Section 1365-01-.03 - NECESSITY OF LICENSURE AND USE OF TITLES(1) Necessity of Licensure. Unless an individual holds a current unrevoked or unsuspended Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.) license in Tennessee, the individual may not engage in the clinical private practice of clinical social work, as defined in the scope of practice requirements.(2) Use of Titles. (a) Any person who possesses a valid license as a baccalaureate social worker may use the title and/or acronym "Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker (L.B.S.W.)," as defined in T.C.A. § 63-23-102.(b) Any person who possesses a valid license as a master's social worker may use the title and/or acronym "Licensed Master's Social Worker (L.M.S.W.)," as defined in T.C.A. § 63-23-103.(c) Any person who possesses a valid license as an advanced practice social worker may use the title and/or acronym "Licensed Advanced Practice Social Worker (L.A.P.S.W.)," as defined in T.C.A. § 63-23-104.(d) Any person who possesses a valid license as a clinical social worker may use the title and/or acronym "Licensed Clinical Social Worker (L.C.S.W.)," as defined in T.C.A. § 63-23-105.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1365-01-.03
Original rule filed January 22, 1986; effective February 21, 1986. Amendment filed January 5, 1990; effective February 19, 1990. Amendment filed July 19, 1990; effective September 2, 1990. Amendment filed February 14, 1991; effective March 31, 1991. Repeal and new rule filed April 6, 1994; effective June 20, 1994. Amendment filed August 18, 2006; effective November 1, 2006. Emergency rule filed February 2, 2010; effective through August 1, 2010. Amendment repealing and replacing rule filed April 30, 2010; effective July 29, 2010. Amendments filed December 2, 2021; effective 3/2/2022.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 63-23-101, 63-23-102, 63-23-103, 63-23-104, 63-23-105, 63-23-106, 6323-108, 63-23-110, and 63-23-113 and Chapter 1016 of the Public Acts of 2008, § 1.