HB658
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Amend KRS 335.010 to remove outdated provisions that established an amnesty period related to disciplinary action, administrative fees, or fines for unlicensed social workers; amend KRS 335.020 to redefine the "practice of social work" and define "practice of clinical social work"; amend KRS 335.070 to allow the Kentucky Board of Social Work to promulgate administrative regulations relating to provisional license for students; amend KRS 335.080, 335.090, and 335.100, relating to the licensure requirements for certified…
Introduced: February 18, 2025
Last action: February 26, 2025
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This bill updates Kentucky's laws governing the social work profession by redefining what counts as practicing social work and clinical social work, setting new rules for delivering social work services via telehealth, and requiring that qualifying degree programs be accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. It also allows the Kentucky Board of Social Work to create rules for provisional licenses for students, and removes an outdated amnesty period that had applied to unlicensed social workers. Who it may affect: licensed and aspiring social workers, social work students, and Kentuckians who receive social work services through telehealth.
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