Section 61-31-4 - License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
61-31-4. License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
A. Effective January 1, 1990, unless licensed to practice social work under the Social Work Practice Act [61-31-1 NMSA 1978], no person shall:
(1) practice as an independent social worker as defined in the Social Work Practice Act; or
(2) use the title or represent himself as a licensed social worker or use any other title, abbreviation, letters, figures, signs or devices that indicate the person is licensed as a social worker.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this section, any individual who is employed in an executive agency on or after the effective date of the Social Work Practice Act under the title of social worker or other title which is deemed to be social work practice by the board and who has a bachelor's degree or higher in a field other than social work shall not be required to be licensed until July 1, 1992; provided any employee of an executive agency who qualifies for licensure under the provisions of the Social Work Practice Act shall apply for licensure as provided in that act.