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| Public Act 103-0433 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work | ||||
Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 5 and 9 and by | ||||
adding Section 8.2 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to | ||||
the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the | ||||
following functions, powers, and duties:
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(1) Conduct or authorize examinations or examination | ||||
alternatives to ascertain the qualifications and fitness | ||||
of candidates for a license to engage in the independent | ||||
practice of clinical social work, pass upon the | ||||
qualifications of applicants for licenses, and issue | ||||
licenses to those who are found to be fit and qualified. | ||||
(2) Adopt rules required for the administration and | ||||
enforcement of this Act. | ||||
(3) Adopt rules for determining approved undergraduate | ||||
and graduate social work degree programs and prepare and | ||||
maintain a list of colleges and universities offering such | ||||
approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet | ||||
the requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a | ||
license. | ||
(4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the | ||
administration and enforcement of this Act consistent with | ||
and reflecting the requirements of this Act and rules | ||
adopted pursuant to this Act. | ||
(5)
Conduct investigations related to possible | ||
violations of this Act. | ||
(6) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all | ||
persons who hold valid licenses under this Act. These | ||
rosters shall be available upon written request and | ||
payment of the required fee.
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(Source: P.A. 102-326, eff. 1-1-22.)
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(225 ILCS 20/8.2 new) | ||
Sec. 8.2. Examination alternative. | ||
(a) An applicant who, on or after the effective date of | ||
this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly or within 5 | ||
years before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||
103rd General Assembly, has taken but has not successfully | ||
completed an examination to ascertain the qualifications and | ||
fitness of candidates for a license to engage in the | ||
independent practice of clinical social work may use an | ||
examination alternative to allow the Department to ascertain | ||
the qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to | ||
engage in the independent practice of clinical social work. | ||
(b) The examination alternative shall consist of at least | ||
3,000 hours of supervised professional experience that is | ||
obtained within the 10 calendar years immediately preceding | ||
the date of application and after the degree is obtained as | ||
established by rule. If no supervision by a licensed clinical | ||
social worker is available, then supervised professional | ||
experience may include supervision by other appropriate | ||
disciplines as defined by rule. | ||
(c) The examination alternative supervised professional | ||
experience shall be in addition to any other supervised | ||
clinical professional experience required for licensure. | ||
(d) Beginning January 1, 2026, an applicant acquiring the | ||
examination alternative supervised professional experience | ||
must be a licensed social worker or licensed in this State for | ||
the practice of school social work prior to acquiring the | ||
supervised professional experience.
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(225 ILCS 20/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 6359)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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Sec. 9. Qualifications for clinical social worker license. | ||
A person shall be qualified to be
licensed as a clinical social | ||
worker if that person:
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(1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form;
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(2) is of good moral character. In determining good | ||
moral
character, the Department may take into | ||
consideration whether the applicant was
engaged in conduct | ||
or actions that would constitute grounds for discipline
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under this
Act;
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(3)(a) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the | ||
Department
that
subsequent to securing a master's degree | ||
in social work from an approved
program the applicant has | ||
successfully completed at least 3,000 hours of
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satisfactory, supervised clinical professional | ||
experience; or
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(b) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department | ||
that
such
applicant has received a doctor's degree in | ||
social work from an approved
program and has completed at | ||
least 2,000 hours of satisfactory, supervised
clinical | ||
professional experience subsequent to the degree;
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(4) has passed the examination for the practice of | ||
clinical
social work
as authorized by the Department or | ||
has completed the examination alternative set forth in | ||
Section 8.2; and
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(5) has paid the required fees.
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(Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
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