Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 884
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
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                  04/02/2019           .                                
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       The Committee on Health Policy (Baxley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Present subsections (2) through (7) of section
    6  491.003, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3)
    7  through (8), respectively, present subsections (8) through (17)
    8  are redesignated as subsections (10) through (19), respectively,
    9  and new subsections (2) and (9) are added to that section, to
   10  read:
   11         491.003 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
   12         (2)“Certified master social worker” means a person
   13  certified by the department under this chapter to practice
   14  generalist social work.
   15         (9)The term “practice of generalist social work” means the
   16  application of social work theory, knowledge, and methods and
   17  ethics to and the professional use of self to restore or enhance
   18  social, psychosocial, or biopsychosocial functioning of
   19  individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations, or
   20  communities. The term includes the application of specialized
   21  knowledge and advanced practice skills to nondiagnostic
   22  assessment, treatment planning, implementation and evaluation,
   23  case management, information and referral, supervision,
   24  consultation, education, research, advocacy, community
   25  organization and the development, implementation, and
   26  administration of policies, programs, and activities.
   27         Section 2. Present subsections (4) through (7) of section
   28  491.004, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (3)
   29  through (6), respectively, and present subsection (3) is
   30  amended, to read:
   31         491.004 Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family
   32  Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling.—
   33         (3)No later than January 1, 1988, the Governor shall
   34  appoint nine members of the board as follows:
   35         (a)Three members for terms of 2 years each.
   36         (b)Three members for terms of 3 years each.
   37         (c)Three members for terms of 4 years each.
   38         Section 3. Section 491.0145, Florida Statutes, is amended
   39  to read:
   40         491.0145 Certified master social worker.—The department
   41  shall may certify an applicant for a designation as a certified
   42  master social worker who, upon applying to the department and
   43  remitting the appropriate fee, demonstrates to the department
   44  that he or she has met all of the following conditions:
   45         (1) The applicant has submitted The applicant completes an
   46  application and has paid to be provided by the department and
   47  pays a nonrefundable fee not to exceed $250 to be established by
   48  rule of the department. The completed application must be
   49  received by the department at least 60 days before the date of
   50  the examination in order for the applicant to qualify to take
   51  the scheduled exam.
   52         (2) The applicant submits proof satisfactory to the
   53  department that the applicant has received a doctoral degree in
   54  social work, or a master’s degree in social work with a major
   55  emphasis or specialty in clinical practice or administration,
   56  including, but not limited to, agency administration and
   57  supervision, program planning and evaluation, staff development,
   58  research, community organization, community services, social
   59  planning, or and human service advocacy. Doctoral degrees must
   60  have been received from a graduate school of social work which
   61  at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated was
   62  accredited by an accrediting agency approved by the United
   63  States Department of Education. Master’s degrees must have been
   64  received from a graduate school of social work which at the time
   65  the applicant was enrolled and graduated was accredited by the
   66  Council on Social Work Education or the Canadian Association of
   67  Schools for of Social Work Education or by one that meets
   68  comparable standards.
   69         (3) The applicant has had at least 2 3 years’ experience,
   70  as defined by rule, including, but not limited to, clinical
   71  services or administrative activities as defined in subsection
   72  (2), 2 years of which must be at the post-master’s level under
   73  the supervision of a person who meets the education and
   74  experience requirements for certification as a certified master
   75  social worker, as defined by rule, or licensure as a clinical
   76  social worker under this chapter. A doctoral internship may be
   77  applied toward the supervision requirement.
   78         (4) Any person who holds a master’s degree in social work
   79  from institutions outside the United States may apply to the
   80  department for certification if the academic training in social
   81  work has been evaluated as equivalent to a degree from a school
   82  accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Any such
   83  person shall submit a copy of the academic training from the
   84  Foreign Equivalency Determination Service of the Council on
   85  Social Work Education.
   86         (5) The applicant has passed an examination required by the
   87  department for this purpose. The nonrefundable fee for such
   88  examination may not exceed $250 as set by department rule.
   89         (6) Nothing in This chapter does not shall be construed to
   90  authorize a certified master social worker to provide clinical
   91  social work services.
   92         (7)The department may adopt rules to implement this
   93  section.
   94         Section 4. Section 491.0149, Florida Statutes, is amended
   95  to read:
   96         491.0149 Display of license; use of professional title on
   97  promotional materials.—
   98         (1)(a) A person licensed under this chapter as a clinical
   99  social worker, marriage and family therapist, or mental health
  100  counselor, or certified as a master social worker shall
  101  conspicuously display the valid license or certificate issued by
  102  the department or a true copy thereof at each location at which
  103  the licensee practices his or her profession.
  104         (b)1. A licensed clinical social worker shall include the
  105  words “licensed clinical social worker” or the letters “LCSW” on
  106  all promotional materials, including cards, brochures,
  107  stationery, advertisements, social media, and signs, naming the
  108  licensee.
  109         2. A licensed marriage and family therapist shall include
  110  the words “licensed marriage and family therapist” or the
  111  letters “LMFT” on all promotional materials, including cards,
  112  brochures, stationery, advertisements, social media, and signs,
  113  naming the licensee.
  114         3. A licensed mental health counselor shall include the
  115  words “licensed mental health counselor” or the letters “LMHC”
  116  on all promotional materials, including cards, brochures,
  117  stationery, advertisements, social media, and signs, naming the
  118  licensee.
  119         (c)A generalist social worker shall include the words
  120  “certified master social worker” or the letters “CMSW” on all
  121  promotional materials, including cards, brochures, stationery,
  122  advertisements, social media, and signs, naming the licensee.
  123         (2)(a) A person registered under this chapter as a clinical
  124  social worker intern, marriage and family therapist intern, or
  125  mental health counselor intern shall conspicuously display the
  126  valid registration issued by the department or a true copy
  127  thereof at each location at which the registered intern is
  128  completing the experience requirements.
  129         (b) A registered clinical social worker intern shall
  130  include the words “registered clinical social worker intern,” a
  131  registered marriage and family therapist intern shall include
  132  the words “registered marriage and family therapist intern,” and
  133  a registered mental health counselor intern shall include the
  134  words “registered mental health counselor intern” on all
  135  promotional materials, including cards, brochures, stationery,
  136  advertisements, social media, and signs, naming the registered
  137  intern.
  138         (3)(a) A person provisionally licensed under this chapter
  139  as a provisional clinical social worker licensee, provisional
  140  marriage and family therapist licensee, or provisional mental
  141  health counselor licensee shall conspicuously display the valid
  142  provisional license issued by the department or a true copy
  143  thereof at each location at which the provisional licensee is
  144  providing services.
  145         (b) A provisional clinical social worker licensee shall
  146  include the words “provisional clinical social worker licensee,”
  147  a provisional marriage and family therapist licensee shall
  148  include the words “provisional marriage and family therapist
  149  licensee,” and a provisional mental health counselor licensee
  150  shall include the words “provisional mental health counselor
  151  licensee” on all promotional materials, including cards,
  152  brochures, stationery, advertisements, social media, and signs,
  153  naming the provisional licensee.
  154         Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
  155  
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  157  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  158  And the title is amended as follows:
  159         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  160  and insert:
  161                        A bill to be entitled                      
  162         An act relating to clinical social workers, marriage
  163         and family therapists, and mental health counselors;
  164         amending s. 491.003, F.S.; defining the terms
  165         “certified master social worker” and “practice of
  166         generalist social work”; amending s. 491.004, F.S.;
  167         deleting an obsolete provision; amending s. 491.0145,
  168         F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to certify an
  169         applicant for designation as a certified master social
  170         worker under certain circumstances; providing that
  171         applicants for designation as a certified master
  172         social worker submit their application to the
  173         department; deleting a provision relating to the
  174         nonrefundable fee for examination set by department
  175         rule; authorizing the department to adopt rules;
  176         amending s. 491.0149, F.S.; requiring the use of
  177         applicable professional titles by licensees,
  178         certificate holders, provisional licensees, and
  179         registrants on social media and other specified
  180         materials; providing an effective date.