Pursuant to 32 M.R.S. § 7053- A, no social worker at any level may diagnose organic mental illness, as that term is defined in board rules in Chapter 10, subsection 12 , or treat any illness by organic therapy.
No licensed social worker - conditional, licensed social worker, or licensed master social worker may diagnose or treat mental illness or emotional disorders.
No licensed master social worker - conditional clinical may diagnose or treat mental illness or emotional disorders without the consultation required by Chapter 13, section 4(2)(B) or section 5(1)(D) of the board's rules.
No licensed social worker or licensed social worker - conditional may engage in the private practice of social work.
No licensed social worker, licensed social worker - conditional, licensed master social worker or licensed master social worker - conditional clinical may engage in the private practice of clinical social work.
02-416 C.M.R. ch. 15, § 1