Md. Code Regs. 10.42.01.02

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 10.42.01.02 - Definitions

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) "Accredited" means receiving:

(a) Accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education;

(b) Approval of a program for an individual applicant by the Council on Social Work Education's Foreign Equivalency Determination Service that the program is equivalent to a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or

(c) Approval of a program in candidacy for accreditation by the Council of Social Work Education.

(2) "Board" means the State Board of Social Work Examiners.

(3) "Board-approved supervisor" means a licensed bachelor social worker (LBSW), licensed certified social worker (LCSW), licensed certified social worker-clinical (LCSW-C) or licensed masters social worker (LMSW) approved by the Board to supervise social workers as set forth in COMAR 10.42.08.

(4) "Central repository" means the criminal justice information system central repository of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.

(5) "Clinical course work" means clinical social work courses offered by an accredited or provisionally accredited program.

(6) Clinical Social Work.

(a) "Clinical social work" means the professional application of social work knowledge, skills, values, theories, and methods for the treatment and prevention of psychosocial dysfunction, disability, or impairment, including emotional, mental disorders, and substance use disorders with individuals, groups and families.

(b) "Clinical social work" includes formulating a diagnostic impression or a diagnosis based on standard diagnostic criteria.

(7) "Clinical social work experience" means:

(a) Completing assessments;

(b) Formulating diagnostic impressions or a diagnosis;

(c) Treating mental disorders and other conditions;

(d) Treating behavioral health disorders, including but not limited to substance use disorders, addictive disorders and other conditions; and

(e) Providing psychotherapy.

(8) "Criminal history records check" means the performance of both State criminal history check by the central repository and national criminal history check by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(9) "Criminal history records information" means information obtained:

(a) From the criminal history records check regarding an applicant's criminal arrests, charges, convictions, and the disposition of pending criminal charges; and

(b) Through the Rap Back service which allows the Board to receive notification of charges thus eliminating the need for repeated background checks on a licensee.

(10) "Documentation of clinical course work" means providing transcripts indicating the completion of clinical course work from a college or university whose bachelor's or master's program is accredited, in candidacy, or deemed equivalent by the Council on Social Work Education.

(11) "Licensed" means that the individual possesses a license to practice social work issued by the Board.

(12) "Licensed in any other state" means to be licensed, registered, or certified by a government authority charged with licensing, registering, or certifying social workers.

(13) "Licensee" means an individual licensed by the Board.

(14) "Licensee in another state" means an applicant that is licensed, registered, or certified by a government authority charged with licensing, registering, or certifying social workers.

(15) "Licensure by endorsement" means that an individual holds or held a license, registration, or certification to practice social work in another state after passing, in that state, a social work licensing examination and after meeting the licensing requirements for social work practice in that state.

(16) Practice Social Work.

(a) "Practice social work" has the meaning stated in Health Occupations Article, § 19-101(m), Annotated Code of Maryland;

(b) "Practice social work" includes supervising a candidate for advanced licensure and a licensee in the practice of social work, when appropriate.

(17) "Rap Back service" means a service which allows the Board to receive notifications from the Federal Bureau of Investigation on applicants and licensees who may have future criminal charges thus eliminating the need for repeated background checks on the same applicant or licensee.

(18) "Reactivation" means the process of obtaining a license less than 5 years after the Board placed the license on inactive status.

(19) "Reinstatement" means the process of obtaining a license less than 5 years after the Board placed the license on a non-renewed status.

(20) "Reissuance" means the process of obtaining a license more than 5 years after the Board placed the license on inactive or non-renewed status.

(21) "Social Work" means the professional activity of helping individuals, families, groups, organizations, or communities to enhance or restore their capacity for social and psychosocial functioning.

(22) "Social worker" means an individual:

(a) Licensed under Health Occupations Article, Title 19, Annotated Code of Maryland, and who represents to the public by a title or description which incorporates the words "social worker", "social work", or a similar designation; and

(b) Who, under the title or description, offers to render, attempts to render, or renders services involving the application of principles, methods, and procedures of the profession of social work to individuals or groups.

(23) "Supervision" means a formalized professional relationship between a supervisor and supervisee in which the supervisor directs, monitors, and evaluates the supervisee's social work practice while promoting development of the supervisee's knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide social work services in an ethical and competent manner.

Md. Code Regs. 10.42.01.02

Regulations.02 amended, as an emergency provision effective September 15, 1993 (20:20 Md. R. 1565); adoptedpermanently effective December 1, 1993 (20:22 Md. R. 1707)
Regulation .02B amended effective April 4, 2011 (38:7 Md. R. 432);41:7 Md. R. 422, eff. 4/14/2014 ; amended effective 46:12 Md. R. 541, eff. 6/17/2019