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TX Occ Code § 505.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter G. License Requirements|Section 505.353. Eligibility

Sec. 505.353.  ELIGIBILITY.  (a)  To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant must:(1)  be at least 18 years of age;(2)  be worthy of the public trust and confidence;(3)  satisfy the education and experience requirementsunder this section; and(4)  pass the licensing examination conducted by the executive council under Section 505.354 and the jurisprudence examination conducted by the executive council under Section 505.3545.(b)  An applicant may take the licensing examination conducted by the executive council under Section 505.354 for:(1)  a master social worker license if the applicant possesses a doctoral or master's degree in social work from a graduate program that is accredited by or is in candidacy for accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education;(2)  a baccalaureate social worker license if the applicant possesses a baccalaureate degree in social work from an educational program that is accredited by or is in candidacy for accreditation by the Council on Social Work Education; or(3)  a clinical social worker license if the applicant possesses a doctoral or master's degree in social work from an accredited graduate program approved by the executive council and meets the qualifications for clinical social work practice as determined by the executive council under this chapter.(c)  The executive council may require an applicant to submit documentary evidence of the quality, scope, and nature of the applicant's experience and competence to:(1)  determine the credibility and acceptability of the applicant's professional or technical experience or competence; and(2)  ensure the public safety, health, and welfare.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.269(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 1797), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.098, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter G. License Requirements|Section 505.354. Examination

Sec. 505.354.  EXAMINATION.  (a)  The board shall prepare an examination to assess an applicant's qualifications for a license under this chapter. The executive council shall administer the examination at least once each calendar year.(b)  Each license examination shall be conducted in a manner that is determined by the executive council and is fair and impartial to each applicant and school or system of social work.(c)  Applicants may be known to the examiners only by numbers until after the general averages of the applicants' numbers in the class are determined and licenses are issued or denied.(d)  To maintain the highest standards in the social work profession, the scope and content of each examination must be sufficient to ensure professional efficacy and competence.(e)  The executive council shall have the written portion of the examination, if any, validated by an independent testing entity.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.099, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.3545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter G. License Requirements|Section 505.3545. Jurisprudence Examination

Sec. 505.3545.  JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION.  (a)  The board shall develop a jurisprudence examination to determine an applicant's knowledge of this chapter, rules adopted under this chapter, and any other applicable laws of this state affecting the applicant's social work practice. The executive council shall administer the examination at least twice each calendar year.(b)  The executive council shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules related to the development and administration of the examination, examination fees, guidelines for reexamination, grading the examination, and providing notice of examination results.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.100, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter G. License Requirements|Section 505.357. Temporary License

Sec. 505.357.  TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  The executive council shall issue a temporary license to an applicant who:(1)  has not taken the licensing examination under Section 505.354 or the jurisprudence examination under Section 505.3545; and(2)  satisfies the requirements for obtaining a license under this chapter other than passing the licensing and jurisprudence examinations.(b)  A temporary license is valid until the results of the first appropriate licensing and jurisprudence examinations given after the date the license is issued are available.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.101, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.3575 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter G. License Requirements|Section 505.3575. Issuance of Licenses to Certain Out-of-State Applicants

Sec. 505.3575.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSES TO CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other licensing requirement of this subchapter:(1)  the executive council may not require an applicant who is licensed in good standing in another state to pass a licensing examination conducted by the executive council under Section 505.354 if an applicant with substantially equivalent experience who resides in this state would not be required to take the licensing examination; and(2)  the executive council may issue a license to an applicant who is currently licensed in another state to independently practice social work if:(A)  after an assessment, the executive council determines that the applicant:(i)  demonstrates sufficient experience and competence;(ii)  has passed the jurisprudence examination conducted by the executive council under Section 505.3545; and(iii)  at the time of the application, is in good standing with the regulatory agency of the state in which the applicant is licensed; and(B)  the applicant presents to the executive council credentials that the applicant obtained from a national accreditation organization and the executive council determines that the requirements to obtain the credentials are sufficient to minimize any risk to public safety.(b)  When assessing the experience and competence of an applicant for the purposes of this section, the executive council may take into consideration any supervision received by the applicant in another state or jurisdiction if the executive council determines that the supervision would be taken into consideration for the purpose of licensing or certification in the state or jurisdiction in which the applicant received the supervision.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.102, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter G. License Requirements|Section 505.358. Provisional License

Sec. 505.358.  PROVISIONAL LICENSE.  (a)  A person may apply for a provisional license as a social worker by paying the appropriate fee and filing an application with the executive council.  The executive council may issue a provisional license to a person who meets the requirements of this section.(b)  An applicant for a provisional license must:(1)  be licensed or certified in good standing as a social worker in another state or jurisdiction that has licensing or certification requirements determined by the executive council to be substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;(2)  have passed a national or other examination recognized by the executive council relating to the practice of social work; and(3)  be sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice social work.(c)  An applicant is not required to comply with Subsection (b)(3) if the executive council determines that compliance constitutes a hardship to the applicant.(d)  A provisional license is valid until the date the executive council approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license under Section 505.359.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.103, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.359 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter G. License Requirements|Section 505.359. Issuance of License to Provisional License Holder

Sec. 505.359.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDER.  (a)  The executive council shall issue an appropriate license to a provisional license holder:(1)  who passes the licensing examination under Section 505.354 and the jurisprudence examination under Section 505.3545;(2)  for whom the executive council verifies that the person satisfies the academic and experience requirements under Section 505.353; and(3)  who satisfies any other license requirements under this chapter.(b)  The executive council shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued or the date licenses are issued after successful completion of the next licensing and jurisprudence examinations, whichever date is later.(c)  The executive council may waive a license requirement for an applicant who is licensed or certified in another state if this state has entered into a reciprocity agreement with that state.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.104, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.360 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter G. License Requirements|Section 505.360. Professional Identification

Sec. 505.360.  PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION.  (a)  A license holder shall use an identification provided by this section:(1)  in the professional use of the license holder's name;  and(2)  in connection with any sign, directory, contract, document, pamphlet, stationery, advertisement, signature, or other means of written professional identification.(b)  A licensed master social worker shall use the identification "licensed master social worker" or the initials "LMSW."(c)  A licensed baccalaureate social worker shall use the identification "licensed baccalaureate social worker" or the initials "LBSW."(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 37.(e)  A licensed clinical social worker shall use the identification "licensed clinical social worker" or the initials "LCSW."|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 16, 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 505.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter H. Renewal of License and Order of Recognition of Specialty|Section 505.401. Term of License; Staggered Expiration Dates

Sec. 505.401.  TERM OF LICENSE; STAGGERED EXPIRATION DATES.  (a)  A license issued under this chapter is valid for two years.(a-1)  The executive council by rule shall adopt a system under which licenses and orders of recognition of specialty expire on various dates during the year.(b)  In the year in which the expiration date of an order of recognition of specialty is changed, the total renewal fee is payable.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.122, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.105, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter H. Renewal of License and Order of Recognition of Specialty|Section 505.405. Grounds for Refusing Renewal

Sec. 505.405.  GROUNDS FOR REFUSING RENEWAL.  The executive council may refuse to renew the license of a person who fails to pay an administrative penalty imposed under Subchapter H, Chapter 507, unless enforcement of the penalty is stayed or a court has ordered that the administrative penalty is not owed.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.106, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter I. Disciplinary Action|Section 505.451. Grounds for Disciplinary Action

Sec. 505.451.  GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  The executive council shall take disciplinary action under Subchapter G, Chapter 507, against a person for:(1)  violating this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(2)  circumventing or attempting to circumvent the requirements of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(3)  directly or indirectly participating in a scheme to evade the requirements of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(4)  engaging in unethical conduct;(5)  engaging in conduct that discredits or tends to discredit the social work profession;(6)  performing an act, allowing an omission, or making an assertion or representation that is fraudulent, deceitful, or misleading or that tends to create a misleading impression;(7)  knowingly associating with or permitting the use of a license holder's professional services or identification in connection with an enterprise that the person knows or should have known in the exercise of reasonable diligence violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(8)  knowingly associating with or permitting the use of a license holder's name, professional services or identification, or endorsement in connection with an enterprise that the person knows or should have known in the exercise of reasonable diligence is a trade, business, or professional practice of a fraudulent, deceitful, or misleading nature;(9)  directly or indirectly revealing or causing to be revealed a confidential communication transmitted to the license holder by a client or other recipient of the license holder's services unless revealing the communication is required by law;(10)  having been denied an application for a license or certificate to practice social work in another jurisdiction for a reason that the executive council determines would be a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(11)  holding a license or certificate in another jurisdiction that is suspended or revoked for a reason that the executive council determines would be a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(12)  having been convicted of a felony in this state, another state, or the United States;(13)  refusing to perform an act or service within the scope of the license holder's license solely because of the recipient's age, sex, race, religion, national origin, color, or political affiliation; or(14)  committing an act for which liability exists under Chapter 81, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.108, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.454 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter I. Disciplinary Action|Section 505.454. Sanctions for Holder of Expired License or Order of Recognition of Specialty

Sec. 505.454.  SANCTIONS FOR HOLDER OF EXPIRED LICENSE OR ORDER OF RECOGNITION OF SPECIALTY.  (a)  A person who holds an expired license or order of recognition of specialty under this chapter is subject to a sanction under this chapter if the executive council determines that the person violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter during the period in which the license or order was valid.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(107), eff. September 1, 2019.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.109, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(107), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.458 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter I. Disciplinary Action|Section 505.458. Refund

Sec. 505.458.  REFUND.  (a)  Subject to Subsection (b), the executive council may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty under this chapter.(b)  The amount of a refund ordered as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by this chapter.  The executive council may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.110, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter J. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 505.502. Prohibited Conduct by Business or Professional Entity

Sec. 505.502.  PROHIBITED CONDUCT BY BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL ENTITY.  (a)   Except as provided by Subsection (b), a business or professional entity may not:(1)  represent itself or another to the public as being engaged in the practice of social work or as offering social work services under an assumed, trade, business, professional, partnership, or corporate name or title;(2)  directly or indirectly use or cause to be used the term "social work," "social work services," "social work, inc.," "social workers," "licensed social workers," "licensed baccalaureate social workers," "licensed master social workers," "licensed clinical social workers," "LMSW," "LSW," "LBSW," or "LCSW," or any combination, abbreviation, or variation of those terms;  or(3)  directly or indirectly use or cause to be used a term listed in Subdivision (2) in combination with any other word, letter, initial, sign, legend, or symbol on, in, or directly or indirectly as a part of:(A)  any sign, directory, contract, pamphlet, stationery, advertisement, or other document;(B)  a signature;  or(C)  a trade, assumed, corporate, or other business or professional name.(b)  A business or professional entity may engage in conduct described by Subsection (a) if:(1)  the entity is actively engaged in the practice of social work;  and(2)  the social work services that constitute the entity's practice are:(A)  personally performed by a social worker who is practicing in accordance with this chapter;  or(B)  performed under the supervision of a licensed baccalaureate social worker, licensed master social worker, or licensed clinical social worker.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 505.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter J. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 505.505. Appeal Bond Not Required

Sec. 505.505.  APPEAL BOND NOT REQUIRED.  The executive council is not required to post an appeal bond in any action arising under this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.111, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter J. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 505.507. Criminal Penalty

Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 19For text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 12, see other Sec. 505.507.Sec. 505.507.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly acts as a social worker without holding a license required under this chapter.(b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 505.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter J. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 505.506. Representation by Attorney General

Sec. 505.506.  REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  The attorney general shall represent the executive council in an action brought to enforce this chapter.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.112, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 505.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle I - Regulation of Psychology and Counseling|Chapter 505 - Social Workers|Subchapter J. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions|Section 505.507. Criminal Penalty

Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 12For Text of section as added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 19, see other Sec. 505.507.Sec. 505.507.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  (a)  A person required to hold a license under this chapter commits an offense if the person knowingly acts as a social worker without holding a license issued under this chapter.(b)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 326, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|