Texas Occupations Code

§ 505.302 — REGULATION OF SPECIALTY AREAS

OC § 505.302Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING · Ch. 505. SOCIAL WORKERS · Art. F. SPECIALTY AREAS OF SOCIAL WORK

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(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:

Legislative history

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.091, eff. September 1, 2019.