Md. Code Regs. 10.42.06.03

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

Section 10.42.06.03 - Continuing Education Requirements

A. The Board shall renew a license for an additional 2-year period if the social worker:

(1) Completes 40 (30 for Licensed Bachelor Social Workers) continuing education units within the renewal period, of which a minimum of:

(a) 20 (15 for Licensed Bachelor Social Workers) continuing education units shall be obtained from approved programs which are Category I;

(b) 3 of the required Category I or Category II continuing education units shall have a content area focusing on ethics and professional conduct, including boundary issues, or pertaining to the standards of practice and laws governing the profession of social work in Maryland;

(c) For registered and Board-approved supervisors, 3 of the required Category I or Category II continuing education units shall have a content area focusing on supervision as stipulated in COMAR 10.42.08.04B(3); and

(d) 3 of the required Category I continuing education units shall have anti-oppressive social work practice content focusing on race, culture, or equity, and include one or more of the following topics:

(i) Cultural humility;

(ii) Social justice;

(iii) Racial equity;

(iv) Implicit bias; or

(v) Anti-racism practices;

(2) Submits an application as set forth in COMAR 10.42.01 attesting to completion of the required continuing education units in approved programs; and

(3) Completes the required continuing education units within a 2-year period as set forth in §B of this regulation.

B. Time Frame.

(1) Renewed licenses are valid for a 2-year period from November 1 through and including October 31, during which time continuing education units may be earned.

(2) Continuing education units obtained in one renewal period may not be carried over to the next renewal period.

Md. Code Regs. 10.42.06.03

Regulations .03 adopted as an emergency provision effective March 22, 1994 (21:8 Md. R. 666); adopted permanently effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1509)
Regulations .03 adopted effective November 1, 2003 (29:9 Md. R. 745)
Regulations .03 adopted effective March 22, 2010 (37:6 Md. R. 478)
Regulation .03A amended as an emergency provision effective July 8, 2015 (42:16 Md. R. 1053)
Regulation .03 amended effective 42:19 Md. R. 1228, eff.9/28/2015; amended effective 44:15 Md. R. 760, eff. 7/31/2017; amended effective 50:24 Md. R. 1042, eff. 12/11/2023