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AL Code § 34-30-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-22 - Qualifications of Applicants.

Section 34-30-22Qualifications of applicants. The State Board of Social Work Examiners shall issue a license as a "licensed bachelor social worker," a "licensed master social worker," or a "licensed independent clinical social worker" to an applicant who satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) Is at least 19 years of age. (2) Has paid an initial examination fee established by the board. (3) Has passed an examination prepared by the state board for that purpose. (4) Has ascribed to a professional code of ethics developed and adopted by the board. (5) Meets all of the following additional requirements for the level at which they are applying to be licensed: a. Bachelor social worker: 1. Has a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university including completion of a social work program. At the end of five years from June 8, 1984, applicants who then apply shall have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, including completion of a social work program approved, accredited, or in candidacy granted by the Council on Social Work Education. 2. For a period of six years from May 23, 1977, an applicant may be licensed who has a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and has successfully completed two years of full-time continuous employment in a social work position under supervision approved by the board; or 3. Until March 1, 1996, an applicant may be licensed who has a bachelor's degree in social work or a bachelor's degree in a human services field such as sociology, rehabilitation counseling, psychology, and guidance counseling. b. Master social worker: Has a Master of Social Work or a Doctor of Social Work from a college or university approved, accredited, or in candidacy granted by the Council on Social Work Education. c. Independent clinical social worker: 1. Has a Master of Social Work or a Doctor of Social Work from a college or university approved, accredited, or in candidacy granted by the Council on Social Work Education. 2. Has had at least two years of post-master or doctorate experience in the practice of social work under the supervision of a licensed independent clinical social worker. (6) Is a United States citizen or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §5; Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 84-730, p. 65, §1; Acts 1992, No. 92-121, p. 204, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-639, p. 1199, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-768, p. 1815, §1; Act 2008-136, p. 204, §3; Act 2016-313, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-23 - Application; Initial Fee; Issuance.

Section 34-30-23Application; initial fee; issuance. From May 23, 1977, until November 24, 1978, the Board of Social Work Examiners shall receive applications from individuals, such applications being duly notarized and sworn, which outline the applicant's eligibility for licensure under the criteria specified in either subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this section, accompanied by an initial application fee of $50 in the form of a certified check made payable to the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners, and upon review and necessary verification of the applicant's sworn statement, said board shall issue a license as a "licensed bachelor social worker," a "licensed graduate social worker," or a "licensed certified social worker" to an applicant who meets the following requirements for a level of licensure; provided, that any person seeking licensure under this section shall make application within four months of the date he or she first becomes eligible for licensing under this section; and provided further, that such application is received by the board and such eligibility occurred within 18 months from May 23, 1977: (1) Bachelor social worker: An applicant who holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and who satisfies the board that he or she is presently employed in a full-time social work position. (2) Graduate social worker: a. An applicant who holds a Master of Social Work or a Doctor of Social Work from a college or university approved or accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or b. An applicant who has successfully completed one semester of social work education in a graduate school of social work approved or accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and who satisfies the board that he or she is and has been actively engaged, for at least five consecutive years of full-time employment, in the practice of social work. (3) Certified social worker: An applicant who holds a Master of Social Work or a Doctor of Social Work from a college or university approved or accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and who is and has been actively engaged, for at least two consecutive years of full-time post-master or doctorate employment, in the practice of social work. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §6.)
AL Code § 34-30-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-24 - Issuance of License to Persons Licensed in Other States.

Section 34-30-24Issuance of license to persons licensed in other states. Upon receipt of an application from a person who holds a valid social workers' license from another state of the United States which requires standards equivalent to Alabama's for licensing and who possesses all the qualifications prescribed in Section 34-30-22, except that he or she has not paid the examination fee or passed the examination prepared by the board, accompanied by the initial license fee, the board shall issue a license as a "licensed bachelor social worker," "licensed master social worker," or "licensed independent clinical social worker" to the applicant therefor. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §6; Act 2016-313, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-25 - Fees.

Section 34-30-25Fees. After November 24, 1978, the initial fee for a license shall be at least $50 and the fee for renewal thereof shall be at least $25. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §12.)
AL Code § 34-30-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-26 - Term; Expiration Date; Renewal; Inactive Status.

Section 34-30-26Term; expiration date; renewal; inactive status. (a) All licenses and certificates under this chapter shall be effective when issued by the State Board of Social Work Examiners. (b) All licenses and certificates issued by the board shall expire on the last day of the month in the calendar year that is exactly two years from the calendar year and month in which the license or certificate is issued. (c) A license or certificate may be renewed by the payment of the renewal fee set by the board and by the execution and submission on a form provided by the board of a sworn statement by the applicant that his or her license or certificate has been neither revoked nor currently suspended. (d) At the time of license renewal, each applicant shall present satisfactory evidence that in the period since the license was issued, such applicant has completed the continuing education requirements specified by the board. At the time of license renewal, the board may, in its discretion, waive the continuing education requirement upon a showing by an applicant that prolonged illness or other extenuating circumstances prevented completion of such requirements. A waiver shall not be granted to any applicant twice in succession. (e) The application for renewal must be made within 60 days after the expiration of the license or the termination of the period of suspension. (f) No licensee shall be denied a license renewal based on the fact that such licensee has not actively practiced social work for the previous licensing period, provided that all licensing renewal fees have been paid to the board by the licensee. (g) A licensee under this chapter who is not engaged in the practice of social work or who does not live in the state may request, in writing, that the board place his or her name on the board's inactive roll, thereby granting him or her inactive status and protecting his or her right to obtain a license to practice pursuant to subsection (a) at a later time if he or she wishes to become actively engaged in the practice. (h) If, upon receipt of the request as provided in subsection (g), the board determines that the social worker shall be permitted to retain his or her initial registration or certification, the social worker shall pay a biennial registration fee in such amount as the board, from time to time, shall determine. If a social worker who has elected inactive status wishes to reenter the practice, he or she shall make application to the board for licensure to practice. To ensure competency to practice, the board, in its rules, shall specify the number of hours of continuing education the applicant shall obtain before regaining active status. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §11; Acts 1981, No. 81-221, p. 291, §4; Act 2009-727, p. 2176, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-27 - Certain Persons Exempt From Examination.

Section 34-30-27Certain persons exempt from examination. (a) Individuals licensed under Section 34-30-23 or Section 34-30-24 shall be exempt from any examination provided for in Section 34-30-22, subdivision (3). (b) Any person who meets the following listed conditions shall be issued a certification as a "licensed certified social worker" without a written examination by the State Board of Social Work Examiners; provided, however, that any person seeking licensure under this section must do so within one year from April 4, 1988. The conditions to be met are as follows: (1) Possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. (2) Have completed a minimum of six quarter-hours at an approved graduate school of social work on or before January 1, 1960. (3) Completed a minimum of six years of full, continuous employment in a social work position under supervision approved by the board or seven years of full, continuous employment with a public or quasi-public agency in the State of Alabama on or before May 1, 1977. Any person meeting the above conditions shall, upon application to the State Board of Social Work Examiners and the payment of $50, be issued certification as a "licensed certified social worker"; provided, however, that any person seeking licensure under this section must do so within one year from the passage of this amendment. (c) Any person who holds a Master of Social Work degree or a master's degree in vocational education from an approved college or university, plus one year experience or its equivalent, shall be granted the title of "graduate social worker" if the person has completed the requirements mentioned in this subsection on or before December 30, 1977, upon application to the State Board of Social Work Examiners and the payment of the fee of $50; provided, however, that any person seeking licensure under this section must do so within one year from the passage of this amendment. (d) Notwithstanding the aforementioned provisions of this chapter, any person who has been previously licensed under subsection (b) or (c) of this section and who allows his or her license to expire and does not renew his or her license during the time period provided in Section 34-30-26, shall no longer be exempt from any examination provided for in Section 34-30-22(3); but instead must take the examination in order to be licensed under Section 34-30-23 or Section 34-30-24. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §6; Acts 1988, No. 88-141, p. 210, §3.)
AL Code § 34-30-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-28 - Display; Effect.

Section 34-30-28Display; effect. The license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be displayed in the licensee's principal place of practice, and shall entitle the licensee to hold himself or herself forth to the public as providing services as authorized by this chapter. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §5.)
AL Code § 34-30-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-29 - Supervision of Licensed Bachelor Social Workers.

Section 34-30-29Supervision of licensed bachelor social workers. Effective January 1, 1984, and thereafter, each person licensed under this chapter as a licensed bachelor social worker who has received two years or more of continuing supervision from a licensed graduate social worker or a licensed certified social worker may engage in the practice of social work without further supervision as long as this person remains in their same type of social work practice. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §3; Acts 1984, No. 84-93, p. 124, §2.)
AL Code § 34-30-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-30 - Practice of Social Work in Partnerships, Groups, Etc.

Section 34-30-30Practice of social work in partnerships, groups, etc. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit licensed independent clinical social workers from practicing social work as partners or in groups, or from pooling fees and money received either by the partnerships or groups or by the individual members thereof for professional services furnished by any individual licensed independent clinical social worker, member or employee of such partnership or group, nor shall those constituting the partnership or groups be prohibited from sharing, dividing, or apportioning the fees and moneys received by them or by the partnership or group in accordance with partnership or other agreements, provided the certificate for doing business shall have been filed pursuant to law. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §3; Act 2016-313, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-31 - Professional Associations.

Section 34-30-31Professional associations. Licensed independent clinical social workers shall be permitted to form professional associations to operate in the practice of social work according to Alabama law. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §3; Act 2016-313, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-32 - Merit System or Civil Service Employees.

Section 34-30-32Merit System or Civil Service employees. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit a Merit System or Civil Service employee who is employed in a social work position whose qualifications are established or determined by a regulatory board, pursuant to state or federal law, from engaging in the practice of social work. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §3.)
AL Code § 34-30-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 2 - Licenses.|Section 34-30-33 - Representation to Public as Social Worker.

Section 34-30-33Representation to public as social worker. (a) No person may represent himself or herself as a social worker by using the title "social worker," "licensed bachelor social worker," "licensed master social worker," or "licensed independent clinical social worker," or any other title that includes such words, or by adding the letters "SW," "LBSW," " LMSW," or "LICSW," unless licensed under this chapter or excluded according to its provisions. (b) No public or private agency, organization, or health facility may use the term "social worker," "licensed bachelor social worker," "licensed master social worker," or "licensed independent clinical social worker" to apply to a person unless that person is so licensed under this chapter or excluded according to its provisions. (c) After November 24, 1978, nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit a Merit System or Civil Service employee who is employed in a social work position whose qualifications are established or determined by a regulatory board, pursuant to state or federal law, from representing himself or herself as a social worker by using the title "social worker." (d)(1) A person who knowingly, willfully, or intentionally violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). The board and its members shall assist prosecuting officers in the enforcement of this chapter, and it shall be the duty of this board and its members to furnish the proper prosecuting officers with such evidence as it or they may ascertain to assist them in the prosecution of any violation of this article, and the board is authorized for such purposes to make such reasonable expenditures from the funds of the board which it may deem necessary to ascertain and furnish such evidence. (2) When it appears to the board that any person is in violation of any provisions of this section, the board may in its own name bring an action in the circuit court for any injunction, and the court may enjoin any person from violating this section regardless of whether criminal proceedings have been or may be instituted. Upon a proper showing, a permanent or temporary injunction, or restraining order, shall be granted. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §4; Acts 1988, No. 88-141, p. 210, §3; Act 2016-313, §1.)
AL Code § 34-30-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 3 - Board of Social Work Examiners.|Section 34-30-51 - Terms of Members.

Section 34-30-51Terms of members. Members shall be limited to two consecutive terms of office. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §8; Acts 1988, No. 88-141, p. 210, §3; Act 2004-77, p. 103, §3.)
AL Code § 34-30-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 3 - Board of Social Work Examiners.|Section 34-30-52 - Filling of Vacancies.

Section 34-30-52Filling of vacancies. Appointments to fill vacancies on the Board of Social Work Examiners caused by a reason other than the expiration of a member's term shall be for the duration of the unexpired term and shall be made by the Governor from a list as described in Section 34-30-50. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §8; Acts 1992, No. 92-121, p. 204, §3.)
AL Code § 34-30-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 3 - Board of Social Work Examiners.|Section 34-30-53 - Persons Employed by State Eligible for Appointment to Board.

Section 34-30-53Persons employed by state eligible for appointment to board. Persons who are employed by the State of Alabama and who are subject to the Merit System shall not be prohibited from serving on the Board of Social Work Examiners, provided such person meets all other qualifications as a member of the board. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §8.)
AL Code § 34-30-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 3 - Board of Social Work Examiners.|Section 34-30-54 - Compensation of Members.

Section 34-30-54Compensation of members. Compensation for members of the Board of Social Work Examiners shall be limited to travel and per diem, not to exceed the prevailing rate paid state employees, but the expense is not to exceed the amount derived in fees for licenses and fines. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §8.)
AL Code § 34-30-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 3 - Board of Social Work Examiners.|Section 34-30-55 - Removal of Members.

Section 34-30-55Removal of members. Members of the Board of Social Work Examiners can be removed from office for cause in the manner provided by the statutes of Alabama for removal of public officials who are not subject to impeachment. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §8.)
AL Code § 34-30-56 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 30 - Social Workers.|Article 3 - Board of Social Work Examiners.|Section 34-30-56 - Organization; Annual Election of Officers; Meetings; Quorum; Notice of Meetings; Public Meetings Required.

Section 34-30-56Organization; annual election of officers; meetings; quorum; notice of meetings; public meetings required. The Board of Social Work Examiners shall organize upon appointment and qualification of its members, and shall elect annually from its membership a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary. The board shall meet twice each year and as frequently as it deems necessary at such times and places as the board designates. Additional meetings may be held upon call of the chairman or upon the written request of four members of the board. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum. All members of the board must be notified in writing at least five days prior to all meeting dates. All such board meetings shall be open to the public and appropriate public notice shall be made. (Acts 1977, No. 652, p. 1102, §8; Acts 1984, No. 84-93, p. 124, §3.)