AB726,382
12Section
382. 457.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,98,1513
457.01
(3) "Marriage and family therapist" means an individual who holds a
14license to practice marriage and family therapy granted
by the marriage and family
15therapist section under this chapter.
AB726,383
16Section
383. 457.01 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,384
17Section
384. 457.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,98,2018
457.01
(7) "Professional counselor" means an individual who holds a license to
19practice professional counseling granted
by the professional counselor section under
20this chapter.
AB726,385
21Section
385. 457.01 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,386
22Section
386. 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
24certificate granted
by the social worker section
under this chapter.
AB726,387
25Section
387. 457.01 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
AB726,388
1Section
388. 457.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.03
(1) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
3therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate
Promulgate rules
4establishing minimum standards for educational programs that must be completed
5for certification or licensure under this chapter and for supervised clinical training
6that must be completed for licensure as a clinical social worker, marriage and family
7therapist, or professional counselor under this chapter and approve educational
8programs and supervised clinical training programs in accordance with those
9standards.
AB726,389
10Section
389. 457.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,99,1811
457.03
(2) Upon the advice of the social worker section, marriage and family
12therapist section, and professional counselor section, promulgate
Promulgate rules
13establishing a code of ethics to govern the professional conduct of certificate holders
14and licensees. The rules shall specify the services included within the practice of
15social work, advanced practice social work, or independent social work that an
16individual who is certified under this chapter as a social worker, advanced practice
17social worker, or independent social worker may perform and the degree of
18supervision, if any, required to perform those services.
AB726,390
19Section
390. 457.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.03
(3) Upon the advice of the social worker section, promulgate Promulgate 21rules establishing levels of social work practice for individuals with master's or
22doctoral degrees in social work, in addition to the levels of practice for which
23certificates are granted under s. 457.08 (2) and (3), and establishing appropriate
24educational, training, experience, examination, and continuing education
1requirements for certification and renewal of a certificate at each level of practice
2established in rules promulgated under this subsection.
AB726,391
3Section
391. 457.04 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.04
(8) (a) 1. The name, address, and telephone number of, and any other
5contact information available for, the appropriate
section official of the examining
6board
that or department who is responsible for receiving a complaint
and
7investigating and conducting a hearing under for purposes of s. 457.26 (1).
AB726,392
8Section
392. 457.06 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,100,12
9457.06 General requirements for certification or licensure. (intro.) The
10social worker section, marriage and family therapist section, or professional
11counselor section examining board may not grant any certificate or license under this
12chapter unless the applicant does all of the following:
AB726,393
13Section
393. 457.08 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,100,1614
457.08
(1) Social worker certificate. (intro.) The
social worker section 15examining board shall grant a social worker certificate to an individual who qualifies
16under s. 457.09 (5) (d) or to any individual who does all of the following:
AB726,394
17Section
394. 457.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.08
(1) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
social worker section 19examining board that he or she has received a bachelor's or master's degree in social
20work from a program accredited by, or a preaccreditation program of, the council on
21social work education or a doctorate degree in social work.
AB726,395
22Section
395. 457.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.08
(1) (c) Passes an examination approved by the
social worker section 24examining board to determine minimum competence to practice as a social worker
25as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2).
AB726,396
1Section
396. 457.08 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,101,52
457.08
(2) Advanced practice social worker certificate. (intro.) The
social
3worker section examining board shall grant an advanced practice social worker
4certificate to any individual who is certified under sub. (1) and does all of the
5following:
AB726,397
6Section
397. 457.08 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.08
(2) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
social worker section 8examining board that he or she has received a master's degree in social work from
9a program accredited by, or a preaccreditation program of, the council on social work
10education or a doctorate degree in social work.
AB726,398
11Section
398. 457.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,101,1412
457.08
(2) (c) Passes an examination approved by the
social worker section 13examining board to determine minimum competence to practice as an advanced
14practice social worker as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2).
AB726,399
15Section
399. 457.08 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,101,1816
457.08
(3) Independent social worker certificate. (intro.) The
social worker
17section examining board shall grant an independent social worker certificate to any
18individual who is certified under sub. (1) and does all of the following:
AB726,400
19Section
400. 457.08 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,101,2320
457.08
(3) (b) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
social worker section 21examining board that he or she has received a master's degree in social work from
22a program accredited by, or a preaccreditation program of, the council on social work
23education or a doctorate degree in social work.
AB726,401
24Section
401. 457.08 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,102,4
1457.08
(3) (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
social worker section 2examining board that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree in social work
3he or she has engaged in the equivalent of at least 2 years of full-time supervised
4social work practice approved by the
social worker section examining board.
AB726,402
5Section
402. 457.08 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.08
(3) (d) Passes an examination approved by the
social worker section 7examining board to determine minimum competence to practice as an independent
8social worker as specified in the rules promulgated under s. 457.03 (2) or passes the
9academy of certified social workers examination administered by the National
10Association of Social Workers.
AB726,403
11Section
403. 457.08 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,102,1412
457.08
(4) Clinical social worker license. (intro.) The
social worker section 13examining board shall grant a clinical social worker license to any individual who is
14certified under sub. (1) and does all of the following:
AB726,404
15Section
404. 457.08 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,102,1716
457.08
(4) (b) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
social worker section 17examining board that he or she satisfies each of the following:
AB726,405
18Section
405. 457.08 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,102,2519
457.08
(4) (b) 2. As part of the master's or doctorate degree program specified
20in subd. 1. or postgraduate studies, the individual has completed a clinical social
21work concentration and supervised clinical field training, both of which are approved
22by the
social worker section examining board, except that, upon the advice of the
23social worker section examining board, the examining board may promulgate rules
24that allow an individual to substitute a specified number of hours of supervised
25clinical work experience for the supervised clinical field training.
AB726,406
1Section
406. 457.08 (4) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,103,62
457.08
(4) (c) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
social worker section 3examining board that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree in social work
4he or she has engaged in the equivalent of at least 3,000 hours of clinical social work
5practice, including at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact, supervised by
6one of the following:
AB726,407
7Section
407. 457.08 (4) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,103,118
457.08
(4) (c) 4. An individual, other than an individual specified in subd. 1.,
92., or 3., who is approved by the
social worker section examining board or satisfies
10requirements for supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by the
11examining board upon the advice of the
social worker section examining board.
AB726,408
12Section
408. 457.08 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,103,1513
457.08
(4) (d) Passes an examination approved by the
social worker section 14examining board to determine minimum competence to practice as a clinical social
15worker.
AB726,409
16Section
409. 457.09 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,103,1817
457.09
(1) (intro.) The
social worker section examining board shall grant a
18social worker training certificate to any individual who does all of the following:
AB726,410
19Section
410. 457.09 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,103,2320
457.09
(1) (c) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
social worker section 21examining board that he or she has a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or
22university in psychology, sociology, criminal justice
, or another human service
23program approved by the
section examining board.
AB726,411
24Section
411. 457.09 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1457.09
(1) (d) Submits a statement to the
social worker section examining
2board that he or she is seeking to attain social worker degree equivalency under sub.
3(4) while he or she holds a social worker training certificate.
AB726,412
4Section
412. 457.09 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,104,85
457.09
(4m) (a) The
social worker section examining board shall determine
6whether a course, internship
, or employment satisfies the requirements under sub.
7(4) and whether a social worker training certificate holder has attained social worker
8degree equivalency.
AB726,413
9Section
413. 457.09 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,104,1610
457.09
(4m) (b) Notwithstanding sub. (4), for the purpose of determining
11whether a social worker training certificate holder has attained social worker degree
12equivalency under sub. (4), the
section examining board shall apply course work or
13internships that the certificate holder completed, or employment that the certificate
14holder held, as part of the program leading to the degree that he or she specified to
15satisfy the requirement in sub. (1) (c) if the course work, internship
, or employment
16satisfies the requirements in sub. (4).
AB726,414
17Section
414. 457.09 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,104,2118
457.09
(5) (b) If a social worker training certificate holder passes the
19examination specified under par. (a), he or she shall be permitted to take an
20examination approved by the
social worker section
examining board that tests
21knowledge of state law relating to social work.
AB726,415
22Section
415. 457.09 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.09
(5) (c) If an individual fails an examination specified under par. (a) or
24(b), he or she may retake the examination. The
social worker section examining
1board may not place any restrictions on the number of times an individual may
2retake the examinations specified under pars. (a) and (b).
AB726,416
3Section
416. 457.09 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,105,64
457.09
(5) (d) The
social worker section examining board shall grant a social
5worker certificate to an individual who has held a social worker training certificate
6and who passes the examinations specified under pars. (a) and (b).
AB726,417
7Section
417. 457.10 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,105,10
8457.10 Marriage and family therapist license. (intro.) The
marriage and
9family therapist section examining board shall grant a marriage and family
10therapist license to any individual who does all of the following:
AB726,418
11Section
418. 457.10 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,105,1312
457.10
(2) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
marriage and family
13therapist section examining board that he or she has done any of the following:
AB726,419
14Section
419. 457.10 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,105,2015
457.10
(2) (b) Received a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family
16therapy, psychology, sociology, social work, professional counseling
, or other mental
17health field that included course work that the
marriage and family therapist section 18examining board determines is substantially equivalent to the course work required
19for a master's or doctorate degree in marriage and family therapy described under
20par. (a).
AB726,420
21Section
420. 457.10 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.10
(3) (intro.) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
marriage and family
23therapist section examining board that after receiving a master's or doctorate degree
24required under sub. (2) he or she has engaged in the equivalent of at least 3,000 hours
1of marriage and family therapy practice, including at least 1,000 hours of
2face-to-face client contact, supervised by one of the following:
AB726,421
3Section
421. 457.10 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,106,84
457.10
(3) (d) An individual, other than an individual specified in par. (a), (b),
5or (c), who is approved by the
marriage and family therapist section examining board 6or satisfies requirements for supervision that are specified in rules promulgated by
7the examining board upon the advice of the
marriage and family therapist section 8examining board.
AB726,422
9Section
422. 457.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,106,1210
457.10
(4) Passes an examination approved by the
marriage and family
11therapist section examining board to determine minimum competence to practice
12marriage and family therapy.
AB726,423
13Section
423. 457.11 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,106,1614
457.11
(1) (intro.) The
marriage and family therapist section examining board 15shall grant a marriage and family therapist training license to any individual who
16does all of the following:
AB726,424
17Section
424. 457.11 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,107,318
457.11
(1) (c) Satisfies the requirements in s. 457.10 (2), or submits proof
19satisfactory to the
marriage and family therapist section examining board that he
20or she is enrolled or will be enrolled in an institute for marriage and family therapy
21that is approved by the commission on accreditation for marriage and family therapy
22education of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy or by the
23marriage and family therapist section examining board, or holds a graduate degree
24in a mental health field approved by the
marriage and family therapist section 25examining board and is enrolled or will be enrolled in a master's or doctoral degree
1program in marriage and family therapy accredited by the commission on
2accreditation for marriage and family therapy education or by the
marriage and
3family therapist section examining board.
AB726,425
4Section
425. 457.11 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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457.11
(1) (d) Submits evidence satisfactory to the
marriage and family
6therapist section examining board that he or she is in a position, or has an offer for
7a position, as a marriage and family therapist in a supervised marriage and family
8therapist practice or is in a position, or has an offer for a position, in which the
9applicant will, in the opinion of the
marriage and family therapist section examining
10board, receive training and supervision equivalent to the training and supervision
11received in a supervised marriage and family therapist practice.
AB726,426
12Section
426. 457.11 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,107,1813
457.11
(2) A marriage and family therapist training license is valid for 48
14months and may be renewed at the discretion of the
marriage and family therapist
15section examining board. A marriage and family therapist training license
16authorizes the holder to use any title specified in s. 457.04 (5) and to practice
17marriage and family therapy within the scope of his or her training or supervision
18during the period in which the license is valid.
AB726,427
19Section
427. 457.12 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB726,107,22
20457.12 Professional counselor license. (intro.) The
professional counselor
21section examining board shall grant a professional counselor license to any
22individual who does all of the following: