or assume the title "advanced practice social worker" or any other title or designation which represents or may tend to represent the person as an advanced practice social worker or, notwithstanding sub. (1), perform services specified in rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) that an advanced practice social worker may perform unless the person is certified licensed as an advanced practice social worker, independent social worker or independent clinical social worker under this chapter.

AB517,12,18 (3) Use Designate himself or herself as an independent social worker, use or assume the title "independent social worker" or any other title or designation which represents or may tend to represent the person as an independent social worker or, notwithstanding sub. (1), perform services specified in rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) that an independent social worker may perform unless the person is certified licensed as an independent social worker or independent clinical social worker under this chapter.

AB517,12,25 (4) Use Designate himself or herself as an independent clinical social worker, use or assume the title "independent clinical social worker" or "clinical social worker" or any other title or designation which represents or may tend to represent the person as an independent clinical social worker or, notwithstanding sub. (1), perform services specified in rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) that an independent clinical social worker may perform unless the person is certified licensed as an independent clinical social worker under this chapter.

AB517, s. 29 Section 29. 457.04 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,13,6 457.04 (5) Use Practice marriage and family therapy or designate himself or herself as a marriage and family therapist or use or assume the title "marriage and family therapist", "marriage and family counselor" or any similar other title or designation which represents or may tend to represent the person as a marriage and family therapist unless any of the following applies:

AB517,13,8 (a) The person is certified licensed as a marriage and family therapist under this chapter.

AB517,13,11 (b) The person is certified licensed as an independent clinical social worker under this chapter and initially became certified as an independent clinical social worker under this chapter ch. 457, 1995 stats., on or before May 31, 1995.

AB517, s. 30 Section 30. 457.04 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,13,18 457.04 (6) Use Practice professional counseling or designate himself or herself as a professional counselor or use or assume the title "professional counselor", "professional rehabilitation counselor", "vocational rehabilitation counselor" or, "rehabilitation counselor" or any similar other title or designation which represents or may tend to represent the person as a professional counselor unless the person is certified licensed as a professional counselor under this chapter.

AB517, s. 31 Section 31. 457.06 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB517,13,23 457.06 (title) General requirements for certification licensure. (intro.) The social worker section, marriage and family therapist section or professional counselor section may not grant any certificate license under this chapter unless the applicant does all of the following:

AB517,13,25 (1) Submits an application for the certificate license to the department on a form provided by the department.

AB517, s. 32 Section 32. 457.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,14,3 457.08 (title) Social worker certificate and advanced practice certificates licenses.

AB517, s. 33 Section 33. 457.08 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,14,7 457.08 (1) (title) Social worker certificate license . (intro.) The social worker section shall grant a social worker certificate license to an individual who qualifies under s. 457.09 (5) (d) or to any individual who does all of the following:

AB517, s. 34 Section 34. 457.08 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,14,12 457.08 (2) (title) Advanced practice social worker certificate license. (intro.) The social worker section shall grant an advanced practice social worker certificate license to any individual who is certified licensed under sub. (1) and does all of the following:

AB517, s. 35 Section 35. 457.08 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,14,16 457.08 (3) (title) Independent social worker certificate license . (intro.) The social worker section shall grant an independent social worker certificate license to any individual who is certified licensed under sub. (1) and does all of the following:

AB517, s. 36 Section 36. 457.08 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,14,21 457.08 (4) (title) Independent clinical social worker certificate license. (intro.) The social worker section shall grant an independent clinical social worker certificate license to any individual who is certified licensed under sub. (1) and does all of the following:

AB517, s. 37 Section 37. 457.09 (title) and (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB517,15,3 457.09 (title) Social worker training certificate permit. (1) (intro.) The social worker section shall grant a social worker training certificate permit to any individual who does all of the following:

AB517,15,5 (a) Submits an application for the certificate permit to the department on a form provided by the department.

AB517, s. 38 Section 38. 457.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,15,9 457.09 (1) (d) Submits a statement to the social worker section that he or she is seeking to attain social worker degree equivalency under sub. (4) while he or she holds a social worker training certificate permit.

AB517, s. 39 Section 39. 457.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,15,14 457.09 (2) (a) A Notwithstanding s. 457.04 (1), a social worker training certificate permit authorizes the holder to use the title specified in s. 457.04 (1) and practice social work within the scope of his or her training or education during the period in which the certificate permit is valid.

AB517,15,17 (b) A social worker training certificate permit holder is a social worker certified licensed under this chapter for purposes of any law governing social workers certified licensed under this chapter.

AB517, s. 40 Section 40. 457.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,15,20 457.09 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a social worker training certificate permit is valid for 24 months.

AB517,15,24 (b) A social worker training certificate permit shall expire on the date on which the certificate permit holder receives the results of the examination that he or she has taken under sub. (5) (a) if that date occurs before the end of the period specified in par. (a).

AB517,15,25 (c) A social worker training certificate permit may not be renewed.

AB517, s. 41 Section 41. 457.09 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,16,3 457.09 (4) (intro.) During the period in which a social worker training certificate permit is valid, the certificate permit holder shall do all of the following:

AB517, s. 42 Section 42. 457.09 (4) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB517,16,7 457.09 (4) (b) 1. A human services internship that involves direct practice with clients and that is supervised by a social worker certified licensed under this chapter who has a bachelor's or master's degree in social work.

AB517,16,10 2. One year of social work employment that involves direct practice with clients and that is supervised by a social worker certified licensed under this chapter who has a bachelor's or master's degree in social work.

AB517, s. 43 Section 43. 457.09 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,16,15 457.09 (4m) (a) The social worker section shall determine whether a course, internship or employment satisfies the requirements under sub. (4) and whether a social worker training certificate permit holder has attained social worker degree equivalency.

AB517,16,22 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (4), for the purpose of determining whether a social worker training certificate permit holder has attained social worker degree equivalency under sub. (4), the section shall apply course work or internships that the certificate permit holder completed, or employment that the certificate permit holder held, as part of the program leading to the degree that he or she specified to satisfy the requirement in sub. (1) (c) if the course work, internship or employment satisfies the requirements in sub. (4).

AB517, s. 44 Section 44. 457.09 (5) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB517,17,3 457.09 (5) (a) A social worker training certificate permit holder may take the national social work examination at any time after he or she completes the requirements under sub. (4).

AB517,17,6 (b) If a social worker training certificate permit holder passes the examination specified under par. (a), he or she shall be permitted to take an examination approved by the social worker section that tests knowledge of state law relating to social work.

AB517, s. 45 Section 45. 457.09 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB517,17,10 457.09 (5) (d) The social worker section shall grant a social worker certificate license to an individual who has held a social worker training certificate permit and who passes the examinations specified under pars. (a) and (b).

AB517, s. 46 Section 46. 457.10 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: