1.2relating to social work; changing licensing provisions for social work;amending
1.3Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148D.050, subdivision 1; 148D.055,
1.4subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 148D.060, subdivision 13;
1.5148D.120, subdivision 2; 148D.125, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new
1.6law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148D.
1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.050, subdivision 1, is amended to
1.9read:
1.10    Subdivision 1. Requirements. The practice of social work A person licensed under
1.11section 148D.055 or 148D.061 must comply with the requirements of subdivision 2,
1.123, 4, or 5.

1.13    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.14    Subd. 2. Qualifications for licensure by examination as a licensed social worker.
1.15(a) Except as provided in paragraph (i), To be licensed as a licensed social worker, an
1.16applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board
1.17that the applicant:
1.18(1) has received a baccalaureate degree in social work from a program accredited by
1.19the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social
1.20Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
1.21(2) has passed the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the
1.22Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board.
1.23Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subdivision 7, an
1.24examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting
2.1a completed, signed application form provided by the board. The examination may be
2.2taken prior to completing degree requirements;
2.3(3) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board,
2.4including the applicable application fee specified in section 148D.180. For applications
2.5submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified
2.6by the board;
2.7(4) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the
2.8board authorizing a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision 8;
2.9(5) has paid the applicable license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
2.10(6) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards
2.11of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in
2.12conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take
2.13action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
2.14(b) An application that is not completed and signed, or that is not accompanied by the
2.15correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is void.
2.16(c) A licensee granted a license by the board pursuant to paragraph (a) must meet
2.17the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125. If a
2.18licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action
2.19pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
2.20(d) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to
2.21investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may
2.22request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
2.23(e) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the
2.24applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of
2.25the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (d). If within one year the
2.26applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information
2.27requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must
2.28be closed.
2.29(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than three
2.30times the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social
2.31Work Boards, or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must
2.32receive a passing score on the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the
2.33Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board
2.34in no more than 18 months after the date the applicant first failed the examination.
2.35(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a
2.36fourth or subsequent time, the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the
3.1Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the
3.2board if the applicant:
3.3(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the
3.4bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work
3.5Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
3.6(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to
3.7improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts
3.8are likely to improve the score; and
3.9(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers
3.10attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically in
3.11accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
3.12(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the
3.13examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If
3.14the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a
3.15license, and the applicant has failed the bachelors or equivalent examination administered
3.16by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by
3.17the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed
3.18as a social worker.
3.19(i) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to
3.20pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (2), at least once since January
3.211, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social
3.22worker if the applicant:
3.23(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph
3.24(a), clauses (1) and (3) to (6), and in paragraphs (b) to (e) and (h); and
3.25(2) provides to the board letters of recommendation and experience ratings from two
3.26licensed social workers and one professor from the applicant's social work program who
3.27can attest to the applicant's competence.
3.28This paragraph expires August 1, 2007.

3.29    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.30    Subd. 3. Qualifications for licensure by examination as licensed graduate
3.31social worker. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (i), To be licensed as a licensed
3.32graduate social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence
3.33satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
4.1(1) has received a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the
4.2Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work,
4.3or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
4.4(2) has passed the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association
4.5of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an
4.6applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to section 148D.055, subdivision
4.77 , an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to
4.8submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board. The examination
4.9may be taken prior to completing degree requirements;
4.10(3) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board,
4.11including the applicable application fee specified in section 148D.180. For applications
4.12submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified
4.13by the board;
4.14(4) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the
4.15board authorizing a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision 8;
4.16(5) has paid the applicable license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
4.17(6) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards
4.18of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in
4.19conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take
4.20action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
4.21(b) An application which is not completed and signed, or which is not accompanied
4.22by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is
4.23void.
4.24(c) A licensee granted a license by the board pursuant to paragraph (a) must meet
4.25the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125. If a
4.26licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action
4.27pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
4.28(d) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to
4.29investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may
4.30request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
4.31(e) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the
4.32applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of
4.33the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (d). If within one year the
4.34applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information
4.35requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must
4.36be closed.
5.1(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than three
5.2times the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social
5.3Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must
5.4receive a passing score on the masters or equivalent examination administered by the
5.5Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board
5.6in no more than 18 months after the date the applicant first failed the examination.
5.7(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a
5.8fourth or subsequent time, the masters or equivalent examination administered by the
5.9Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the
5.10board if the applicant:
5.11(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the
5.12masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work boards
5.13or a similar examination body designated by the board;
5.14(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to
5.15improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts
5.16are likely to improve the score; and
5.17(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers
5.18attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically in
5.19accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
5.20(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the
5.21examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If
5.22the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a
5.23license, and the applicant has failed the masters or equivalent examination administered
5.24by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by
5.25the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed
5.26as a social worker.
5.27(i) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to
5.28pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (2), at least once since January
5.291, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social
5.30worker if the applicant:
5.31(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph
5.32(a), clauses (1) and (3) to (6), and in paragraphs (b) to (e) and (h); and
5.33(2) provides to the board letters of recommendation and experience ratings from two
5.34licensed social workers and one professor from the applicant's social work program who
5.35can attest to the applicant's competence.
5.36This paragraph expires August 1, 2007.

6.1    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
6.2    Subd. 4. Licensure by examination; licensed independent social worker.
6.3(a) Except as provided in paragraph (i), To be licensed as a licensed independent social
6.4worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory
6.5to the board that the applicant:
6.6(1) has received a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the
6.7Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work,
6.8or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
6.9(2) has practiced social work as defined in section 148D.010, and has met the
6.10supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125;
6.11(3) has passed the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by
6.12the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the
6.13board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subdivision
6.147, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to
6.15submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board;
6.16(4) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board,
6.17including the applicable application fee specified in section 148D.180. For applications
6.18submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified
6.19by the board;
6.20(5) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the
6.21board authorizing a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision 8;
6.22(6) has paid the applicable license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
6.23(7) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards
6.24of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in
6.25conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take
6.26action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
6.27(b) An application which is not completed and signed, or which is not accompanied
6.28by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is
6.29void.
6.30(c) A licensed independent social worker who practices clinical social work must
6.31meet the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125. If
6.32a licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action
6.33pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
6.34(d) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to
6.35investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may
6.36request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
7.1(e) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the
7.2applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of
7.3the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (d). If within one year the
7.4applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information
7.5requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must
7.6be closed.
7.7(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than
7.8three times the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the
7.9Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the
7.10board. An applicant must receive a passing score on the masters or equivalent examination
7.11administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body
7.12designated by the board in no more than 18 months after the first time the applicant failed
7.13the examination.
7.14(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a
7.15fourth or subsequent time, the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered
7.16by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by
7.17the board if the applicant:
7.18(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the
7.19advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social
7.20Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
7.21(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to
7.22improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts
7.23are likely to improve the score; and
7.24(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers
7.25attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically in
7.26accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
7.27(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the
7.28examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If
7.29the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a
7.30license, except as provided in section 148D.065, and the applicant has failed the advanced
7.31generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work
7.32Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the
7.33applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
7.34(i) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to
7.35pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (3), at least once since January
8.11, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social
8.2worker if the applicant:
8.3(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph
8.4(a), clauses (1), (2), and (4) to (7), and in paragraphs (b) to (e) and (h); and
8.5(2) provides to the board letters of recommendation and experience ratings from two
8.6licensed social workers and one professor from the applicant's social work program who
8.7can attest to the applicant's competence.
8.8This paragraph expires August 1, 2007.

8.9    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
8.10    Subd. 5. Licensure by examination; licensed independent clinical social worker.
8.11(a) Except as provided in paragraph (h), To be licensed as a licensed independent
8.12clinical social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence
8.13satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
8.14(1) has received a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the
8.15Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work,
8.16or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
8.17(2) has practiced clinical social work as defined in section 148D.010, including both
8.18diagnosis and treatment, and has met the supervised practice requirements specified in
8.19sections 148D.100 to 148D.125;
8.20(3) has passed the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association
8.21of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an
8.22applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subdivision 7, an examination
8.23is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed,
8.24signed application form provided by the board;
8.25(4) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board,
8.26including the applicable application fee specified in section 148D.180. For applications
8.27submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified
8.28by the board;
8.29(5) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the
8.30board authorizing a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision 8;
8.31(6) has paid the license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
8.32(7) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards
8.33of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in
8.34conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take
8.35action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
9.1(b) An application which is not completed and signed, or which is not accompanied
9.2by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is
9.3void.
9.4(c) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to
9.5investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may
9.6request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
9.7(d) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the
9.8applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of
9.9the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (c). If within one year the
9.10applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information
9.11requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must
9.12be closed.
9.13(e) Except as provided in paragraph (f), an applicant may not take more than three
9.14times the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social
9.15Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must
9.16receive a passing score on the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the
9.17Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board
9.18no later than 18 months after the first time the applicant failed the examination.
9.19(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a
9.20fourth or subsequent time, the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the
9.21Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the
9.22board if the applicant:
9.23(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) other than passing the
9.24clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards
9.25or a similar examination body designated by the board;
9.26(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to
9.27improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts
9.28are likely to improve the score; and
9.29(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers
9.30attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically in
9.31accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
9.32(g) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the
9.33examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If
9.34the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a
9.35license, and the applicant has failed the clinical or equivalent examination administered
9.36by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by
10.1the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed
10.2as a social worker.
10.3(h) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to
10.4pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (3), at least once since January
10.51, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social
10.6worker if the applicant:
10.7(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph
10.8(a), clauses (1), (2), and (4) to (7), and paragraphs (b) to (d) and (g); and
10.9(2) provides to the board letters of recommendation and experience ratings from two
10.10licensed social workers and one professor from the applicant's social work program who
10.11can attest to the applicant's competence.
10.12This paragraph expires August 1, 2007.

10.13    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, is amended by adding a
10.14subdivision to read:
10.15    Subd. 7a. Provisional licensure. An applicant for provisional licensure must meet
10.16the license requirements in subdivisions 2 to 8, except the applicant does not have to
10.17pass an examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar
10.18examination body designated by the board.

10.19    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.060, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
10.20    Subd. 13. Revocation of temporary license. The board may immediately revoke
10.21the temporary license of any licensee who violates any requirements of this section. The
10.22revocation must be made for cause, without notice or opportunity to be heard. A licensee
10.23whose temporary license is revoked must immediately return the temporary license to
10.24the board.

10.25    Sec. 8. [148D.061] PROVISIONAL LICENSES.
10.26    Subdivision 1. Requirements for a provisional license. An applicant may be
10.27issued a provisional license if the applicant:
10.28(1) was born in a foreign country;
10.29(2) communicates in English as a second language;
10.30(3) has failed the Association of Social Work Boards examination a second time in
10.31no more than 12 months after the date the applicant first failed the examination;
10.32(4) has met all other requirements for licensure; and
10.33(5) complies with the requirements of subdivisions 2 to 7.
11.1    Subd. 2. License term. (a) A provisional license is valid until expiration, or until
11.2the board issues or denies a license under section 148D.055, or until the board revokes the
11.3provisional license, whichever occurs first.
11.4(b) A provisional license expires three years after the effective date of the license.
11.5    Subd. 3. Scope of practice. A licensee who is issued a provisional license must
11.6comply with the requirements of section 148D.050.
11.7    Subd. 4. Fee. A licensee who is issued a provisional license must pay the
11.8appropriate license fee specified in section 148D.180.
11.9    Subd. 5. Supervised practice requirements. A licensee who is issued a provisional
11.10license must document supervised practice as provided in section 148D.062. If a licensee
11.11issued a provisional license is granted a license under section 148D.055, the licensee
11.12must also meet the supervised practice requirements in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115.
11.13The supervised practice completed under a provisional license does not apply to this
11.14requirement.
11.15    Subd. 6. Evaluation by supervisor. (a) After being issued a provisional license
11.16under subdivision 1, the licensee must submit an evaluation by the licensee's supervisor
11.17every six months during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice. The evaluation must
11.18meet the requirements in section 148D.063. The supervisor must meet the eligibility
11.19requirements specified in section 148D.062.
11.20(b) After completion of 2,000 hours of supervised social work practice, the licensee's
11.21supervisor must submit a final evaluation and attest to the applicant's ability to engage in
11.22the practice of social work safely and competently.
11.23    Subd. 7. Completion of requirements. Upon completion of the requirements for
11.24a provisional license under subdivisions 1 to 8, an applicant shall not practice social
11.25work in Minnesota except as provided in section 148D.065, unless licensed according to
11.26section 148D.055.
11.27    Subd. 8. Disciplinary or other action. The board may take action according to
11.28sections 148D.260 to 148D.270 if:
11.29(1) the licensee's supervisor does not submit an evaluation as required by section
11.30148D.062;
11.31(2) an evaluation submitted according to section 148D.062 indicates that the licensee
11.32cannot practice social work competently and safely; or
11.33(3) the licensee does not comply with the requirements of subdivisions 1 to 7.
11.34    Subd. 9. Revocation of provisional license. The board may immediately revoke
11.35the provisional license of a licensee who violates any requirements of this section. The
12.1revocation must be made for cause. A licensee whose provisional license is revoked must
12.2immediately return the provisional license to the board.

12.3    Sec. 9. [148D.062] PROVISIONAL LICENSE; SUPERVISED PRACTICE.
12.4    Subdivision 1. Supervision required after licensure. After receiving a provisional
12.5license from the board, the licensee must obtain at least 37.5 hours of supervision
12.6according to the requirements of this section.
12.7    Subd. 2. Practice requirements. The supervision required by subdivision 1 must
12.8be obtained during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice after the effective date
12.9of the provisional license. At least three hours of supervision must be obtained during
12.10every 160 hours of practice.
12.11    Subd. 3. Types of supervision. (a) Twenty-five hours of supervision required by
12.12subdivision 1 must consist of one-on-one in-person supervision.
12.13(b) Twelve and one-half hours of supervision must consist of one or more of the
12.14following types of supervision:
12.15(1) in-person one-on-one supervision; or
12.16(2) in-person group supervision.
12.17(c) To qualify as in-person group supervision, the group must not exceed seven
12.18members including the supervisor.
12.19    Subd. 4. Supervisor requirements. (a) The supervision required by subdivision
12.201 must be provided by a supervisor who meets the requirements in section 148D.120
12.21and has either:
12.22(1) 5,000 hours experience engaged in authorized social work practice; or
12.23(2) completed 30 hours of training in supervision, which may be satisfied by
12.24completing academic coursework in supervision or continuing education courses in
12.25supervision as defined in section 148D.010, subdivision 16.
12.26(b) Supervision must be provided:
12.27(1) if the supervisee is not engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a
12.28provisional license to practice as a licensed social worker, by a licenced social worker
12.29who has completed the supervised practice requirements;
12.30(2) if the supervisee is not engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a
12.31provisional license to practice as a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent
12.32social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker, by:
12.33(i) a licensed graduate social worker who has completed the supervised practice
12.34requirements;
12.35(ii) a licensed independent social worker; or
13.1(iii) a licensed independent clinical social worker;
13.2(3) if the supervisee is engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a
13.3provisional license to practice as a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent
13.4social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker, by a licensed independent
13.5clinical social worker; or
13.6(4) by a supervisor who meets the requirements in section 148D.120, subdivision 2.
13.7    Subd. 5. Expiration. This section expires August 1, 2011.

13.8    Sec. 10. [148D.063] PROVISIONAL LICENSE; DOCUMENTATION OF
13.9SUPERVISION.
13.10    Subdivision 1. Supervision plan. (a) An applicant granted a provisional license
13.11must submit, on a form provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the
13.12supervision requirements in section 148D.062.
13.13(b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 30 days after the licensee
13.14begins a social work practice position.
13.15(c) The board may revoke a licensee's provisional license for failure to submit the
13.16supervision plan within 30 days after beginning a social work practice position.
13.17(d) The supervision plan must include the following:
13.18(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is
13.19being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
13.20(2) the name and qualifications of the person providing the supervision;
13.21(3) the number of hours of one-on-one in-person supervision and the number and
13.22type of additional hours of supervision to be completed by the supervisee;
13.23(4) the supervisee's position description;
13.24(5) a brief description of the supervision the supervisee will receive in the following
13.25content areas:
13.26(i) clinical practice, if applicable;
13.27(ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
13.28(iii) practice methods;
13.29(iv) authorized scope of practice;
13.30(v) ensuring continuing competence; and
13.31(vi) ethical standards of practice; and
13.32(6) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work
13.33practice, addressing:
13.34(i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
13.35(ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
14.1(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic
14.2instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process.
14.3(e) The board must receive a revised supervision plan within 30 days of any of the
14.4following changes:
14.5(1) the supervisee has a new supervisor;
14.6(2) the supervisee begins a new social work position;
14.7(3) the scope or content of the supervisee's social work practice changes substantially;
14.8(4) the number of practice or supervision hours changes substantially; or
14.9(5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148D.062.
14.10(f) the board may revoke a licensee's provisional license for failure to submit a
14.11revised supervision plan as required in paragraph (e).
14.12(g) The board must approve the supervisor and the supervision plan.
14.13    Subd. 2. Evaluation. (a) When a supervisee submits an evaluation to the board
14.14according to section 148D.061, subdivision 6, the supervisee and supervisor must provide
14.15the following information on a form provided by the board:
14.16(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is
14.17being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
14.18(2) the name and qualifications of the supervisor;
14.19(3) the number of hours and dates of each type of supervision completed;
14.20(4) the supervisee's position description;
14.21(5) a declaration that the supervisee has not engaged in conduct in violation of the
14.22standards of practice in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240;
14.23(6) a declaration that the supervisee has practiced competently and ethically
14.24according to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values; and
14.25(7) on a form provided by the board, an evaluation of the licensee's practice in
14.26the following areas:
14.27(i) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
14.28(ii) practice methods;
14.29(iii) authorized scope of practice;
14.30(iv) ensuring continuing competence;
14.31(v) ethical standards of practice; and
14.32(vi) clinical practice, if applicable.
14.33(b) The information provided on the evaluation form must demonstrate that the
14.34supervisee has met or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervised practice
14.35requirements.
15.1    Subd. 3. Alternative verification of supervised practice. Notwithstanding the
15.2requirements of subdivision 2, the board may accept alternative verification of supervised
15.3practice if a supervisee demonstrates that the supervisee is unable to locate a former
15.4supervisor to provide the required information.

15.5    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.120, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
15.6    Subd. 2. Alternate supervisors. (a) The board may approve an alternate supervisor
15.7if:
15.8(1) the board determines that supervision is not obtainable pursuant to paragraph (b);
15.9(2) the licensee requests in the supervision plan submitted pursuant to section
15.10148D.062, subdivision 1, or 148D.125, subdivision 1, that an alternate supervisor conduct
15.11the supervision;
15.12(3) the licensee describes the proposed supervision and the name and qualifications
15.13of the proposed alternate supervisor; and
15.14(4) the requirements of paragraph (d) are met.
15.15(b) The board may determine that supervision is not obtainable if:
15.16(1) the licensee provides documentation as an attachment to the supervision plan
15.17submitted pursuant to section 148D.062, subdivision 1, or 148D.125, subdivision 1, that
15.18the licensee has conducted a thorough search for a supervisor meeting the applicable
15.19licensure requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115;
15.20(2) the licensee demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the search was
15.21unsuccessful; and
15.22(3) the licensee describes the extent of the search and the names and locations of
15.23the persons and organizations contacted.
15.24(c) The following are not grounds for a determination that supervision is
15.25unobtainable:
15.26(1) obtaining a supervisor who meets the requirements of subdivision 1 would
15.27present the licensee with a financial hardship;
15.28(2) the licensee is unable to obtain a supervisor who meets the requirements of
15.29subdivision 1 within the licensee's agency or organization and the agency or organization
15.30will not allow outside supervision; or
15.31(3) the specialized nature of the licensee's practice requires supervision from a
15.32practitioner other than an individual licensed as a social worker.
15.33(d) An alternate supervisor must:
16.1(1) be an unlicensed social worker who is employed in, and provides the supervision
16.2in, a setting exempt from licensure by section 148D.065, and who has qualifications
16.3equivalent to the applicable requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115; or
16.4(2) be a licensed marriage and family therapist or a mental health professional
16.5as established by section 245.462, subdivision 18, or 245.4871, subdivision 27, or an
16.6equivalent mental health professional, as determined by the board, who is licensed or
16.7credentialed by a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency.
16.8In order to qualify to provide clinical supervision of a licensed graduate social
16.9worker or licensed independent social worker engaged in clinical practice, the alternate
16.10supervisor must be a mental health professional as established by section 245.462,
16.11subdivision 18 , or 245.4871, subdivision 27, or an equivalent mental health professional,
16.12as determined by the board, who is licensed or credentialed by a state, territorial,
16.13provincial, or foreign licensing agency.

16.14    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.125, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.15    Subdivision 1. Supervision plan. (a) A social worker must submit, on a form
16.16provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements
16.17specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.120.
16.18(b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 90 days after the licensee
16.19begins a social work practice position after becoming licensed.
16.20(c) For failure to submit the supervision plan within 90 days after beginning a social
16.21work practice position, a licensee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in
16.22section 148D.180 when the licensee applies for license renewal.
16.23(d) A license renewal application submitted pursuant to paragraph (a) section
16.24148D.070, subdivision 3, must not be approved unless the board has received a supervision
16.25plan.
16.26(e) The supervision plan must include the following:
16.27(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is
16.28being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
16.29(2) the name and qualifications of the person providing the supervision;
16.30(3) the number of hours of one-on-one in-person supervision and the number and
16.31type of additional hours of supervision to be completed by the supervisee;
16.32(4) the supervisee's position description;
16.33(5) a brief description of the supervision the supervisee will receive in the following
16.34content areas:
16.35(i) clinical practice, if applicable;
17.1(ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
17.2(iii) practice methods;
17.3(iv) authorized scope of practice;
17.4(v) ensuring continuing competence; and
17.5(vi) ethical standards of practice; and
17.6(6) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work
17.7practice, addressing:
17.8(i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
17.9(ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
17.10(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic
17.11instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process.
17.12(f) The board must receive a revised supervision plan within 90 days of any of the
17.13following changes:
17.14(1) the supervisee has a new supervisor;
17.15(2) the supervisee begins a new social work position;
17.16(3) the scope or content of the supervisee's social work practice changes substantially;
17.17(4) the number of practice or supervision hours changes substantially; or
17.18(5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148D.100,
17.19subdivision 3 , or 148D.105, subdivision 3, or as required in section 148D.115, subdivision
17.204 .
17.21(g) For failure to submit a revised supervision plan as required in paragraph (f), a
17.22supervisee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in section 148D.180, when
17.23the supervisee applies for license renewal.
17.24(h) The board must approve the supervisor and the supervision plan.