1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to health; requiring the commissioner of health to enroll pharmacies 
1.3 	or pharmacists in the pediatric vaccine administration program; changing the 
1.4 	age requirement for pharmacists administering influenza vaccines; changing 
1.5 	certain requirements; modifying provisions in health occupations for speech 
1.6 	language pathologists and occupational therapists; expanding definition of 
1.7 	licensed health care professional; changing provisions for food, beverage, and 
1.8 	lodging establishments; requiring the Department of Health to use rules and 
1.9 	guidelines from the federal government to implement the minimum data set 
1.10 	for resident reimbursement classification; establishing fees; changing licensing 
1.11 	provisions for social work;amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 148.512, 
1.12 	subdivision 13; 148.5193, subdivision 6a; 148.5194, subdivisions 2, 3, 7; 
1.13 	148.6402, subdivisions 13, 22a; 148.6405; 148.6440, subdivision 2; 148D.010, 
1.14 	subdivisions 9, 15, by adding subdivisions; 148D.025, subdivisions 2, 3; 
1.15 	148D.061, subdivisions 6, 8; 148D.062, subdivision 2; 148D.063, subdivision 
1.16 	2; 148D.125, subdivisions 1, 3; 148E.010, subdivisions 11, 17, by adding 
1.17 	subdivisions; 148E.025, subdivisions 2, 3; 148E.055, subdivision 5; 148E.100, 
1.18 	subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, by adding a subdivision; 148E.105, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 
1.19 	7, by adding a subdivision; 148E.106, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, by adding 
1.20 	a subdivision; 148E.110, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding subdivisions; 148E.115, 
1.21 	subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 148E.120; 148E.125, subdivisions 1, 3; 
1.22 	148E.130, subdivisions 2, 5, by adding a subdivision; 148E.165, subdivision 
1.23 	1; 151.01, subdivision 27; 157.16, subdivisions 2, 4; 214.103, subdivision 9; 
1.24 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145; repealing 
1.25 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 148D.062, subdivision 5; 148D.125, 
1.26 	subdivision 2; 148D.180, subdivision 8; 148E.106, subdivision 6; 148E.125, 
1.27 	subdivision 2; Minnesota Rules, parts 4610.0420; 4610.0500, subparts 1, 2, 3, 5; 
1.28 	4610.0600, subparts 1, 3, 4; 4610.0650.
1.29 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.30 	ARTICLE 1
1.31 	HEALTH-RELATED PROVISIONS

1.32 	Section 1. [145.58] PEDIATRIC VACCINE ADMINISTRATION.
2.1 	The commissioner of health shall enroll a licensed pharmacy or individual 
2.2 	pharmacist as a program-registered provider in the pediatric vaccine administration 
2.3 	program under section 13631 of the federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, 
2.4 	Public Law 103-66, based on the program's infrastructure capacity to enroll the additional 
2.5 	pharmacy providers in the program.

2.6 	Sec. 2. [145.987] HEALTHY CHILDREN THROUGH IMMUNIZATION.
2.7 	Pharmacies and pharmacists providing immunizations to children under private 
2.8 	insurance or fee-for-service arrangements prior to June 1, 2009, that are not enrolled 
2.9 	in the pediatric vaccine administration program under section 13631 of the federal 
2.10 	Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Public Law 103-66, must discontinue 
2.11 	immunization services to children under private insurance or fee-for-service arrangements 
2.12 	after December 31, 2009.

2.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.512, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
2.14 		Subd. 13.Practice of speech-language pathology. The "practice of 
2.15 	speech-language pathology" means:
2.16 	(1) identification, assessment, and interpretation, diagnosis, habilitation, 
2.17 	rehabilitation, treatment and prevention of disorders of speech, articulation, fluency, voice, 
2.18 	and language;
2.19 	(2) identification, assessment, and interpretation, diagnosis, habilitation, and 
2.20 	rehabilitation of disorders of oral-pharyngeal function and related disorders;
2.21 	(3) identification, assessment, and interpretation, diagnosis, habilitation, and 
2.22 	rehabilitation of communication disorders associated with cognition;
2.23 	(4) assessing, selecting, and developing augmentative and alternative communication 
2.24 	systems and providing training in their use;
2.25 	(5) aural habilitation and rehabilitation and related counseling for hearing impaired 
2.26 	individuals and their families;
2.27 	(6) enhancing speech-language proficiency and communication effectiveness;
2.28 	(7) audiometric screening individuals for hearing loss or middle ear pathology for 
2.29 	the purposes of speech-language evaluation or for the identification of possible hearing 
2.30 	disorders; or
2.31 	(8) supervision of the functions in clauses (1) to (7).
2.32 	The practice of speech-language pathology does not include the practice of medicine 
2.33 	and surgery, or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or medical diagnosis that is commonly 
2.34 	performed by a physician.

3.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.5193, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
3.2 		Subd. 6a.Verification of attendance Auditing continuing education reports. An 
3.3 	applicant for licensure renewal must submit verification of attendance as follows:
3.4 	(1) a certificate of attendance from the sponsor with the continuing education course 
3.5 	name, course date, and licensee's name. If a certificate of attendance is not available, 
3.6 	the commissioner may accept other evidence of attendance such as a confirmation or 
3.7 	statement of registration for regional or national annual conferences or conventions of 
3.8 	professional associations, a copy of the continuing education courses indicating those 
3.9 	attended, and an affidavit of attendance;
3.10 	(2) a copy of a record of attendance from the sponsor of the continuing education 
3.11 	course;
3.12 	(3) a signature of the presenter or a designee at the continuing education activity 
3.13 	on the continuing education report form;
3.14 	(4) a summary or outline of the educational content of an audio or video educational 
3.15 	activity if a designee is not available to sign the continuing education report form;
3.16 	(5) for self-study programs, a certificate of completion or other documentation 
3.17 	indicating that the individual has demonstrated knowledge and has successfully completed 
3.18 	the program; or
3.19 	(6) for attendance at a university, college, or vocational course, an official transcript.
3.20 	(a) The commissioner may audit a percentage of the continuing education reports based on 
3.21 	random selection. A licensee shall maintain all documentation required by this section 
3.22 	for two years after the last day of the biennial licensure period in which the contact 
3.23 	hours were earned.
3.24 	(b) All renewal applications that are received after the expiration date may be subject 
3.25 	to a continuing education report audit.
3.26 	(c) Any licensee against whom a complaint is filed may be subject to a continuing 
3.27 	education report audit.
3.28 	(d) The licensee shall make the following information available to the commissioner 
3.29 	for auditing purposes:
3.30 	(1) a copy of the completed continuing education report form for the continuing 
3.31 	education reporting period that is the subject of the audit including all supporting 
3.32 	documentation required by subdivision 5;
3.33 	(2) a description of the continuing education activity prepared by the presenter or 
3.34 	sponsor that includes the course title or subject matter, date, place, number of program 
3.35 	contact hours, presenters, and sponsors;
4.1 	(3) documentation of self-study programs by materials prepared by the presenter 
4.2 	or sponsor that includes the course title, course description, name of sponsor or author, 
4.3 	and the number of hours required to complete the program;
4.4 	(4) documentation of university, college, or vocational school courses by a course 
4.5 	syllabus, listing in a course bulletin, or equivalent documentation that includes the course 
4.6 	title, instructor's name, course dates, number of contact hours, and course content, 
4.7 	objectives, or goals; and
4.8 	(5) verification of attendance by:
4.9 	(i) a signature of the presenter or a designee at the continuing education activity on 
4.10 	the continuing education report form or a certificate of attendance with the course name, 
4.11 	course date, and licensee's name;
4.12 	(ii) a summary or outline of the educational content of an audio or video educational 
4.13 	activity to verify the licensee's participation in the activity if a designee is not available to 
4.14 	sign the continuing education report form;
4.15 	(iii) verification of self-study programs by a certificate of completion or other 
4.16 	documentation indicating that the individual has demonstrated knowledge and has 
4.17 	successfully completed the program; or
4.18 	(iv) verification of attendance at a university, college, or vocational course by an 
4.19 	official transcript.

4.20 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.5194, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.21 		Subd. 2.Speech-language pathologistbiennial licensure fee. The fee for initial 
4.22 	licensure and biennial licensure, clinical fellowship licensure, temporary licensure, or 
4.23 	renewal for a speech-language pathologistis $200.

4.24 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.5194, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
4.25 		Subd. 3.Biennial licensure fee for dual licensure as a speech-language 
4.26 	pathologist and audiologist. The fee for initial licensure and biennial licensure, clinical 
4.27 	fellowship licensure, doctoral externship, temporary license, or renewal is $200 $435.

4.28 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.5194, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
4.29 		Subd. 7. Audiologist surcharge biennial licensure fee. (a) The biennial surcharge
4.30 	licensure fee for audiologists is $235. The commissioner shall prorate the fee for 
4.31 	clinical fellowship, doctoral externship, temporary, and first time initial applicants and 
4.32 	renewal licensees according to the number of months that have elapsed between the date 
5.1 	the license is issued and the date the license expires or must be renewed under section 
5.2 	148.5191, subdivision 4 is $435.
5.3 	(b) The audiologist surcharge fee is for practical examination costs greater than 
5.4 	audiologist exam fee receipts and for complaint investigation, enforcement action 
5.5 	and consumer information, and assistance expenditures related to hearing instrument 
5.6 	dispensing.

5.7 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.6402, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
5.8 		Subd. 13.Licensed health care professional. "Licensed health care professional" 
5.9 	means a person licensed in good standing in Minnesota to practice medicine, osteopathy, 
5.10 	chiropractic, podiatry, advanced practice registered nursing, or dentistry, or is a person 
5.11 	registered as a physician assistant in Minnesota.

5.12 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.6402, subdivision 22a, is amended to 
5.13 	read:
5.14 		Subd. 22a.Limited license. "Limited license" means a license issued according 
5.15 	to section 148.6425, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), to persons who have allowed their 
5.16 	license to lapse for four two years or more anddid not apply for a license after meeting 
5.17 	the requirements in section 148.6408 or 148.6410 or who choose a supervised practice 
5.18 	as the method for renewing their license status allowed their license to lapse for four 
5.19 	years or more.  

5.20 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.6405, is amended to read:
5.21 	148.6405 LICENSURE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: PROCEDURES 
5.22 	AND QUALIFICATIONS.
5.23 	(a) An applicant for licensure must comply with the application requirements 
5.24 	in section 148.6420. To qualify for licensure, an applicant must satisfy one of the 
5.25 	requirements in paragraphs (b) to (f) and not be subject to denial of licensure under 
5.26 	section 148.6448.  
5.27 	(b) A person who applies for licensure as an occupational therapist and who has not 
5.28 	been credentialed by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy or 
5.29 	another jurisdiction must meet the requirements in section 148.6408.  
5.30 	(c) A person who applies for licensure as an occupational therapy assistant and who 
5.31 	has not been credentialed by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy 
5.32 	or another jurisdiction must meet the requirements in section 148.6410.  
6.1 	(d) A person who is certified by the National Board for Certification in Occupational 
6.2 	Therapy may apply for licensure by equivalency and must meet the requirements in 
6.3 	section 148.6412.  
6.4 	(e) A person who is credentialed in another jurisdiction may apply for licensure by 
6.5 	reciprocity and must meet the requirements in section 148.6415.  
6.6 	(f) A person who applies for temporary licensure must meet the requirements in 
6.7 	section 148.6418.  
6.8 	(g) A person who applies for licensure under paragraph (b), (c), or (f), more than two 
6.9 	and less than four years after meeting the requirements in section 148.6408 or 148.6410 
6.10 	must submit the following:
6.11 	(1) a completed and signed application for licensure on forms provided by the 
6.12 	commissioner;
6.13 	(2) the license application fee required under section 148.6445;
6.14 	(3) if applying for occupational therapist licensure, proof of having met a minimum 
6.15 	of 24 contact hours of continuing education in the two years preceding licensure 
6.16 	application, or if applying for occupational therapy assistant licensure, proof of having 
6.17 	met a minimum of 18 contact hours of continuing education in the two years preceding 
6.18 	licensure application;
6.19 	(4) verified documentation of successful completion of 160 hours of supervised 
6.20 	practice approved by the commissioner under a limited license specified in section 
6.21 	148.6425, subdivision 3, paragraph (c); and
6.22 	(5) additional information as requested by the commissioner to clarify information 
6.23 	in the application, including information to determine whether the individual has engaged 
6.24 	in conduct warranting disciplinary action under section 148.6448. The information must 
6.25 	be submitted within 30 days after the commissioner's request.
6.26 	(h) A person who applied for licensure under paragraph (b), (c), or (f), four years 
6.27 	or more after meeting the requirements in section 148.6408 or 148.6410 must meet 
6.28 	all the requirements in paragraph (g) except items (3) and (4), submit documentation 
6.29 	of having retaken and passed the credentialing examination for occupational therapist 
6.30 	or occupational therapy assistant, or of having completed an occupational therapy 
6.31 	refresher program that contains both a theoretical and clinical component approved by 
6.32 	the commissioner, and verified documentation of successful completion of 480 hours of 
6.33 	supervised practice approved by the commissioner under a limited license specified in 
6.34 	section 148.6425, subdivision 3, paragraph (c). Only refresher courses completed within 
6.35 	one year prior to date of application qualify for approval.

7.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148.6440, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.2 		Subd. 2. Written documentation required. (a) An occupational therapist must 
7.3 	provide to the commissioner documentation verifying that the occupational therapist 
7.4 	has met the educational and clinical requirements described in subdivisions 3 to 5, 
7.5 	depending on the modality or modalities to be used. Both theoretical training and clinical 
7.6 	application objectives must be met for each modality used. Documentation must include 
7.7 	the name and address of the individual or organization sponsoring the activity; the 
7.8 	name and address of the facility at which the activity was presented; and a copy of the 
7.9 	course, workshop, or seminar description, including learning objectives and standards 
7.10 	for meeting the objectives. In the case of clinical application objectives, teaching 
7.11 	methods must be documented, including actual supervised practice. Documentation must 
7.12 	include a transcript or certificate showing successful completion of the coursework. 
7.13 	Coursework completed more than two years prior to date of application must be retaken. 
7.14 	An occupational therapist who is a certified hand therapist shall document satisfaction 
7.15 	of the requirements in subdivisions 3 to 5 by submitting to the commissioner a copy of 
7.16 	a certificate issued by the Hand Therapy Certification Commission. Practitioners are 
7.17 	prohibited from using physical agent modalities under supervision or independently until 
7.18 	granted approval as provided in subdivision 7, except under the provisions in paragraph 
7.19 	(b).
7.20 	(b) If a practitioner has successfully completed a specific course previously reviewed 
7.21 	and approved by the commissioner as provided for in subdivision 7, and has submitted the 
7.22 	written documentation required in paragraph (a) within 30 calendar days from the course 
7.23 	date, the practitioner awaiting written approval from the commissioner may use physical 
7.24 	agent modalities under the supervision of a practitioner listed on the roster of persons 
7.25 	approved to use physical agent modalities.

7.26 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 151.01, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
7.27 		Subd. 27. Practice of pharmacy. "Practice of pharmacy" means: 
7.28 	(1) interpretation and evaluation of prescription drug orders;
7.29 	(2) compounding, labeling, and dispensing drugs and devices (except labeling by 
7.30 	a manufacturer or packager of nonprescription drugs or commercially packaged legend 
7.31 	drugs and devices);
7.32 	(3) participation in clinical interpretations and monitoring of drug therapy for 
7.33 	assurance of safe and effective use of drugs;
8.1 	(4) participation in drug and therapeutic device selection; drug administration for 
8.2 	first dosage and medical emergencies; drug regimen reviews; and drug or drug-related 
8.3 	research;
8.4 	(5) participation in administration of influenza vaccines to all eligible individuals 
8.5 	over ten years of age and older and all other vaccines to patients 18 years of age and 
8.6 	older under standing orders from a physician licensed under chapter 147 or by written 
8.7 	protocol with a physician provided that:
8.8 	(i) the pharmacist is trained in a program approved by the American Council of 
8.9 	Pharmaceutical Education for the administration of immunizations or graduated from a 
8.10 	college of pharmacy in 2001 or thereafter; and
8.11 	(ii) the pharmacist reports the administration of the immunization to the patient's 
8.12 	primary physician or clinic;
8.13 	(6) participation in the practice of managing drug therapy and modifying drug 
8.14 	therapy, according to section 151.21, subdivision 1, according to a written protocol 
8.15 	between the specific pharmacist and the individual dentist, optometrist, physician, 
8.16 	podiatrist, or veterinarian who is responsible for the patient's care and authorized to 
8.17 	independently prescribe drugs. Any significant changes in drug therapy must be reported 
8.18 	by the pharmacist to the patient's medical record;
8.19 	(7) participation in the storage of drugs and the maintenance of records;
8.20 	(8) responsibility for participation in patient counseling on therapeutic values, 
8.21 	content, hazards, and uses of drugs and devices; and
8.22 	(9) offering or performing those acts, services, operations, or transactions necessary 
8.23 	in the conduct, operation, management, and control of a pharmacy.

8.24 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
8.25 		Subd. 2. License renewal. Initial and renewal licenses for all food and beverage 
8.26 	service establishments, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, public pools, and resorts 
8.27 	shall be issued for the calendar year for which application is made and shall expire on 
8.28 	December 31 of such year on an annual basis. Any person who operates a place of 
8.29 	business after the expiration date of a license or without having submitted an application 
8.30 	and paid the fee shall be deemed to have violated the provisions of this chapter and shall 
8.31 	be subject to enforcement action, as provided in the Health Enforcement Consolidation 
8.32 	Act, sections 144.989 to 144.993. In addition, a penalty of $50 shall be added to the total 
8.33 	of the license fee for any food and beverage service establishment operating without a 
8.34 	license as a mobile food unit, a seasonal temporary or seasonal permanent food stand, or a 
8.35 	special event food stand, and a penalty of $100 shall be added to the total of the license fee 
9.1 	for all restaurants, food carts, hotels, motels, lodging establishments, public pools, and 
9.2 	resorts operating without a license for a period of up to 30 days. A late fee of $300 shall be 
9.3 	added to the license fee for establishments operating more than 30 days without a license. 

9.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 157.16, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
9.5 		Subd. 4. Posting requirements. Every food and beverage service establishment, 
9.6 	hotel, motel, lodging establishment, public pool, or resort must have the license posted 
9.7 	in a conspicuous place at the establishment. Mobile food units, food carts, and seasonal 
9.8 	temporary food stands shall be issued decals with the initial license and each calendar year 
9.9 	with license renewals. The current license year decal must be placed on the unit or stand 
9.10 	in a location determined by the commissioner. Decals are not transferable.

9.11 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 214.103, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
9.12 		Subd. 9.Information to complainant. A board shall furnish to a person who 
9.13 	made a complaint a written description of the board's complaint process, and actions of 
9.14 	the board relating to the complaint. The written notice from the board must advise the 
9.15 	complainant of the right to appeal the board's decision to the attorney general within 
9.16 	30 days of receipt of the notice.

9.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2009.

9.18 	Sec. 16. MINIMUM DATA SET, VERSION 3.0.
 9.19 	The commissioner of health shall implement the minimum data set, version 3.0 
9.20 	(MDS 3.0) for the resident reimbursement classification in Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.21 	144.0724, using the rules and guidelines when they are published by the United States 
9.22 	Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 
9.23 	Implementation of MDS 3.0 must correspond to the implementation times specified in the 
9.24 	federal requirements. The commissioners of health and human services shall establish 
9.25 	procedures for the transition from resource utilization groups (RUGs) to MDS 3.0 for 
9.26 	resident reimbursement classification.

9.27 	Sec. 17. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 9.28 	The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.312, as 
9.29 	62J.63 and make any cross-reference changes in Minnesota Statutes.

9.30 	Sec. 18.  REPEALER.
 10.1 	Minnesota Rules, parts 4610.0420; 4610.0500, subparts 1, 2, 3, and 5; 4610.0600, 
10.2 	subparts 1, 3, and 4; and 4610.0650, are repealed July 1, 2009.

10.3 	ARTICLE 2
10.4 	AMENDMENTS TO CURRENT LICENSING STATUTE

10.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.010, is amended by adding a 
10.6 	subdivision to read:
10.7 		Subd. 6a.Clinical supervision. "Clinical supervision" means supervision, as 
10.8 	defined in subdivision 16, of a social worker engaged in clinical practice, as defined in 
10.9 	subdivision 6.

10.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.010, is amended by adding a 
10.11 	subdivision to read:
10.12 		Subd. 6b.Graduate degree. "Graduate degree" means a master's degree in social 
10.13 	work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian 
10.14 	Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the 
10.15 	board, or a doctorate in social work from an accredited university.

10.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.010, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
10.17 		Subd. 9.Practice of social work. (a) "Practice of social work" means working 
10.18 	to maintain, restore, or improve behavioral, cognitive, emotional, mental, or social 
10.19 	functioning of clients, in a manner that applies accepted professional social work 
10.20 	knowledge, skills, and values, including the person-in-environment perspective, by 
10.21 	providing in person or through telephone, video conferencing, or electronic means one or 
10.22 	more of the social work services described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3). Social work 
10.23 	services may address conditions that impair or limit behavioral, cognitive, emotional, 
10.24 	mental, or social functioning. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, the 
10.25 	following: abuse and neglect of children or vulnerable adults, addictions, developmental 
10.26 	disorders, disabilities, discrimination, illness, injuries, poverty, and trauma. Practice 
10.27 	of social work also means providing social work services in a position for which the 
10.28 	educational basis is the individual's degree in social work described in subdivision 13.
10.29 	(b) Social work services include:
10.30 	(1) providing assessment and intervention through direct contact with clients, 
10.31 	developing a plan based on information from an assessment, and providing services which 
10.32 	include, but are not limited to, assessment, case management, client-centered advocacy, 
10.33 	client education, consultation, counseling, crisis intervention, and referral;
11.1 	(2) providing for the direct or indirect benefit of clients through administrative, 
11.2 	educational, policy, or research services including, but not limited to:
11.3 	(i) advocating for policies, programs, or services to improve the well-being of clients;
11.4 	(ii) conducting research related to social work services;
11.5 	(iii) developing and administering programs which provide social work services;
11.6 	(iv) engaging in community organization to address social problems through 
11.7 	planned collective action;
11.8 	(v) supervising individuals who provide social work services to clients;
11.9 	(vi) supervising social workers in order to comply with the supervised practice 
11.10 	requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125; and
11.11 	(vii) teaching professional social work knowledge, skills, and values to students; and
11.12 	(3) engaging in clinical practice.

11.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.010, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
11.14 		Subd. 15.Supervisee. "Supervisee" means an individual provided evaluation and 
11.15 	supervision or direction by a social worker an individual who meets the requirements of 
11.16 	section 148D.120.

11.17 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.010, is amended by adding a 
11.18 	subdivision to read:
11.19 		Subd. 17.Supervisor. "Supervisor" means an individual who provides evaluation 
11.20 	and direction through supervision as specified in subdivision 16, in order to comply with 
11.21 	sections 148D.100 to 148D.125.

11.22 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.025, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.23 		Subd. 2.Qualifications of board members. (a) All social worker members must 
11.24 	have engaged in the practice of social work in Minnesota for at least one year during 
11.25 	the ten years preceding their appointments.
11.26 	(b) Five social worker members must be licensed social workers according to 
11.27 	section 148D.055, subdivision 2. The other five members must be include a licensed 
11.28 	graduate social worker, a licensed independent social worker, or a and at least two licensed 
11.29 	independent clinical social worker workers.
11.30 	(c) Eight social worker members must be engaged at the time of their appointment in 
11.31 	the practice of social work in Minnesota in the following settings:
11.32 	(1) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in a county agency;
11.33 	(2) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in a state agency;
12.1 	(3) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in an elementary, 
12.2 	middle, or secondary school;
12.3 	(4) one member must be employed in a hospital or nursing home licensed under 
12.4 	chapter 144 or 144A;
12.5 	(5) two members one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in a 
12.6 	private agency;
12.7 	(6) one member two members must be engaged in the practice of social work in a 
12.8 	clinical social work setting; and
12.9 	(7) one member must be an educator engaged in regular teaching duties at a 
12.10 	program of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or a similar 
12.11 	accreditation body designated by the board.
12.12 	(d) At the time of their appointments, at least six members must reside outside of the 
12.13 	seven-county 11-county metropolitan area.
12.14 	(e) At the time of their appointments, at least five members must be persons with 
12.15 	expertise in communities of color.

12.16 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.025, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
12.17 		Subd. 3.Officers. The board must annually biennially elect from its membership a 
12.18 	chair, vice-chair, and secretary-treasurer.

12.19 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.061, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
12.20 		Subd. 6.Evaluation by supervisor. (a) After being issued a provisional license 
12.21 	under subdivision 1, the licensee licensee's supervisor must submit an evaluation by the 
12.22 	licensee's supervisor every six months during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice. 
12.23 	The evaluation must meet the requirements in section 148D.063. The supervisor must 
12.24 	meet the eligibility requirements specified in section 148D.062.
12.25 	(b) After completion of 2,000 hours of supervised social work practice, the licensee's 
12.26 	supervisor must submit a final evaluation and attest to the applicant's ability to engage in 
12.27 	the practice of social work safely and competently and ethically.

12.28 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.061, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
12.29 		Subd. 8.Disciplinary or other action. The board may take action according to 
12.30 	sections 148D.260 to 148D.270 if:
12.31 	(1) the licensee's supervisor does not submit an evaluation as required by section 
12.32 	148D.062 148D.063;
13.1 	(2) an evaluation submitted according to section 148D.062 148D.063 indicates that 
13.2 	the licensee cannot practice social work competently and safely ethically; or
13.3 	(3) the licensee does not comply with the requirements of subdivisions 1 to 7.

13.4 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.062, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.5 		Subd. 2.Practice requirements. The supervision required by subdivision 1 must 
13.6 	be obtained during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice after the effective date of 
13.7 	the provisional license. At least three hours of supervision must be obtained during every 
13.8 	160 hours of practice under a provisional license until a permanent license is issued.

13.9 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.063, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.10 		Subd. 2.Evaluation. (a) When a supervisee licensee's supervisor submits an 
13.11 	evaluation to the board according to section 148D.061, subdivision 6, the supervisee and 
13.12 	supervisor must provide the following information on a form provided by the board:
13.13 	(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is 
13.14 	being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
13.15 	(2) the name and qualifications of the supervisor;
13.16 	(3) the number of hours and dates of each type of supervision completed;
13.17 	(4) the supervisee's position description;
13.18 	(5) a declaration that the supervisee has not engaged in conduct in violation of the 
13.19 	standards of practice in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240;
13.20 	(6) a declaration that the supervisee has practiced competently and ethically 
13.21 	according to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values; and
13.22 	(7) on a form provided by the board, an evaluation of the licensee's practice in 
13.23 	the following areas:
13.24 	(i) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
13.25 	(ii) practice methods;
13.26 	(iii) authorized scope of practice;
13.27 	(iv) ensuring continuing competence;
13.28 	(v) ethical standards of practice; and
13.29 	(vi) clinical practice, if applicable.
13.30 	(b) The information provided on the evaluation form must demonstratesupervisor 
13.31 	must attest to the satisfaction of the board that the supervisee has met or has made progress 
13.32 	on meeting the applicable supervised practice requirements.

13.33 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
14.1 		Subdivision 1.Supervision plan. (a) A social worker must submit, on a form 
14.2 	provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements 
14.3 	specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.120.
14.4 	(b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 90 60 days after the 
14.5 	licensee begins a social work practice position after becoming licensed.
14.6 	(c) For failure to submit the supervision plan within 90 60 days after beginning a 
14.7 	social work practice position, a licensee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in 
14.8 	section 148D.180 when the licensee applies for license renewal.
14.9 	(d) A license renewal application submitted pursuant to section 148D.070, 
14.10 	subdivision 3, must not be approved unless the board has received a supervision plan.
14.11 	(e) The supervision plan must include the following:
14.12 	(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is 
14.13 	being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
14.14 	(2) the name and qualifications of the person providing the supervision;
14.15 	(3) the number of hours of one-on-one in-person supervision and the number and 
14.16 	type of additional hours of supervision to be completed by the supervisee;
14.17 	(4) the supervisee's position description;
14.18 	(5) a brief description of the supervision the supervisee will receive in the following 
14.19 	content areas:
14.20 	(i) clinical practice, if applicable;
14.21 	(ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
14.22 	(iii) practice methods;
14.23 	(iv) authorized scope of practice;
14.24 	(v) ensuring continuing competence; and
14.25 	(vi) ethical standards of practice; and
14.26 	(6) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work 
14.27 	practice, addressing:
14.28 	(i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
14.29 	(ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
14.30 	(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic 
14.31 	instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process. An applicant for 
14.32 	licensure as a licensed professional clinical counselor must present evidence of completion 
14.33 	of a degree equivalent to that required in section 148B.5301, subdivision 1, clause (3).
14.34 	(f) The board must receive a revised supervision plan within 90 60 days of any 
14.35 	of the following changes:
14.36 	(1) the supervisee has a new supervisor;
15.1 	(2) the supervisee begins a new social work position;
15.2 	(3) the scope or content of the supervisee's social work practice changes substantially;
15.3 	(4) the number of practice or supervision hours changes substantially; or
15.4 	(5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148D.100, 
15.5 	subdivision 3, or 148D.105, subdivision 3, or as required in section 148D.115, subdivision 
15.6 	4.
15.7 	(g) For failure to submit a revised supervision plan as required in paragraph (f), a 
15.8 	supervisee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in section 148D.180, when 
15.9 	the supervisee applies for license renewal.
15.10 	(h) The board must approve the supervisor and the supervision plan.

15.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148D.125, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
15.12 		Subd. 3.Verification of supervised practice. (a) In addition to receiving the 
15.13 	attestation required pursuant to subdivision 2, The board must receive verification of 
15.14 	supervised practice if when:
15.15 	(1) the board audits the supervision of a supervisee licensee submits the license 
15.16 	renewal application form pursuant to section 148D.070, subdivision 3; or
15.17 	(2) an applicant applies for a license as a licensed independent social worker or as a 
15.18 	licensed independent clinical social worker.
15.19 	(b) When verification of supervised practice is required pursuant to paragraph (a), 
15.20 	the board must receive from the supervisor the following information on a form provided 
15.21 	by the board:
15.22 	(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is 
15.23 	being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
15.24 	(2) the name and qualifications of the supervisor;
15.25 	(3) the number of hours and dates of each type of supervision completed;
15.26 	(4) the supervisee's position description;
15.27 	(5) a declaration that the supervisee has not engaged in conduct in violation of the 
15.28 	standards of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240;
15.29 	(6) a declaration that the supervisee has practiced ethically and competently in 
15.30 	accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
15.31 	(7) a list of the content areas in which the supervisee has received supervision, 
15.32 	including the following:
15.33 	(i) clinical practice, if applicable;
15.34 	(ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
15.35 	(iii) practice methods;
16.1 	(iv) authorized scope of practice;
16.2 	(v) ensuring continuing competence; and
16.3 	(vi) ethical standards of practice; and
16.4 	(8) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work 
16.5 	practice, addressing:
16.6 	(i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
16.7 	(ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
16.8 	(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic 
16.9 	instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process.
16.10 	(c) The information provided on the verification form must demonstrate to the board's 
16.11 	satisfaction that the supervisee has met the applicable supervised practice requirements.

16.12 	Sec. 14.  REPEALER.
 16.13 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 148D.062, subdivision 5; 148D.125, subdivision 
16.14 	2; and 148D.180, subdivision 8, are repealed.

16.15 	Sec. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 16.16 	This article is effective the day following final enactment.

16.17 	ARTICLE 3
16.18 	LICENSING STATUTE EFFECTIVE 2011

16.19 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.010, is amended by adding a 
16.20 	subdivision to read:
16.21 		Subd. 5a.Client system. "Client system" means the client and those in the client's 
16.22 	environment who are potentially influential in contributing to a resolution of the client's 
16.23 	issues.

16.24 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.010, is amended by adding a subdivision 
16.25 	to read:
16.26 		Subd. 7a.Direct clinical client contact. "Direct clinical client contact" means 
16.27 	in-person or electronic media interaction with a client, including client systems and 
16.28 	service providers, related to the client's mental and emotional functioning, differential 
16.29 	diagnosis, and treatment, in subdivision 6.

16.30 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.010, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
17.1 		Subd. 11.Practice of social work. (a) "Practice of social work" means working 
17.2 	to maintain, restore, or improve behavioral, cognitive, emotional, mental, or social 
17.3 	functioning of clients, in a manner that applies accepted professional social work 
17.4 	knowledge, skills, and values, including the person-in-environment perspective, by 
17.5 	providing in person or through telephone, video conferencing, or electronic means one or 
17.6 	more of the social work services described in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3). Social work 
17.7 	services may address conditions that impair or limit behavioral, cognitive, emotional, 
17.8 	mental, or social functioning. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, the 
17.9 	following: abuse and neglect of children or vulnerable adults, addictions, developmental 
17.10 	disorders, disabilities, discrimination, illness, injuries, poverty, and trauma. Practice 
17.11 	of social work also means providing social work services in a position for which the 
17.12 	educational basis is the individual's degree in social work described in subdivision 13.
17.13 	(b) Social work services include:
17.14 	(1) providing assessment and intervention through direct contact with clients, 
17.15 	developing a plan based on information from an assessment, and providing services which 
17.16 	include, but are not limited to, assessment, case management, client-centered advocacy, 
17.17 	client education, consultation, counseling, crisis intervention, and referral;
17.18 	(2) providing for the direct or indirect benefit of clients through administrative, 
17.19 	educational, policy, or research services including, but not limited to:
17.20 	(i) advocating for policies, programs, or services to improve the well-being of clients;
17.21 	(ii) conducting research related to social work services;
17.22 	(iii) developing and administering programs which provide social work services;
17.23 	(iv) engaging in community organization to address social problems through 
17.24 	planned collective action;
17.25 	(v) supervising individuals who provide social work services to clients;
17.26 	(vi) supervising social workers in order to comply with the supervised practice 
17.27 	requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125; and
17.28 	(vii) teaching professional social work knowledge, skills, and values to students; and
17.29 	(3) engaging in clinical practice.

17.30 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.010, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
17.31 		Subd. 17.Supervisee. "Supervisee" means an individual provided evaluation and 
17.32 	supervision or direction by a social worker an individual who meets the requirements 
17.33 	under section 148E.120.

18.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.010, is amended by adding a subdivision 
18.2 	to read:
18.3 		Subd. 19.Supervisor. "Supervisor" means an individual who provides evaluation 
18.4 	and direction through supervision as described in subdivision 18 in order to comply with 
18.5 	sections 148E.100 to 148E.125.

18.6 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.025, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
18.7 		Subd. 2.Qualifications of board members. (a) All social worker members must 
18.8 	have engaged in the practice of social work in Minnesota for at least one year during 
18.9 	the ten years preceding their appointments.
18.10 	(b) Five social worker members must be licensed social workers under section 
18.11 	148E.055, subdivision 2. The other five members must be include a licensed graduate 
18.12 	social worker, a licensed independent social worker, or a and at least two licensed 
18.13 	independent clinical social worker workers.
18.14 	(c) Eight social worker members must be engaged at the time of their appointment in 
18.15 	the practice of social work in Minnesota in the following settings:
18.16 	(1) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in a county agency;
18.17 	(2) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in a state agency;
18.18 	(3) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in an elementary, 
18.19 	middle, or secondary school;
18.20 	(4) one member must be employed in a hospital or nursing home licensed under 
18.21 	chapter 144 or 144A;
18.22 	(5) two members one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in a 
18.23 	private agency;
18.24 	(6) one member two members must be engaged in the practice of social work in a 
18.25 	clinical social work setting; and
18.26 	(7) one member must be an educator engaged in regular teaching duties at a 
18.27 	program of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or a similar 
18.28 	accreditation body designated by the board.
18.29 	(d) At the time of their appointments, at least six members must reside outside 
18.30 	of the seven 11-county metropolitan area.
18.31 	(e) At the time of their appointments, at least five members must be persons with 
18.32 	expertise in communities of color.

18.33 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.025, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
19.1 		Subd. 3.Officers. The board must annually biennially elect from its membership a 
19.2 	chair, vice-chair, and secretary-treasurer.

19.3 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.055, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
19.4 		Subd. 5.Licensure by examination; licensed independent clinical social worker.
 19.5 	(a) To be licensed as a licensed independent clinical social worker, an applicant for 
19.6 	licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
19.7 	(1) has received a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by 
19.8 	the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social 
19.9 	Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board, or a doctorate in social 
19.10 	work from an accredited university;
19.11 	(2) has completed 360 clock hours (one semester credit hour = 15 clock hours) in 
19.12 	the following clinical knowledge areas:
19.13 	(i) 108 clock hours (30 percent) in differential diagnosis and biopsychosocial 
19.14 	assessment, including normative development and psychopathology across the life span;
19.15 	(ii) 36 clock hours (ten percent) in assessment-based clinical treatment planning with 
19.16 	measurable goals;
19.17 	(iii) 108 clock hours (30 percent) in clinical intervention methods informed by 
19.18 	research and current standards of practice;
19.19 	(iv) 18 clock hours (five percent) in evaluation methodologies;
19.20 	(v) 72 clock hours (20 percent) in social work values and ethics, including cultural 
19.21 	context, diversity, and social policy; and
19.22 	(vi) 18 clock hours (five percent) in culturally specific clinical assessment and 
19.23 	intervention;
19.24 	(3) has practiced clinical social work as defined in section 148E.010, including both 
19.25 	diagnosis and treatment, and has met the supervised practice requirements specified in 
19.26 	sections 148E.100 to 148E.125;
19.27 	(4) has passed the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association 
19.28 	of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an 
19.29 	applicant applies for licensure by endorsement according to subdivision 7, an examination 
19.30 	is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, 
19.31 	signed application form provided by the board;
19.32 	(5) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board, 
19.33 	including the applicable application fee specified in section 148E.180. For applications 
19.34 	submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified 
19.35 	by the board;
20.1 	(6) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the 
20.2 	board authorizing a criminal background check according to subdivision 8;
20.3 	(7) has paid the license fee specified in section 148E.180; and
20.4 	(8) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards 
20.5 	of practice specified in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240. If the applicant has engaged in 
20.6 	conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take 
20.7 	action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270.
20.8 	(b) The requirement in paragraph (a), clause (2), may be satisfied through: (1) 
20.9 	a graduate degree program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the 
20.10 	Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body 
20.11 	designated by the board; or a doctorate in social work from an accredited university; (2) 
20.12 	postgraduate graduate coursework from an accredited institution of higher learning; or 
20.13 	(3) up to 90 continuing education hours, not to exceed 20 hours of independent study 
20.14 	as specified in section 148E.130, subdivision 5. The continuing education must have a 
20.15 	course description available for public review and must include a posttest. Compliance 
20.16 	with this requirement must be documented on a form provided by the board. The board 
20.17 	may conduct audits of the information submitted in order to determine compliance with 
20.18 	the requirements of this section.
20.19 	(c) An application which is not completed and signed, or which is not accompanied 
20.20 	by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is 
20.21 	void.
20.22 	(d) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to 
20.23 	investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may 
20.24 	request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
20.25 	(e) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the 
20.26 	applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of 
20.27 	the information requested by the board according to paragraph (d). If within one year the 
20.28 	applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information 
20.29 	requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must 
20.30 	be closed.
20.31 	(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than three 
20.32 	times the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social 
20.33 	Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must 
20.34 	receive a passing score on the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the 
20.35 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board 
20.36 	no later than 18 months after the first time the applicant failed the examination.
21.1 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a 
21.2 	fourth or subsequent time, the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the 
21.3 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the 
21.4 	board if the applicant:
21.5 	(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the 
21.6 	clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards 
21.7 	or a similar examination body designated by the board;
21.8 	(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to 
21.9 	improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts 
21.10 	are likely to improve the score; and
21.11 	(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social 
21.12 	workers attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and 
21.13 	ethically according to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
21.14 	(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the 
21.15 	examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148E.060. If 
21.16 	the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a 
21.17 	license, and the applicant has failed the clinical or equivalent examination administered 
21.18 	by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by 
21.19 	the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed 
21.20 	as a social worker.

21.21 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.100, is amended by adding a subdivision 
21.22 	to read:
21.23 		Subd. 2a.Supervised practice obtained prior to August 1, 2011. (a) 
21.24 	Notwithstanding the requirements in subdivisions 1 and 2, the board shall approve hours 
21.25 	of supervised practice completed prior to August 1, 2011, which comply with sections 
21.26 	148D.100 to 148D.125. These hours must apply to supervised practice requirements in 
21.27 	effect as specified in this section.
21.28 	(b) Any additional hours of supervised practice obtained effective August 1, 2011, 
21.29 	must comply with the increased requirements specified in this section.

21.30 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.100, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
21.31 		Subd. 3.Types of supervision. Of the 100 hours of supervision required under 
21.32 	subdivision 1:
22.1 	(1) 50 hours must be provided through one-on-one supervision, including: (i) 
22.2 	a minimum of 25 hours of in-person supervision, and (ii) no more than 25 hours of 
22.3 	supervision via eye-to-eye electronic media, while maintaining visual contact; and
22.4 	(2) 50 hours must be provided through: (i) one-on-one supervision, or (ii) group 
22.5 	supervision. The supervision may be in person, by telephone, or via eye-to-eye electronic 
22.6 	media, while maintaining visual contact. The supervision must not be provided by e-mail. 
22.7 	Group supervision is limited to six members not counting the supervisor or supervisors
22.8 	supervisees.

22.9 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.100, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
22.10 		Subd. 4.Supervisor requirements. The supervision required by subdivision 1 must 
22.11 	be provided by a supervisor who meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120. 
22.12 	The supervision must be provided by a:
22.13 	(1) is a licensed social worker who has completed the supervised practice 
22.14 	requirements;
22.15 	(2) is a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent social worker, or 
22.16 	licensed independent clinical social worker; or
22.17 	(3) supervisor who meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120, 
22.18 	subdivision 2.

22.19 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.100, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
22.20 		Subd. 5.Supervisee requirements. The supervisee must:
22.21 	(1) to the satisfaction of the supervisor, practice competently and ethically according 
22.22 	to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
22.23 	(2) receive supervision in the following content areas:
22.24 	(i) development of professional values and responsibilities;
22.25 	(ii) practice skills;
22.26 	(iii) authorized scope of practice;
22.27 	(iv) ensuring continuing competence; and
22.28 	(v) ethical standards of practice;
22.29 	(3) submit a supervision plan according to section 148E.125, subdivision 1; and
22.30 	(4) if the board audits the supervisee's supervised practice, submit verification of 
22.31 	supervised practice according to section 148E.125, subdivision 3, when a licensed social 
22.32 	worker applies for the renewal of a license.

22.33 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.100, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
23.1 		Subd. 6.After completion of supervision requirements. A licensed social worker 
23.2 	who fulfills the supervision requirements specified in subdivisions 1 to 5 this section is not 
23.3 	required to be supervised after completion of the supervision requirements.

23.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.100, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
23.5 		Subd. 7.Attestation Verification of supervised practice. The social worker and 
23.6 	the social worker's supervisor must attest submit verification that the supervisee has met 
23.7 	or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervision requirements according to 
23.8 	section 148E.125, subdivision 2 3.

23.9 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.105, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
23.10 		Subdivision 1.Supervision required after licensure. After receiving a license 
23.11 	from the board as a licensed graduate social worker, a licensed graduate social worker 
23.12 	not engaged in clinical practice must obtain at least 100 hours of supervision according to 
23.13 	the requirements of this section.

23.14 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.105, is amended by adding a 
23.15 	subdivision to read:
23.16 		Subd. 2a.Supervised practice obtained prior to August 1, 2011. (a) 
23.17 	Notwithstanding the requirements in subdivisions 1 and 2, the board shall approve hours 
23.18 	of supervised practice completed prior to August 1, 2011, which comply with sections 
23.19 	148D.100 to 148D.125. These hours shall apply to supervised practice requirements in 
23.20 	effect as specified in this section.
23.21 	(b) Any additional hours of supervised practice obtained effective August 1, 2011, 
23.22 	must comply with the increased requirements specified in this section.

23.23 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.105, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
23.24 		Subd. 3.Types of supervision. Of the 100 hours of supervision required under 
23.25 	subdivision 1:
23.26 	(1) 50 hours must be provided though one-on-one supervision, including: (i) 
23.27 	a minimum of 25 hours of in-person supervision, and (ii) no more than 25 hours of 
23.28 	supervision via eye-to-eye electronic media, while maintaining visual contact; and
23.29 	(2) 50 hours must be provided through: (i) one-on-one supervision, or (ii) group 
23.30 	supervision. The supervision may be in person, by telephone, or via eye-to-eye electronic 
23.31 	media, while maintaining visual contact. The supervision must not be provided by e-mail. 
23.32 	Group supervision is limited to six supervisees.

24.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.105, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
24.2 		Subd. 5.Supervisee requirements. The supervisee must:
24.3 	(1) to the satisfaction of the supervisor, practice competently and ethically according 
24.4 	to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
24.5 	(2) receive supervision in the following content areas:
24.6 	(i) development of professional values and responsibilities;
24.7 	(ii) practice skills;
24.8 	(iii) authorized scope of practice;
24.9 	(iv) ensuring continuing competence; and
24.10 	(v) ethical standards of practice;
24.11 	(3) submit a supervision plan according to section 148E.125, subdivision 1; and
24.12 	(4) verify supervised practice according to section 148E.125, subdivision 3, if when:
24.13 	(i) the board audits the supervisee's supervised practice a licensed graduate social 
24.14 	worker applies for the renewal of a license; or
24.15 	(ii) a licensed graduate social worker applies for a licensed independent social 
24.16 	worker license.

24.17 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.105, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
24.18 		Subd. 7.Attestation Verification of supervised practice. A social worker and the 
24.19 	social worker's supervisor must attest submit verification that the supervisee has met 
24.20 	or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervision requirements according to 
24.21 	section 148E.125, subdivision 2 3.

24.22 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.23 		Subdivision 1.Supervision required after licensure. After receiving a license 
24.24 	from the board as a licensed graduate social worker, a licensed graduate social worker 
24.25 	engaged in clinical practice must obtain at least 200 hours of supervision according to 
24.26 	the requirements of this section.:
24.27 	(1) a minimum of four hours and a maximum of eight hours of supervision must be 
24.28 	obtained during every 160 hours of practice until the licensed graduate social worker is 
24.29 	issued a licensed independent clinical social worker license;
24.30 	(2) a minimum of 200 hours of supervision must be completed, in addition to all 
24.31 	other requirements according to sections 148E.115 to 148E.125, to be eligible to apply for 
24.32 	the licensed independent clinical social worker license; and
25.1 	(3) the supervisee and supervisor are required to adjust the rate of supervision 
25.2 	obtained, based on the ratio of four hours of supervision during every 160 hours of 
25.3 	practice, to ensure compliance with the requirements in subdivision 2.

25.4 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.106, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.5 		Subd. 2.Practice requirements. The supervision required by subdivision 1 must 
25.6 	be obtained during the first 4,000 hours of postgraduate social work practice authorized by 
25.7 	law. At least:
25.8 	(1) in no less than 4,000 hours and no more than 8,000 hours of postgraduate, 
25.9 	clinical social work practice authorized by law, including at least 1,800 hours of direct 
25.10 	clinical client contact; and
25.11 	(2) a minimum of four hours and a maximum of eight hours of supervision must be 
25.12 	obtained during every 160 hours of practice.

25.13 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.106, is amended by adding a 
25.14 	subdivision to read:
25.15 		Subd. 2a.Supervised practice obtained prior to August 1, 2011. (a) 
25.16 	Notwithstanding the requirements in subdivisions 1 and 2, the board shall approve hours 
25.17 	of supervised practice completed prior to August 1, 2011, which comply with sections 
25.18 	148D.100 to 148D.125. These hours shall apply to supervised practice requirements in 
25.19 	effect as specified in this section.
25.20 	(b) Any additional hours of supervised practice obtained effective August 1, 2011, 
25.21 	must comply with the increased requirements specified in this section.
25.22 	(c) Notwithstanding the requirements in subdivision 2, clause (1), direct clinical 
25.23 	client contact hours are (i) not required prior to August 1, 2011, and (ii) not required of 
25.24 	a licensed graduate social worker engaged in clinical practice with a licensed graduate 
25.25 	social worker license issue date prior to August 1, 2011.

25.26 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.106, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
25.27 		Subd. 3.Types of supervision. Of the 200 hours of supervision required under 
25.28 	subdivision 1:
25.29 	(1) 100 hours must be provided through one-on-one supervision, including: (i) 
25.30 	a minimum of 50 hours of in-person supervision, and (ii) no more than 50 hours of 
25.31 	supervision via eye-to-eye electronic media, while maintaining visual contact; and
25.32 	(2) 100 hours must be provided through: (i) one-on-one supervision, or (ii) group 
25.33 	supervision. The supervision may be in person, by telephone, or via eye-to-eye electronic 
26.1 	media, while maintaining visual contact. The supervision must not be provided by e-mail. 
26.2 	Group supervision is limited to six supervisees.

26.3 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.106, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
26.4 		Subd. 4.Supervisor requirements. The supervision required by subdivision 1 must 
26.5 	be provided by a supervisor who meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120. 
26.6 	The supervision must be provided by a:
26.7 	(1) by a licensed independent clinical social worker; or
26.8 	(2) by a supervisor who meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120, 
26.9 	subdivision 2.

26.10 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.106, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
26.11 		Subd. 5.Supervisee requirements. The supervisee must:
26.12 	(1) to the satisfaction of the supervisor, practice competently and ethically according 
26.13 	to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
26.14 	(2) receive supervision in the following content areas:
26.15 	(i) development of professional values and responsibilities;
26.16 	(ii) practice skills;
26.17 	(iii) authorized scope of practice;
26.18 	(iv) ensuring continuing competence; and
26.19 	(v) ethical standards of practice;
26.20 	(3) submit a supervision plan according to section 148E.125, subdivision 1; and
26.21 	(4) verify supervised practice according to section 148E.125, subdivision 3, if when:
26.22 	(i) the board audits the supervisee's supervised practice a licensed graduate social 
26.23 	worker applies for the renewal of a license; or
26.24 	(ii) a licensed graduate social worker applies for a licensed independent clinical 
26.25 	social worker license.

26.26 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.106, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
26.27 		Subd. 8.Eligibility to apply for licensure as a licensed independent clinical 
26.28 	social worker. Upon completion of not less than 4,000 hours and not more than 8,000 
26.29 	hours of clinical social work practice, including at least 1,800 hours of direct clinical 
26.30 	client contact and 200 hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section, 
26.31 	a licensed graduate social worker is eligible to apply for a licensed independent clinical 
26.32 	social worker license under section 148E.115, subdivision 1.

27.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.106, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
27.2 		Subd. 9.Attestation Verification of supervised practice. A social worker and the 
27.3 	social worker's supervisor must attest submit verification that the supervisee has met 
27.4 	or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervision requirements according to 
27.5 	section 148E.125, subdivision 2 3.

27.6 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
27.7 		Subdivision 1.Supervision required before licensure. Before becoming licensed 
27.8 	as a licensed independent social worker, a person must have obtained at least 100 hours 
27.9 	of supervision during 4,000 hours of postgraduate social work practice required by law 
27.10 	according to the requirements of section 148E.105, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5. At least four 
27.11 	hours of supervision must be obtained during every 160 hours of practice.

27.12 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, is amended by adding a 
27.13 	subdivision to read:
27.14 		Subd. 1a.Supervised practice obtained prior to August 1, 2011. (a) 
27.15 	Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the board shall approve supervised practice hours 
27.16 	completed prior to August 1, 2011, which comply with sections 148D.100 to 148D.125. 
27.17 	These hours must apply to supervised practice requirements in effect as specified in this 
27.18 	section.
27.19 	(b) Any additional hours of supervised practice obtained on or after August 1, 2011, 
27.20 	must comply with the increased requirements in this section.

27.21 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.22 		Subd. 2.Licensed independent social workers; clinical social work after 
27.23 	licensure. After licensure, a licensed independent social worker must not engage in 
27.24 	clinical social work practice except under supervision by a licensed independent clinical 
27.25 	social worker who meets the requirements in section 148E.120, subdivision 1, or an 
27.26 	alternate supervisor designated according to section 148E.120, subdivision 2.

27.27 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, is amended by adding a 
27.28 	subdivision to read:
27.29 		Subd. 5.Supervision; licensed independent social worker engaged in clinical 
27.30 	social work practice. (a) After receiving a license from the board as a licensed 
27.31 	independent social worker, a licensed independent social worker engaged in clinical social 
28.1 	work practice must obtain at least 200 hours of supervision according to the requirements 
28.2 	of this section.
28.3 	(b) A minimum of four hours and a maximum of eight hours of supervision must be 
28.4 	obtained during every 160 hours of practice until the licensed independent social worker is 
28.5 	issued a licensed independent clinical social worker license.
28.6 	(c) A minimum of 200 hours of supervision must be completed, in addition to all 
28.7 	other requirements according to sections 148E.115 to 148E.125, to be eligible to apply 
28.8 	for the licensed independent clinical social worker license.
28.9 	(d) The supervisee and supervisor are required to adjust the rate of supervision 
28.10 	obtained based on the ratio of four hours of supervision during every 160 hours of practice 
28.11 	to ensure compliance with the requirements in subdivision 1a.

28.12 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, is amended by adding a 
28.13 	subdivision to read:
28.14 		Subd. 6.Practice requirements after licensure as licensed independent social 
28.15 	worker; clinical social work practice. (a) The supervision required by subdivision 5 
28.16 	must be obtained:
28.17 	(1) in no less than 4,000 hours and no more than 8,000 hours of postgraduate clinical 
28.18 	social work practice authorized by law, including at least 1,800 hours of direct clinical 
28.19 	client contact; and
28.20 	(2) a minimum of four hours and a maximum of eight hours of supervision must be 
28.21 	obtained during every 160 hours of practice.
28.22 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (1), direct clinical client contact hours are 
28.23 	(i) not required prior to August 1, 2011, and (ii) not required of a licensed independent 
28.24 	social worker engaged in clinical practice with a licensed independent social worker 
28.25 	license issue date prior to August 1, 2011.

28.26 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, is amended by adding a 
28.27 	subdivision to read:
28.28 		Subd. 7.Supervision; clinical social work practice after licensure as licensed 
28.29 	independent social worker. Of the 200 hours of supervision required under subdivision 5:
28.30 	(1) 100 hours must be provided through one-on-one supervision, including:
28.31 	(i) a minimum of 50 hours of in-person supervision; and
28.32 	(ii) no more than 50 hours of supervision via eye-to-eye electronic media, while 
28.33 	maintaining visual contact; and
28.34 	(2) 100 hours must be provided through:
29.1 	(i) one-on-one supervision; or
29.2 	(ii) group supervision. 
29.3 	The supervision may be in person, by telephone, or via eye-to-eye electronic media, while 
29.4 	maintaining visual contact. The supervision must not be provided by e-mail. Group 
29.5 	supervision is limited to six supervisees.

29.6 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, is amended by adding a 
29.7 	subdivision to read:
29.8 		Subd. 8.Supervision; clinical social work practice after licensure. The 
29.9 	supervision required by subdivision 5 must be provided by a supervisor who meets the 
29.10 	requirements specified in section 148E.120. The supervision must be provided by a:
29.11 	(1) licensed independent clinical social worker; or
29.12 	(2) supervisor who meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120, 
29.13 	subdivision 2.

29.14 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, is amended by adding a 
29.15 	subdivision to read:
29.16 		Subd. 9.Supervisee requirements; clinical social work practice after licensure.
 29.17 	The supervisee must:
29.18 	(1) to the satisfaction of the supervisor, practice competently and ethically according 
29.19 	to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
29.20 	(2) receive supervision in the following content areas:
29.21 	(i) development of professional values and responsibilities;
29.22 	(ii) practice skills;
29.23 	(iii) authorized scope of practice;
29.24 	(iv) ensuring continuing competence; and
29.25 	(v) ethical standards of practice;
29.26 	(3) submit a supervision plan according to section 148E.125, subdivision 1; and
29.27 	(4) verify supervised practice according to section 148E.125, subdivision 3, when:
29.28 	(i) a licensed independent social worker applies for the renewal of a license; or
29.29 	(ii) a licensed independent social worker applies for a licensed independent clinical 
29.30 	social worker license.

29.31 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, is amended by adding a 
29.32 	subdivision to read:
30.1 		Subd. 10.Limit on practice of clinical social work. (a) Except as provided in 
30.2 	paragraph (b), a licensed independent social worker must not engage in clinical social 
30.3 	work practice under supervision for more than 8,000 hours. In order to practice clinical 
30.4 	social work for more than 8,000 hours, a licensed independent social worker must obtain a 
30.5 	licensed independent clinical social worker license.
30.6 	(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), the board may grant a 
30.7 	licensed independent social worker permission to engage in clinical social work practice 
30.8 	for more than 8,000 hours if the licensed independent social worker petitions the board 
30.9 	and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that for reasons of personal hardship the 
30.10 	licensed independent social worker should be granted an extension to continue practicing 
30.11 	clinical social work under supervision for up to an additional 2,000 hours.

30.12 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, is amended by adding a 
30.13 	subdivision to read:
30.14 		Subd. 11.Eligibility for licensure; licensed independent clinical social worker.
 30.15 	Upon completion of not less than 4,000 hours and not more than 8,000 hours of clinical 
30.16 	social work practice, including at least 1,800 hours of direct clinical client contact and 200 
30.17 	hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section, a licensed independent 
30.18 	social worker is eligible to apply for a licensed independent clinical social worker license 
30.19 	under section 148E.115, subdivision 1.

30.20 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.110, is amended by adding a 
30.21 	subdivision to read:
30.22 		Subd. 12.Verification of supervised practice. A social worker and the social 
30.23 	worker's supervisor must submit verification that the supervisee has met or has made 
30.24 	progress on meeting the applicable supervision requirements according to section 
30.25 	148E.125, subdivision 3.

30.26 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.115, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.27 		Subdivision 1.Supervision required before licensure; licensed independent 
30.28 	clinical social worker. Before becoming licensed as a licensed independent clinical social 
30.29 	worker, a person must have obtained at least 200 hours of supervision during at the rate 
30.30 	of a minimum of four and a maximum of eight hours of supervision for every 160 hours 
30.31 	of practice, in not less than 4,000 hours and not more than 8,000 hours of postgraduate 
30.32 	clinical practice required by law, including at least 1,800 hours of direct clinical client 
30.33 	contact, according to the requirements of section 148E.106.

31.1 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.115, is amended by adding a 
31.2 	subdivision to read:
31.3 		Subd. 1a.Supervised practice obtained prior to August 1, 2011. (a) 
31.4 	Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2, applicants and licensees who have completed hours 
31.5 	of supervised practice prior to August 1, 2011, which comply with sections 148D.100 to 
31.6 	148D.125, may have that supervised practice applied to the licensing requirement.
31.7 	(b) Any additional hours of supervised practice obtained on or after August 1, 2011, 
31.8 	must comply with the increased requirements in this section.
31.9 	(c) Notwithstanding subdivision 1, in order to qualify for the licensed independent 
31.10 	clinical social work license, direct clinical client contact hours are:
31.11 	(1) not required prior to August 1, 2011; and
31.12 	(2) not required of either a licensed graduate social worker or a licensed independent 
31.13 	social worker engaged in clinical practice with a license issued prior to August 1, 2011.

31.14 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.120, is amended to read:
31.15 	148E.120 REQUIREMENTS OF SUPERVISORS.
31.16 		Subdivision 1.Supervisors licensed as social workers. (a) Except as provided 
31.17 	in paragraph (b) (d), to be eligible to provide supervision under this section, a social 
31.18 	worker must:
31.19 	(1) have at least 2,000 hours of experience in authorized social work practice. If 
31.20 	the person is providing clinical supervision, the 2,000 hours must include 1,000 hours of 
31.21 	experience in clinical practice;
31.22 	(2) have completed 30 hours of training in supervision through coursework from 
31.23 	an accredited college or university, or through continuing education in compliance with 
31.24 	sections 148E.130 to 148E.170;
31.25 	(3) (2) be competent in the activities being supervised; and
31.26 	(4) (3) attest, on a form provided by the board, that the social worker has met the 
31.27 	applicable requirements specified in this section and sections 148E.100 to 148E.115. The 
31.28 	board may audit the information provided to determine compliance with the requirements 
31.29 	of this section.
31.30 	(b) A licensed independent clinical social worker providing clinical licensing 
31.31 	supervision to a licensed graduate social worker or a licensed independent social worker 
31.32 	must have at least 2,000 hours of experience in authorized social work practice, including 
31.33 	1,000 hours of experience in clinical practice after obtaining a licensed independent 
31.34 	clinical social worker license.
32.1 	(c) A licensed social worker, licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent 
32.2 	social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker providing nonclinical 
32.3 	licensing supervision must have completed the supervised practice requirements specified 
32.4 	in section 148E.100, 148E.105, 148E.106, 148E.110, or 148E.115, as applicable.
32.5 	(b) (d) If the board determines that supervision is not obtainable from an individual 
32.6 	meeting the requirements specified in paragraph (a), the board may approve an alternate 
32.7 	supervisor according to subdivision 2.
32.8 		Subd. 2.Alternate supervisors. (a) The board may approve an alternate supervisor 
32.9 	if:
32.10 	(1) the board determines that supervision is not obtainable according to paragraph 
32.11 	(b);
32.12 	(2) the licensee requests in the supervision plan submitted according to section 
32.13 	148E.125, subdivision 1, that an alternate supervisor conduct the supervision;
32.14 	(3) the licensee describes the proposed supervision and the name and qualifications 
32.15 	of the proposed alternate supervisor; and
32.16 	(4) the requirements of paragraph (d) are met.
32.17 	(b) The board may determine that supervision is not obtainable if:
32.18 	(1) the licensee provides documentation as an attachment to the supervision plan 
32.19 	submitted according to section 148E.125, subdivision 1, that the licensee has conducted a 
32.20 	thorough search for a supervisor meeting the applicable licensure requirements specified 
32.21 	in sections 148E.100 to 148E.115;
32.22 	(2) the licensee demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the search was 
32.23 	unsuccessful; and
32.24 	(3) the licensee describes the extent of the search and the names and locations of 
32.25 	the persons and organizations contacted.
32.26 	(c) The requirements specified in paragraph (b) do not apply to obtaining licensing 
32.27 	supervision for clinical social work practice if the board determines that there are five or 
32.28 	fewer licensed independent clinical social workers supervisors meeting the applicable 
32.29 	licensure requirements in sections 148E.100 to 148E.115 in the county where the licensee 
32.30 	practices social work.
32.31 	(d) An alternate supervisor must:
32.32 	(1) be an unlicensed social worker who is employed in, and provides the supervision 
32.33 	in, a setting exempt from licensure by section 148E.065, and who has qualifications 
32.34 	equivalent to the applicable requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.115;
33.1 	(2) be a social worker engaged in authorized practice in Iowa, Manitoba, North 
33.2 	Dakota, Ontario, South Dakota, or Wisconsin, and has the qualifications equivalent to the 
33.3 	applicable requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.115; or
33.4 	(3) be a licensed marriage and family therapist or a mental health professional 
33.5 	as established by section 245.462, subdivision 18, or 245.4871, subdivision 27, or an 
33.6 	equivalent mental health professional, as determined by the board, who is licensed or 
33.7 	credentialed by a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency.
33.8 	(e) In order to qualify to provide clinical supervision of a licensed graduate social 
33.9 	worker or licensed independent social worker engaged in clinical practice, the alternate 
33.10 	supervisor must be a mental health professional as established by section 245.462, 
33.11 	subdivision 18, or 245.4871, subdivision 27, or an equivalent mental health professional, 
33.12 	as determined by the board, who is licensed or credentialed by a state, territorial, 
33.13 	provincial, or foreign licensing agency.

33.14 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.15 		Subdivision 1.Supervision plan. (a) A social worker must submit, on a form 
33.16 	provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements 
33.17 	specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.120.
33.18 	(b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 90 60 days after the 
33.19 	licensee begins a social work practice position after becoming licensed.
33.20 	(c) For failure to submit the supervision plan within 90 60 days after beginning a 
33.21 	social work practice position, a licensee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in 
33.22 	section 148E.180 when the licensee applies for license renewal.
33.23 	(d) A license renewal application submitted according to paragraph (a) must not be 
33.24 	approved unless the board has received a supervision plan.
33.25 	(e) The supervision plan must include the following:
33.26 	(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is 
33.27 	being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
33.28 	(2) the name and qualifications of the person providing the supervision;
33.29 	(3) the number of hours of one-on-one in-person supervision and the number and 
33.30 	type of additional hours of supervision to be completed by the supervisee;
33.31 	(4) the supervisee's position description;
33.32 	(5) a brief description of the supervision the supervisee will receive in the following 
33.33 	content areas:
33.34 	(i) clinical practice, if applicable;
33.35 	(ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
34.1 	(iii) practice methods;
34.2 	(iv) authorized scope of practice;
34.3 	(v) ensuring continuing competence; and
34.4 	(vi) ethical standards of practice; and
34.5 	(6) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work 
34.6 	practice, addressing:
34.7 	(i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
34.8 	(ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
34.9 	(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic 
34.10 	instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process.
34.11 	(f) The board must receive a revised supervision plan within 90 60 days of any 
34.12 	of the following changes:
34.13 	(1) the supervisee has a new supervisor;
34.14 	(2) the supervisee begins a new social work position;
34.15 	(3) the scope or content of the supervisee's social work practice changes substantially;
34.16 	(4) the number of practice or supervision hours changes substantially; or
34.17 	(5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148E.100, 
34.18 	subdivision 3, or 148E.105, subdivision 3, or as required in section 148E.115.
34.19 	(g) For failure to submit a revised supervision plan as required in paragraph (f), a 
34.20 	supervisee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in section 148E.180, when 
34.21 	the supervisee applies for license renewal.
34.22 	(h) The board must approve the supervisor and the supervision plan.

34.23 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.125, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
34.24 		Subd. 3.Verification of supervised practice. (a) In addition to receiving the 
34.25 	attestation required under subdivision 2, The board must receive verification of supervised 
34.26 	practice if when:
34.27 	(1) the board audits the supervision of a supervisee licensee submits the license 
34.28 	renewal application form; or
34.29 	(2) an applicant applies for a license as a licensed independent social worker or as a 
34.30 	licensed independent clinical social worker.
34.31 	(b) When verification of supervised practice is required according to paragraph (a), 
34.32 	the board must receive from the supervisor the following information on a form provided 
34.33 	by the board:
34.34 	(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is 
34.35 	being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
35.1 	(2) the name and qualifications of the supervisor;
35.2 	(3) the number of hours and dates of each type of supervision completed;
35.3 	(4) the supervisee's position description;
35.4 	(5) a declaration that the supervisee has not engaged in conduct in violation of the 
35.5 	standards of practice specified in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240;
35.6 	(6) a declaration that the supervisee has practiced ethically and competently 
35.7 	according to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
35.8 	(7) a list of the content areas in which the supervisee has received supervision, 
35.9 	including the following:
35.10 	(i) clinical practice, if applicable;
35.11 	(ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
35.12 	(iii) practice methods;
35.13 	(iv) authorized scope of practice;
35.14 	(v) ensuring continuing competence; and
35.15 	(vi) ethical standards of practice; and
35.16 	(8) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work 
35.17 	practice, addressing:
35.18 	(i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
35.19 	(ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
35.20 	(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic 
35.21 	instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process.
35.22 	(c) The information provided on the verification form must demonstrate to the board's 
35.23 	satisfaction that the supervisee has met the applicable supervised practice requirements.

35.24 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.130, is amended by adding a 
35.25 	subdivision to read:
35.26 		Subd. 1a.Increased clock hours required effective August 1, 2011. (a) 
35.27 	Notwithstanding the requirements in subdivision 8, the clock hours specified in 
35.28 	subdivisions 1 and 4 to 6 apply to all new licenses issued effective August 1, 2011, under 
35.29 	section 148E.055.
35.30 	(b) Any licensee issued a license prior to August 1, 2011, under section 148D.055 
35.31 	must comply with the increased clock hours in subdivisions 1 and 4 to 6, and must 
35.32 	document the clock hours at the first two-year renewal term after August 1, 2011.

35.33 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.130, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
36.1 		Subd. 2.Ethics requirement. At least two of the clock hours required under 
36.2 	subdivision 1 must be in social work ethics., including at least one of the following:
36.3 	(1) the history and evolution of values and ethics in social work;
36.4 	(2) ethics theories;
36.5 	(3) professional standards of social work practice, as specified in the ethical codes of 
36.6 	the National Association of Social Workers, the Association of Canadian Social Workers, 
36.7 	the Clinical Social Work Federation, and the Council on Social Work Education;
36.8 	(4) the legal requirements and other considerations for each jurisdiction that 
36.9 	registers, certifies, or licenses social workers; or
36.10 	(5) the ethical decision-making process.

36.11 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.130, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
36.12 		Subd. 5.Independent study. Independent study must not consist of more than ten
36.13 	15 clock hours of continuing education per renewal term. Independent study must be for 
36.14 	publication, public presentation, or professional development. Independent study includes, 
36.15 	but is not limited to, electronic study. For purposes of subdivision 6 4, independent study 
36.16 	includes consultation with an experienced supervisor regarding the practice of supervision
36.17 	or training regarding supervision with a licensed professional who has demonstrated 
36.18 	supervisory skills.

36.19 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 148E.165, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
36.20 		Subdivision 1.Records retention; licensees. For one year following the expiration 
36.21 	date of a license, the licensee must maintain documentation of clock hours earned during 
36.22 	the previous renewal term. The documentation must include the following:
36.23 	(1) for educational workshops or seminars offered by an organization or at a 
36.24 	conference, a copy of the certificate of attendance issued by the presenter or sponsor 
36.25 	giving the following information:
36.26 	(i) the name of the sponsor or presenter of the program;
36.27 	(ii) the title of the workshop or seminar;
36.28 	(iii) the dates the licensee participated in the program; and
36.29 	(iv) the number of clock hours completed;
36.30 	(2) for academic coursework offered by an institution of higher learning, a copy of a 
36.31 	transcript giving the following information:
36.32 	(i) the name of the institution offering the course;
36.33 	(ii) the title of the course;
36.34 	(iii) the dates the licensee participated in the course; and
37.1 	(iv) the number of credits completed;
37.2 	(3) for staff training offered by public or private employers, a copy of the certificate 
37.3 	of attendance issued by the employer giving the following information:
37.4 	(i) the name of the employer;
37.5 	(ii) the title of the staff training;
37.6 	(iii) the dates the licensee participated in the program; and
37.7 	(iv) the number of clock hours completed; and
37.8 	(4) for independent study, including electronic study, or consultation or training 
37.9 	regarding supervision, a written summary of the study activity conducted, including the 
37.10 	following information:
37.11 	(i) the topics studied covered;
37.12 	(ii) a description of the applicability of the study activity to the licensee's authorized 
37.13 	scope of practice;
37.14 	(iii) the titles and authors of books and articles consulted or the name of the 
37.15 	organization offering the study activity, or the name and title of the licensed professional 
37.16 	consulted regarding supervision;
37.17 	(iv) the dates the licensee conducted the study activity; and
37.18 	(v) the number of clock hours the licensee conducted the study activity.

37.19 	Sec. 48.  REPEALER.
 37.20 	Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 148E.106, subdivision 6; and 148E.125, 
37.21 	subdivision 2, are repealed August 1, 2011.

37.22 	Sec. 49. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 37.23 	Sections 1 to 47 are effective August 1, 2011.