Subdivision 1. Supervision before licensure; licensed independent clinical social worker. Before becoming licensed as a licensed independent clinical social worker, a person must have obtained at least 200 hours of supervision at the rate of a minimum of four and a maximum of eight hours of supervision for every 160 hours of practice, in not less than 4,000 hours and not more than 8,000 hours of postgraduate clinical practice required by law, including at least 1,800 hours of direct clinical client contact, according to the requirements of section 148E.106.
Subd. 1a. Supervised practice obtained prior to August 1, 2011. (a) Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2, applicants and licensees who have completed hours of supervised practice prior to August 1, 2011, which comply with Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 148D.100 to 148D.125, may have that supervised practice applied to the licensing requirement.
(b) Any additional hours of supervised practice obtained on or after August 1, 2011, must comply with the increased requirements in this section.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, in order to qualify for the licensed independent clinical social work license, direct clinical client contact hours are:
(1) not required prior to August 1, 2011; and
(2) not required of either a licensed graduate social worker or a licensed independent social worker engaged in clinical practice with a license issued prior to August 1, 2011.
Subd. 2. No supervision required after licensure. After licensure, a licensed independent clinical social worker is not required to be supervised.
2007 c 123 s 86,138; 2009 c 157 art 3 s 39,40,49; 2012 c 187 art 3 s 9
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 148E — Board Of Social Work Practice
Section 148E.010 — Definitions.
Section 148E.020 — Chapter 214.
Section 148E.025 — Board Of Social Work.
Section 148E.030 — Duties Of The Board.
Section 148E.050 — Licensing; Scope Of Practice.
Section 148E.055 — License Requirements.
Section 148E.060 — Temporary Licenses.
Section 148E.065 — Exemptions.
Section 148E.070 — License Renewals.
Section 148E.0751 — Temporary Leave License Status.
Section 148E.0752 — Emeritus Inactive License Status.
Section 148E.0753 — Emeritus Active License Status.
Section 148E.080 — Reactivations.
Section 148E.085 — Voluntary Termination License Status.
Section 148E.090 — Name; Change Of Name Or Address.
Section 148E.095 — License Certificate.
Section 148E.100 — Licensed Social Workers; Supervised Practice.
Section 148E.110 — Licensed Independent Social Workers; Supervised Practice.
Section 148E.115 — Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers; Supervised Practice.
Section 148E.120 — Requirements Of Supervisors.
Section 148E.125 — Documentation Of Supervision.
Section 148E.130 — Continuing Education Requirements For Licensees.
Section 148E.145 — Continuing Education Providers.
Section 148E.180 — Fee Amounts.
Section 148E.185 — Purpose Of Compliance Laws.
Section 148E.190 — Grounds For Action.
Section 148E.195 — Representations To Clients And Public.
Section 148E.200 — Competence.
Section 148E.205 — Impairment.
Section 148E.210 — Professional And Ethical Conduct.
Section 148E.215 — Responsibilities To Clients.
Section 148E.220 — Relationships With Clients, Former Clients, And Others.
Section 148E.225 — Treatment And Intervention Services.
Section 148E.230 — Confidentiality And Records.
Section 148E.235 — Fees And Billing Practices.
Section 148E.240 — Reporting Requirements.
Section 148E.245 — Investigative Powers And Procedures.
Section 148E.250 — Obligation To Cooperate.
Section 148E.255 — Types Of Actions.
Section 148E.260 — Disciplinary Actions.
Section 148E.265 — Adversarial But Nondisciplinary Actions.
Section 148E.270 — Voluntary Actions.
Section 148E.275 — Unauthorized Practice.
Section 148E.280 — Use Of Titles.