Sec. 505.302. REGULATION OF SPECIALTY AREAS. (a) In establishing a specialty area of social work, the executive council shall:
(1) define the scope of the specialty;
(2) establish qualifications for specialty area practitioners that describe, in accordance with Subdivision (1), the scope of the specialty area;
(3) adopt rules of conduct to ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of this chapter; and
(4) adopt rules for the suspension or revocation of an order of recognition of specialty.
(b) A person who is not recognized as satisfying the qualifications for a specialty area may not practice in the specialty area.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.091, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling
Subchapter F. Specialty Areas of Social Work
Section 505.301. Establishment of Specialty Area
Section 505.302. Regulation of Specialty Areas
Section 505.303. Clinical Social Work Specialty
Section 505.304. Order of Recognition of Specialty
Section 505.305. Recognition of Specialty; Issuance of Order
Section 505.306. Prohibited Use of Specialty Area Identification or Title
Section 505.307. Independent Practice Recognition; Minimum Qualifications