Sec. 20-195n. Licensure requirements. License by endorsement.
Sec. 20-195n. Licensure requirements. License by endorsement. (a) No person
shall practice clinical social work unless such person has obtained a license pursuant to
this section. Applicants for licensure as a clinical social worker shall: (1) Hold a doctorate
or master's degree from a social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work
Education or, if educated outside the United States or its territories, have completed an
educational program deemed equivalent by said council; (2) have three thousand hours
post-master's social work experience which shall include not less than one hundred
hours of work under professional supervision by a licensed clinical or certified independent social worker; and (3) pass the clinical level examination of the American Association of State Social Work Boards or any other examination prescribed by the commissioner. On and after October 1, 1995, any person certified as an independent social
worker prior to October 1, 1995, shall be deemed licensed as a clinical social worker
pursuant to this section, except a person certified as an independent social worker on
and after October 1, 1990, shall not be deemed licensed as a clinical social worker
pursuant to this chapter unless such person has satisfied the requirements of subdivision
(3) of this section.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner may grant a license by endorsement to an applicant who presents evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that the applicant (1) is licensed or certified as a clinical
social worker in good standing in another state or jurisdiction whose requirements for
practicing in such capacity are substantially similar to or higher than those of this state,
and (2) has successfully completed the clinical level examination of the Association of
Social Work Boards, or its successor organization. No license shall be issued under this
subsection to any applicant against whom professional disciplinary action is pending
or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.
(P.A. 85-531, S. 2; P.A. 89-115, S. 1, 7; P.A. 94-91, S. 1; P.A. 95-116, S. 2; P.A. 04-221, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 89-115 required that applicants educated outside the United States or its territories have completed
equivalent educational programs; P.A. 94-91 amended Subdiv. (3) to remove requirement regarding certification by the
association; P.A. 95-116 changed certification to licensure, required a license to practice, required professional supervision
to be by a licensed clinical or certified independent social worker, changed the required examination from advanced level
to clinical level and deemed as licensed those certified before October 1, 1990, and those certified after that date if the
Subdiv. (3) requirements are met; P.A. 04-221 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), added Subsec. (b) re licensure
by endorsement, and made technical changes in Subsec. (a).