California Business and Professions Code

§ 4996.17.1

BPC § 4996.17.1 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 2 · Ch. 14 · Art. 4

Statute text

The board may issue a license to a person who, at the time of submitting an application for a license pursuant to this chapter, holds a license in another jurisdiction of the United States as a clinical social worker at the highest level for independent practice if all of the following requirements are met:

(a)The applicant’s license in the other jurisdiction has been current, active, and unrestricted for at least two years immediately before the date the application was received by the board. The applicant shall disclose to the board for review any past restrictions or disciplinary actions on an out-of-state license and the board shall consider these actions in determining whether to issue a license to the applicant.

(b)The applicant’s degree that qualified the applicant for the out-of-state license is a master’s degree from an accredited school or department of social work.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 380, Sec. 9. (SB 679) Effective January 1, 2020.