§ 3204 - Advisor appointees
§ 3204. Advisor appointees
(a) The secretary of state shall appoint two licensed clinical social workers to serve as advisors in matters relating to licensed clinical social workers. They shall be appointed as set forth in section 129b of Title 3 and shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. One of the initial appointments may be for less than a full term.
(b) Appointees shall not have less than three years' experience as a clinical social worker certified or licensed under this chapter during the period immediately preceding appointment and shall be actively engaged in the practice of clinical social work in Vermont during incumbency.
(c) The office of professional regulation shall refer complaints and disciplinary matters to an administrative law officer established under 3 V.S.A. § 129(j).
(d) The director shall seek the advice of the clinical social workers appointed under this section in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Such members shall be entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in section 1010 of Title 32 for attendance at any meeting called by the director for this purpose. (Added 1985, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 74; 1993, No. 98, §§ 23, 24; 1997, No. 40, § 49(a); 2007, No. 29, § 42.)