Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling
Chapter 505 - Social Workers

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 505.001. Short Title - Sec. 505.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 505.002. Definitions - Sec. 505.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 505.0025. Practice of Social Work - Sec. 505.0025. PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK. (a) The practice of...

Section 505.003. Applications and Exemptions - Sec. 505.003. APPLICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not...

Section 505.004. Nondiscriminatory Actions and Decisions - Sec. 505.004. NONDISCRIMINATORY ACTIONS AND DECISIONS. An action taken or...

Subchapter B. Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners

Section 505.101. Board; Membership - Sec. 505.101. BOARD; MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas State Board of...

Section 505.102. Public Membership Eligibility - Sec. 505.102. PUBLIC MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY. (a) A public member of...

Section 505.103. Membership Restrictions - Sec. 505.103. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade...

Section 505.104. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 505.104. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board serve...

Section 505.105. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 505.105. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...

Section 505.106. Expense Reimbursement - Sec. 505.106. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT. Each board member is entitled to...

Section 505.107. Officers - Sec. 505.107. OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall designate one board...

Section 505.108. Meetings - Sec. 505.108. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold a meeting...

Section 505.109. Training - Sec. 505.109. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 505.201. General Rulemaking and Enforcement Authority of Executive Council - Sec. 505.201. GENERAL RULEMAKING AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL....

Section 505.2015. Board Duties - Sec. 505.2015. BOARD DUTIES. The board shall propose to the...

Section 505.206. Roster of Independent Social Workers - Sec. 505.206. ROSTER OF INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKERS. The executive council...

Subchapter F. Specialty Areas of Social Work

Section 505.301. Establishment of Specialty Area - Sec. 505.301. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIALTY AREA. (a) The executive council...

Section 505.302. Regulation of Specialty Areas - Sec. 505.302. REGULATION OF SPECIALTY AREAS. (a) In establishing a...

Section 505.303. Clinical Social Work Specialty - Sec. 505.303. CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK SPECIALTY. (a) The executive council...

Section 505.304. Order of Recognition of Specialty - Sec. 505.304. ORDER OF RECOGNITION OF SPECIALTY. (a) The executive...

Section 505.305. Recognition of Specialty; Issuance of Order - Sec. 505.305. RECOGNITION OF SPECIALTY; ISSUANCE OF ORDER. (a) The...

Section 505.306. Prohibited Use of Specialty Area Identification or Title - Sec. 505.306. PROHIBITED USE OF SPECIALTY AREA IDENTIFICATION OR TITLE....

Section 505.307. Independent Practice Recognition; Minimum Qualifications - Sec. 505.307. INDEPENDENT PRACTICE RECOGNITION; MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The executive...

Subchapter G. License Requirements

Section 505.351. License Required - Sec. 505.351. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person may not use...

Section 505.352. License Application - Sec. 505.352. LICENSE APPLICATION. A person may apply for a...

Section 505.353. Eligibility - Sec. 505.353. ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for a license...

Section 505.354. Examination - Sec. 505.354. EXAMINATION. (a) The board shall prepare an examination...

Section 505.3545. Jurisprudence Examination - Sec. 505.3545. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. (a) The board shall develop a...

Section 505.357. Temporary License - Sec. 505.357. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The executive council shall issue...

Section 505.3575. Issuance of Licenses to Certain Out-of-State Applicants - Sec. 505.3575. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. (a)...

Section 505.358. Provisional License - Sec. 505.358. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) A person may apply for...

Section 505.359. Issuance of License to Provisional License Holder - Sec. 505.359. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDER. (a)...

Section 505.360. Professional Identification - Sec. 505.360. PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION. (a) A license holder shall use...

Subchapter H. Renewal of License and Order of Recognition of Specialty

Section 505.401. Term of License; Staggered Expiration Dates - Sec. 505.401. TERM OF LICENSE; STAGGERED EXPIRATION DATES. (a) A...

Section 505.405. Grounds for Refusing Renewal - Sec. 505.405. GROUNDS FOR REFUSING RENEWAL. The executive council may...

Subchapter I. Disciplinary Action

Section 505.451. Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Sec. 505.451. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. The executive council shall...

Section 505.454. Sanctions for Holder of Expired License or Order of Recognition of Specialty - Sec. 505.454. SANCTIONS FOR HOLDER OF EXPIRED LICENSE OR ORDER...

Section 505.458. Refund - Sec. 505.458. REFUND. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the executive...

Subchapter J. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 505.502. Prohibited Conduct by Business or Professional Entity - Sec. 505.502. PROHIBITED CONDUCT BY BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL ENTITY. (a)...

Section 505.505. Appeal Bond Not Required - Sec. 505.505. APPEAL BOND NOT REQUIRED. The executive council is...

Section 505.507. Criminal Penalty - Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...

Section 505.506. Representation by Attorney General - Sec. 505.506. REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. The attorney general shall...

Section 505.507. Criminal Penalty - Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg.,...

Subchapter L. Reports of Certain Violations

Section 505.601. Report of Violation - Sec. 505.601. REPORT OF VIOLATION. In a written, signed report...

Section 505.602. Reporting Immunity - Sec. 505.602. REPORTING IMMUNITY. A person who, without malice, makes...

Section 505.603. Cause of Action for Retaliation - Sec. 505.603. CAUSE OF ACTION FOR RETALIATION. (a) A person...