1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to social work; changing licensing provisions for social work;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148D.050, subdivision 1; 148D.055, 
1.4 	subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 148D.060, subdivision 13; 
1.5 	148D.120, subdivision 2; 148D.125, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new 
1.6 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148D.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.050, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.9 	read:
1.10 		Subdivision 1.Requirements. The practice of social work A person licensed under 
1.11 	section 148D.055 or 148D.061 must comply with the requirements of subdivision 2, 
1.12 	3, 4, or 5.

1.13 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.14 		Subd. 2.Qualifications for licensure by examination as a licensed social worker.
 1.15 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (i), To be licensed as a licensed social worker, an 
1.16 	applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board 
1.17 	that the applicant:
1.18 	(1) has received a baccalaureate degree in social work from a program accredited by 
1.19 	the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social 
1.20 	Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
1.21 	(2) has passed the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the 
1.22 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. 
1.23 	Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subdivision 7, an 
1.24 	examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting 
2.1 	a completed, signed application form provided by the board. The examination may be 
2.2 	taken prior to completing degree requirements;
2.3 	(3) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board, 
2.4 	including the applicable application fee specified in section 148D.180. For applications 
2.5 	submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified 
2.6 	by the board;
2.7 	(4) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the 
2.8 	board authorizing a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision 8;
2.9 	(5) has paid the applicable license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
2.10 	(6) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards 
2.11 	of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in 
2.12 	conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take 
2.13 	action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
2.14 	(b) An application that is not completed and signed, or that is not accompanied by the 
2.15 	correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is void.
2.16 	(c) A licensee granted a license by the board pursuant to paragraph (a) must meet 
2.17 	the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125. If a 
2.18 	licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action 
2.19 	pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
2.20 	(d) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to 
2.21 	investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may 
2.22 	request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
2.23 	(e) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the 
2.24 	applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of 
2.25 	the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (d). If within one year the 
2.26 	applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information 
2.27 	requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must 
2.28 	be closed.
2.29 	(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than three 
2.30 	times the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social 
2.31 	Work Boards, or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must 
2.32 	receive a passing score on the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the 
2.33 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board 
2.34 	in no more than 18 months after the date the applicant first failed the examination.
2.35 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a 
2.36 	fourth or subsequent time, the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the 
3.1 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the 
3.2 	board if the applicant:
3.3 	(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the 
3.4 	bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work 
3.5 	Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
3.6 	(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to 
3.7 	improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts 
3.8 	are likely to improve the score; and
3.9 	(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers 
3.10 	attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically in 
3.11 	accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
3.12 	(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the 
3.13 	examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If 
3.14 	the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a 
3.15 	license, and the applicant has failed the bachelors or equivalent examination administered 
3.16 	by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by 
3.17 	the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed 
3.18 	as a social worker.
3.19 	(i) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to 
3.20 	pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (2), at least once since January 
3.21 	1, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social 
3.22 	worker if the applicant:
3.23 	(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph 
3.24 	(a), clauses (1) and (3) to (6), and in paragraphs (b) to (e) and (h); and
3.25 	(2) provides to the board letters of recommendation and experience ratings from two 
3.26 	licensed social workers and one professor from the applicant's social work program who 
3.27 	can attest to the applicant's competence.
3.28 	This paragraph expires August 1, 2007.

3.29 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.30 		Subd. 3.Qualifications for licensure by examination as licensed graduate 
3.31 	social worker. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (i), To be licensed as a licensed 
3.32 	graduate social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence 
3.33 	satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
4.1 	(1) has received a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the 
4.2 	Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, 
4.3 	or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
4.4 	(2) has passed the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association 
4.5 	of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an 
4.6 	applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to section 148D.055, subdivision 
4.7 	7, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to 
4.8 	submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board. The examination 
4.9 	may be taken prior to completing degree requirements;
4.10 	(3) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board, 
4.11 	including the applicable application fee specified in section 148D.180. For applications 
4.12 	submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified 
4.13 	by the board;
4.14 	(4) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the 
4.15 	board authorizing a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision 8;
4.16 	(5) has paid the applicable license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
4.17 	(6) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards 
4.18 	of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in 
4.19 	conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take 
4.20 	action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
4.21 	(b) An application which is not completed and signed, or which is not accompanied 
4.22 	by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is 
4.23 	void.
4.24 	(c) A licensee granted a license by the board pursuant to paragraph (a) must meet 
4.25 	the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125. If a 
4.26 	licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action 
4.27 	pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
4.28 	(d) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to 
4.29 	investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may 
4.30 	request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
4.31 	(e) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the 
4.32 	applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of 
4.33 	the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (d). If within one year the 
4.34 	applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information 
4.35 	requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must 
4.36 	be closed.
5.1 	(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than three 
5.2 	times the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social 
5.3 	Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must 
5.4 	receive a passing score on the masters or equivalent examination administered by the 
5.5 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board 
5.6 	in no more than 18 months after the date the applicant first failed the examination.
5.7 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a 
5.8 	fourth or subsequent time, the masters or equivalent examination administered by the 
5.9 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the 
5.10 	board if the applicant:
5.11 	(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the 
5.12 	masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work boards 
5.13 	or a similar examination body designated by the board;
5.14 	(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to 
5.15 	improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts 
5.16 	are likely to improve the score; and
5.17 	(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers 
5.18 	attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically in 
5.19 	accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
5.20 	(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the 
5.21 	examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If 
5.22 	the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a 
5.23 	license, and the applicant has failed the masters or equivalent examination administered 
5.24 	by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by 
5.25 	the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed 
5.26 	as a social worker.
5.27 	(i) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to 
5.28 	pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (2), at least once since January 
5.29 	1, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social 
5.30 	worker if the applicant:
5.31 	(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph 
5.32 	(a), clauses (1) and (3) to (6), and in paragraphs (b) to (e) and (h); and
5.33 	(2) provides to the board letters of recommendation and experience ratings from two 
5.34 	licensed social workers and one professor from the applicant's social work program who 
5.35 	can attest to the applicant's competence.
5.36 	This paragraph expires August 1, 2007.

6.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
6.2 		Subd. 4.Licensure by examination; licensed independent social worker.
 6.3 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (i), To be licensed as a licensed independent social 
6.4 	worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory 
6.5 	to the board that the applicant:
6.6 	(1) has received a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the 
6.7 	Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, 
6.8 	or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
6.9 	(2) has practiced social work as defined in section 148D.010, and has met the 
6.10 	supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125;
6.11 	(3) has passed the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by 
6.12 	the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the 
6.13 	board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subdivision 
6.14 	7, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to 
6.15 	submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board;
6.16 	(4) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board, 
6.17 	including the applicable application fee specified in section 148D.180. For applications 
6.18 	submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified 
6.19 	by the board;
6.20 	(5) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the 
6.21 	board authorizing a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision 8;
6.22 	(6) has paid the applicable license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
6.23 	(7) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards 
6.24 	of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in 
6.25 	conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take 
6.26 	action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
6.27 	(b) An application which is not completed and signed, or which is not accompanied 
6.28 	by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is 
6.29 	void.
6.30 	(c) A licensed independent social worker who practices clinical social work must 
6.31 	meet the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125. If 
6.32 	a licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action 
6.33 	pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
6.34 	(d) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to 
6.35 	investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may 
6.36 	request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
7.1 	(e) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the 
7.2 	applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of 
7.3 	the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (d). If within one year the 
7.4 	applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information 
7.5 	requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must 
7.6 	be closed.
7.7 	(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than 
7.8 	three times the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the 
7.9 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the 
7.10 	board. An applicant must receive a passing score on the masters or equivalent examination 
7.11 	administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body 
7.12 	designated by the board in no more than 18 months after the first time the applicant failed 
7.13 	the examination.
7.14 	(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a 
7.15 	fourth or subsequent time, the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered 
7.16 	by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by 
7.17 	the board if the applicant:
7.18 	(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the 
7.19 	advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social 
7.20 	Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
7.21 	(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to 
7.22 	improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts 
7.23 	are likely to improve the score; and
7.24 	(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers 
7.25 	attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically in 
7.26 	accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
7.27 	(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the 
7.28 	examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If 
7.29 	the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a 
7.30 	license, except as provided in section 148D.065, and the applicant has failed the advanced 
7.31 	generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work 
7.32 	Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the 
7.33 	applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
7.34 	(i) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to 
7.35 	pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (3), at least once since January 
8.1 	1, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social 
8.2 	worker if the applicant:
8.3 	(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph 
8.4 	(a), clauses (1), (2), and (4) to (7), and in paragraphs (b) to (e) and (h); and
8.5 	(2) provides to the board letters of recommendation and experience ratings from two 
8.6 	licensed social workers and one professor from the applicant's social work program who 
8.7 	can attest to the applicant's competence.
8.8 	This paragraph expires August 1, 2007.

8.9 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.10 		Subd. 5.Licensure by examination; licensed independent clinical social worker.
 8.11 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (h), To be licensed as a licensed independent 
8.12 	clinical social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence 
8.13 	satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
8.14 	(1) has received a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the 
8.15 	Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, 
8.16 	or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
8.17 	(2) has practiced clinical social work as defined in section 148D.010, including both 
8.18 	diagnosis and treatment, and has met the supervised practice requirements specified in 
8.19 	sections 148D.100 to 148D.125;
8.20 	(3) has passed the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association 
8.21 	of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an 
8.22 	applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subdivision 7, an examination 
8.23 	is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, 
8.24 	signed application form provided by the board;
8.25 	(4) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board, 
8.26 	including the applicable application fee specified in section 148D.180. For applications 
8.27 	submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified 
8.28 	by the board;
8.29 	(5) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the 
8.30 	board authorizing a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision 8;
8.31 	(6) has paid the license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
8.32 	(7) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards 
8.33 	of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in 
8.34 	conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take 
8.35 	action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
9.1 	(b) An application which is not completed and signed, or which is not accompanied 
9.2 	by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is 
9.3 	void.
9.4 	(c) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to 
9.5 	investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may 
9.6 	request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
9.7 	(d) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the 
9.8 	applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of 
9.9 	the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (c). If within one year the 
9.10 	applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information 
9.11 	requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must 
9.12 	be closed.
9.13 	(e) Except as provided in paragraph (f), an applicant may not take more than three 
9.14 	times the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social 
9.15 	Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must 
9.16 	receive a passing score on the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the 
9.17 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board 
9.18 	no later than 18 months after the first time the applicant failed the examination.
9.19 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a 
9.20 	fourth or subsequent time, the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the 
9.21 	Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the 
9.22 	board if the applicant:
9.23 	(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) other than passing the 
9.24 	clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards 
9.25 	or a similar examination body designated by the board;
9.26 	(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to 
9.27 	improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts 
9.28 	are likely to improve the score; and
9.29 	(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers 
9.30 	attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically in 
9.31 	accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
9.32 	(g) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the 
9.33 	examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If 
9.34 	the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a 
9.35 	license, and the applicant has failed the clinical or equivalent examination administered 
9.36 	by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by 
10.1 	the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed 
10.2 	as a social worker.
10.3 	(h) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to 
10.4 	pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (3), at least once since January 
10.5 	1, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social 
10.6 	worker if the applicant:
10.7 	(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph 
10.8 	(a), clauses (1), (2), and (4) to (7), and paragraphs (b) to (d) and (g); and
10.9 	(2) provides to the board letters of recommendation and experience ratings from two 
10.10 	licensed social workers and one professor from the applicant's social work program who 
10.11 	can attest to the applicant's competence.
10.12 	This paragraph expires August 1, 2007.

10.13 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, is amended by adding a 
10.14 	subdivision to read:
10.15 		Subd. 7a.Provisional licensure. An applicant for provisional licensure must meet 
10.16 	the license requirements in subdivisions 2 to 8, except the applicant does not have to 
10.17 	pass an examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar 
10.18 	examination body designated by the board.

10.19 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.060, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
10.20 		Subd. 13.Revocation of temporary license. The board may immediately revoke 
10.21 	the temporary license of any licensee who violates any requirements of this section. The 
10.22 	revocation must be made for cause, without notice or opportunity to be heard. A licensee 
10.23 	whose temporary license is revoked must immediately return the temporary license to 
10.24 	the board.

10.25 	Sec. 8. [148D.061] PROVISIONAL LICENSES.
10.26 		Subdivision 1.Requirements for a provisional license. An applicant may be 
10.27 	issued a provisional license if the applicant:
10.28 	(1) was born in a foreign country;
10.29 	(2) communicates in English as a second language;
10.30 	(3) has failed the Association of Social Work Boards examination a second time in 
10.31 	no more than 12 months after the date the applicant first failed the examination;
10.32 	(4) has met all other requirements for licensure; and
10.33 	(5) complies with the requirements of subdivisions 2 to 7.
11.1 		Subd. 2.License term. (a) A provisional license is valid until expiration, or until 
11.2 	the board issues or denies a license under section 148D.055, or until the board revokes the 
11.3 	provisional license, whichever occurs first.
11.4 	(b) A provisional license expires three years after the effective date of the license.
11.5 		Subd. 3.Scope of practice. A licensee who is issued a provisional license must 
11.6 	comply with the requirements of section 148D.050.
11.7 		Subd. 4.Fee. A licensee who is issued a provisional license must pay the 
11.8 	appropriate license fee specified in section 148D.180.
11.9 		Subd. 5.Supervised practice requirements. A licensee who is issued a provisional 
11.10 	license must document supervised practice as provided in section 148D.062. If a licensee 
11.11 	issued a provisional license is granted a license under section 148D.055, the licensee 
11.12 	must also meet the supervised practice requirements in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115. 
11.13 	The supervised practice completed under a provisional license does not apply to this 
11.14 	requirement.
11.15 		Subd. 6.Evaluation by supervisor. (a) After being issued a provisional license 
11.16 	under subdivision 1, the licensee must submit an evaluation by the licensee's supervisor 
11.17 	every six months during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice. The evaluation must 
11.18 	meet the requirements in section 148D.063. The supervisor must meet the eligibility 
11.19 	requirements specified in section 148D.062.
11.20 	(b) After completion of 2,000 hours of supervised social work practice, the licensee's 
11.21 	supervisor must submit a final evaluation and attest to the applicant's ability to engage in 
11.22 	the practice of social work safely and competently.
11.23 		Subd. 7.Completion of requirements. Upon completion of the requirements for 
11.24 	a provisional license under subdivisions 1 to 8, an applicant shall not practice social 
11.25 	work in Minnesota except as provided in section 148D.065, unless licensed according to 
11.26 	section 148D.055.
11.27 		Subd. 8.Disciplinary or other action. The board may take action according to 
11.28 	sections 148D.260 to 148D.270 if:
11.29 	(1) the licensee's supervisor does not submit an evaluation as required by section 
11.30 	148D.062;
11.31 	(2) an evaluation submitted according to section 148D.062 indicates that the licensee 
11.32 	cannot practice social work competently and safely; or
11.33 	(3) the licensee does not comply with the requirements of subdivisions 1 to 7.
11.34 		Subd. 9.Revocation of provisional license. The board may immediately revoke 
11.35 	the provisional license of a licensee who violates any requirements of this section. The 
12.1 	revocation must be made for cause. A licensee whose provisional license is revoked must 
12.2 	immediately return the provisional license to the board.

12.3 	Sec. 9. [148D.062] PROVISIONAL LICENSE; SUPERVISED PRACTICE.
12.4 		Subdivision 1.Supervision required after licensure. After receiving a provisional 
12.5 	license from the board, the licensee must obtain at least 37.5 hours of supervision 
12.6 	according to the requirements of this section.
12.7 		Subd. 2.Practice requirements. The supervision required by subdivision 1 must 
12.8 	be obtained during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice after the effective date 
12.9 	of the provisional license. At least three hours of supervision must be obtained during 
12.10 	every 160 hours of practice.
12.11 		Subd. 3.Types of supervision. (a) Twenty-five hours of supervision required by 
12.12 	subdivision 1 must consist of one-on-one in-person supervision.
12.13 	(b) Twelve and one-half hours of supervision must consist of one or more of the 
12.14 	following types of supervision:
12.15 	(1) in-person one-on-one supervision; or
12.16 	(2) in-person group supervision.
12.17 	(c) To qualify as in-person group supervision, the group must not exceed seven 
12.18 	members including the supervisor.
12.19 		Subd. 4.Supervisor requirements. (a) The supervision required by subdivision 
12.20 	1 must be provided by a supervisor who meets the requirements in section 148D.120 
12.21 	and has either:
12.22 	(1) 5,000 hours experience engaged in authorized social work practice; or
12.23 	(2) completed 30 hours of training in supervision, which may be satisfied by 
12.24 	completing academic coursework in supervision or continuing education courses in 
12.25 	supervision as defined in section 148D.010, subdivision 16.
12.26 	(b) Supervision must be provided:
12.27 	(1) if the supervisee is not engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a 
12.28 	provisional license to practice as a licensed social worker, by a licenced social worker 
12.29 	who has completed the supervised practice requirements;
12.30 	(2) if the supervisee is not engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a 
12.31 	provisional license to practice as a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent 
12.32 	social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker, by:
12.33 	(i) a licensed graduate social worker who has completed the supervised practice 
12.34 	requirements;
12.35 	(ii) a licensed independent social worker; or
13.1 	(iii) a licensed independent clinical social worker;
13.2 	(3) if the supervisee is engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a 
13.3 	provisional license to practice as a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent 
13.4 	social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker, by a licensed independent 
13.5 	clinical social worker; or
13.6 	(4) by a supervisor who meets the requirements in section 148D.120, subdivision 2.
13.7 		Subd. 5.Expiration. This section expires August 1, 2011.

13.8 	Sec. 10. [148D.063] PROVISIONAL LICENSE; DOCUMENTATION OF 
13.9 	SUPERVISION.
13.10 		Subdivision 1.Supervision plan. (a) An applicant granted a provisional license 
13.11 	must submit, on a form provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the 
13.12 	supervision requirements in section 148D.062.
13.13 	(b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 30 days after the licensee 
13.14 	begins a social work practice position.
13.15 	(c) The board may revoke a licensee's provisional license for failure to submit the 
13.16 	supervision plan within 30 days after beginning a social work practice position.
13.17 	(d) The supervision plan must include the following:
13.18 	(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is 
13.19 	being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
13.20 	(2) the name and qualifications of the person providing the supervision;
13.21 	(3) the number of hours of one-on-one in-person supervision and the number and 
13.22 	type of additional hours of supervision to be completed by the supervisee;
13.23 	(4) the supervisee's position description;
13.24 	(5) a brief description of the supervision the supervisee will receive in the following 
13.25 	content areas:
13.26 	(i) clinical practice, if applicable;
13.27 	(ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
13.28 	(iii) practice methods;
13.29 	(iv) authorized scope of practice;
13.30 	(v) ensuring continuing competence; and
13.31 	(vi) ethical standards of practice; and
13.32 	(6) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work 
13.33 	practice, addressing:
13.34 	(i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
13.35 	(ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
14.1 	(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic 
14.2 	instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process.
14.3 	(e) The board must receive a revised supervision plan within 30 days of any of the 
14.4 	following changes:
14.5 	(1) the supervisee has a new supervisor;
14.6 	(2) the supervisee begins a new social work position;
14.7 	(3) the scope or content of the supervisee's social work practice changes substantially;
14.8 	(4) the number of practice or supervision hours changes substantially; or
14.9 	(5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148D.062.
14.10 	(f) the board may revoke a licensee's provisional license for failure to submit a 
14.11 	revised supervision plan as required in paragraph (e).
14.12 	(g) The board must approve the supervisor and the supervision plan.
14.13 		Subd. 2.Evaluation. (a) When a supervisee submits an evaluation to the board 
14.14 	according to section 148D.061, subdivision 6, the supervisee and supervisor must provide 
14.15 	the following information on a form provided by the board:
14.16 	(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is 
14.17 	being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
14.18 	(2) the name and qualifications of the supervisor;
14.19 	(3) the number of hours and dates of each type of supervision completed;
14.20 	(4) the supervisee's position description;
14.21 	(5) a declaration that the supervisee has not engaged in conduct in violation of the 
14.22 	standards of practice in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240;
14.23 	(6) a declaration that the supervisee has practiced competently and ethically 
14.24 	according to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values; and
14.25 	(7) on a form provided by the board, an evaluation of the licensee's practice in 
14.26 	the following areas:
14.27 	(i) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
14.28 	(ii) practice methods;
14.29 	(iii) authorized scope of practice;
14.30 	(iv) ensuring continuing competence;
14.31 	(v) ethical standards of practice; and
14.32 	(vi) clinical practice, if applicable.
14.33 	(b) The information provided on the evaluation form must demonstrate that the 
14.34 	supervisee has met or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervised practice 
14.35 	requirements.
15.1 		Subd. 3.Alternative verification of supervised practice. Notwithstanding the 
15.2 	requirements of subdivision 2, the board may accept alternative verification of supervised 
15.3 	practice if a supervisee demonstrates that the supervisee is unable to locate a former 
15.4 	supervisor to provide the required information.

15.5 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.120, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.6 		Subd. 2.Alternate supervisors. (a) The board may approve an alternate supervisor 
15.7 	if:
15.8 	(1) the board determines that supervision is not obtainable pursuant to paragraph (b);
15.9 	(2) the licensee requests in the supervision plan submitted pursuant to section 
15.10 	148D.062, subdivision 1, or 148D.125, subdivision 1, that an alternate supervisor conduct 
15.11 	the supervision;
15.12 	(3) the licensee describes the proposed supervision and the name and qualifications 
15.13 	of the proposed alternate supervisor; and
15.14 	(4) the requirements of paragraph (d) are met.
15.15 	(b) The board may determine that supervision is not obtainable if:
15.16 	(1) the licensee provides documentation as an attachment to the supervision plan 
15.17 	submitted pursuant to section 148D.062, subdivision 1, or148D.125, subdivision 1, that 
15.18 	the licensee has conducted a thorough search for a supervisor meeting the applicable 
15.19 	licensure requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115;
15.20 	(2) the licensee demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the search was 
15.21 	unsuccessful; and
15.22 	(3) the licensee describes the extent of the search and the names and locations of 
15.23 	the persons and organizations contacted.
15.24 	(c) The following are not grounds for a determination that supervision is 
15.25 	unobtainable:
15.26 	(1) obtaining a supervisor who meets the requirements of subdivision 1 would 
15.27 	present the licensee with a financial hardship;
15.28 	(2) the licensee is unable to obtain a supervisor who meets the requirements of 
15.29 	subdivision 1 within the licensee's agency or organization and the agency or organization 
15.30 	will not allow outside supervision; or
15.31 	(3) the specialized nature of the licensee's practice requires supervision from a 
15.32 	practitioner other than an individual licensed as a social worker.
15.33 	(d) An alternate supervisor must:
16.1 	(1) be an unlicensed social worker who is employed in, and provides the supervision 
16.2 	in, a setting exempt from licensure by section 148D.065, and who has qualifications 
16.3 	equivalent to the applicable requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115; or
16.4 	(2) be a licensed marriage and family therapist or a mental health professional 
16.5 	as established by section 245.462, subdivision 18, or 245.4871, subdivision 27, or an 
16.6 	equivalent mental health professional, as determined by the board, who is licensed or 
16.7 	credentialed by a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency.
16.8 	In order to qualify to provide clinical supervision of a licensed graduate social 
16.9 	worker or licensed independent social worker engaged in clinical practice, the alternate 
16.10 	supervisor must be a mental health professional as established by section 245.462, 
16.11 	subdivision 18, or 245.4871, subdivision 27, or an equivalent mental health professional, 
16.12 	as determined by the board, who is licensed or credentialed by a state, territorial, 
16.13 	provincial, or foreign licensing agency.

16.14 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.15 		Subdivision 1.Supervision plan. (a) A social worker must submit, on a form 
16.16 	provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements 
16.17 	specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.120.
16.18 	(b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 90 days after the licensee 
16.19 	begins a social work practice position after becoming licensed.
16.20 	(c) For failure to submit the supervision plan within 90 days after beginning a social 
16.21 	work practice position, a licensee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in 
16.22 	section 148D.180 when the licensee applies for license renewal.
16.23 	(d) A license renewal application submitted pursuant to paragraph (a) section 
16.24 	148D.070, subdivision 3, must not be approved unless the board has received a supervision 
16.25 	plan.
16.26 	(e) The supervision plan must include the following:
16.27 	(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is 
16.28 	being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
16.29 	(2) the name and qualifications of the person providing the supervision;
16.30 	(3) the number of hours of one-on-one in-person supervision and the number and 
16.31 	type of additional hours of supervision to be completed by the supervisee;
16.32 	(4) the supervisee's position description;
16.33 	(5) a brief description of the supervision the supervisee will receive in the following 
16.34 	content areas:
16.35 	(i) clinical practice, if applicable;
17.1 	(ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
17.2 	(iii) practice methods;
17.3 	(iv) authorized scope of practice;
17.4 	(v) ensuring continuing competence; and
17.5 	(vi) ethical standards of practice; and
17.6 	(6) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work 
17.7 	practice, addressing:
17.8 	(i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
17.9 	(ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
17.10 	(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic 
17.11 	instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process.
17.12 	(f) The board must receive a revised supervision plan within 90 days of any of the 
17.13 	following changes:
17.14 	(1) the supervisee has a new supervisor;
17.15 	(2) the supervisee begins a new social work position;
17.16 	(3) the scope or content of the supervisee's social work practice changes substantially;
17.17 	(4) the number of practice or supervision hours changes substantially; or
17.18 	(5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148D.100, 
17.19 	subdivision 3, or 148D.105, subdivision 3, or as required in section 148D.115, subdivision 
17.20 	4.
17.21 	(g) For failure to submit a revised supervision plan as required in paragraph (f), a 
17.22 	supervisee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in section 148D.180, when 
17.23 	the supervisee applies for license renewal.
17.24 	(h) The board must approve the supervisor and the supervision plan.