HB 382: "An Act relating to the licensing of social workers and to the use of the title 'social worker' without a license; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 382 01 "An Act relating to the licensing of social workers and to the use of the title 02 'social worker' without a license; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 08.95 is amended by adding a new section to read: 05 Sec. 08.95.125. Temporary license to practice social work. (a) On receipt 06 of a completed application for a social worker license, a request for a temporary 07 license, and payment of the application fee and temporary license fee determined under 08 AS 08.01.065(c), the board, a member of the board, or an employee of the department 09 designated by the board may issue a temporary license 10 (1) to practice clinical social work to an individual who either 11 (A) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.110(a)(1) - (3); or 12 (B) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.120(a)(2) and (4) and 13 provides a photocopy, together with a sworn statement as to the copy's veracity, 14 of the applicant's current license to practice clinical social work in another
01 jurisdiction; 02 (2) to use the title "master social worker" to an individual who 03 (A) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.110(a)(1) and (3); or 04 (B) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.120(a)(2) and (4) and 05 provides a photocopy, together with a sworn statement as to the copy's veracity, 06 of the applicant's current license as a master social worker in another 07 jurisdiction; 08 (3) to use the title "baccalaureate social worker" to an individual who 09 (A) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.110(a)(3) and (c)(2); 10 or 11 (B) satisfies the requirements of AS 08.95.120(a)(2) and (4) and 12 provides a photocopy, together with a sworn statement as to the copy's veracity, 13 of the applicant's current license as a baccalaureate social worker in another 14 jurisdiction. 15 (b) A temporary license provided to an applicant under (a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A), 16 or (a)(3)(A) of this section is valid for one year and is valid notwithstanding the 17 applicant's failure to satisfactorily complete the examination required under 18 AS 08.95.110(a)(6) during the period that the license is valid. 19 (c) A temporary license issued under (a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(B), or (a)(3)(B) is valid 20 for one year. 21 (d) An individual's temporary license becomes invalid, notwithstanding (b) and 22 (c) of this section, if the individual's application for a permanent license under 23 AS 08.95.110 or 08.95.120 is rejected by the board. The temporary license becomes 24 invalid on the date of board action rejecting the license application. 25 (e) The board 26 (1) may impose by regulation additional limitations that it determines 27 appropriate on a temporary license issued under this section; 28 (2) may not, under this section, issue more than one temporary license 29 to an applicant; 30 (3) may not renew a temporary license. 31 * Sec. 2. AS 08.95.911(a) is amended to read:
01 (a) Notwithstanding AS 08.95.100(b)(1), a person who, on June 30, 2001 02 [2000], was employed or providing services under the title "social worker" may, 03 without obtaining a license under this chapter, continue to use the title "social worker" 04 while the person is employed by the same employer or, if self-employed, while 05 providing the same scope of services, as on June 30, 2001 [2000]. 06 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 26, ch. 118, SLA 1998, 07 is amended to read: 08 Sec. 26. AS 08.95.100(c) is repealed July 1, 2001 [2000]. 09 * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska enacted in sec. 33, ch. 118, SLA 1998, 10 is amended to read: 11 Sec. 33. AS 08.95.100(b)(1), enacted by sec. 11 of this Act, and AS 08.95.911, 12 enacted by sec. 19 of this Act, take effect July 1, 2001 [2000]. 13 * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).