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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 18VAC140-11-30 - Notification list

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The agency shall
				  maintain a list of persons who have requested to be notified of regulatory
				  actions being pursued by the agency.
B. Any person may request to be placed on a
				  notification list by registering as a public user on the Town Hall or by making
				  a request to the agency. Any person who requests to be placed on a notification
				  list shall elect to be notified either by electronic means or through a postal
				  carrier.
C. The agency may maintain
				  additional lists for persons who have requested to be informed of specific
				  regulatory issues, proposals, or actions.
D. When electronic mail is returned as
				  undeliverable on multiple occasions at least 24 hours apart, that person may be
				  deleted from the list. A single undeliverable message is insufficient cause to
				  delete the person from the list.
E.
				  When mail delivered by a postal carrier is returned as undeliverable on
				  multiple occasions, that person may be deleted from the list.
F. The agency may periodically request those
				  persons on the notification list to indicate their desire to either continue to
				  be notified electronically, receive documents through a postal carrier, or be
				  deleted from the list.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 18VAC140-11-40 - Information to be sent to persons on the notification list

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. To persons
				  electing to receive electronic notification or notification through a postal
				  carrier as described in
				  18VAC140-11-30, the agency shall
				  send the following information:
1. A notice
				  of intended regulatory action (NOIRA).
2. A notice of the comment period on a
				  proposed, a reproposed, or a fast-track regulation and hyperlinks to, or
				  instructions on how to obtain, a copy of the regulation and any supporting
				  documents.
3. A notice soliciting
				  comment on a final regulation when the regulatory process has been extended
				  pursuant to § 2.2-4007.06 or 2.2-4013C of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC140-11-50 - Public comment

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. In
				  considering any nonemergency, nonexempt regulatory action, the agency shall
				  afford interested persons an opportunity to (i) submit data, views, and
				  arguments, either orally or in writing, to the agency; and (ii) be accompanied
				  by and represented by counsel or other representative. Such opportunity to
				  comment shall include an online public comment forum on the Town Hall.
1. To any requesting person, the agency shall
				  provide copies of the statement of basis, purpose, substance, and issues; the
				  economic impact analysis of the proposed or fast-track regulatory action; and
				  the agency's response to public comments received.
2. The agency may begin crafting a regulatory
				  action prior to or during any opportunities it provides to the public to submit
				  comments.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC140-11-60 - Petition for rulemaking

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A. As
				  provided in § 2.2-4007 of the Code of Virginia, any person may petition
				  the agency to consider a regulatory action.
B. A petition shall include but is not
				  limited to the following information:
1. The
				  petitioner's name and contact information;
2. The substance and purpose of the
				  rulemaking that is requested, including reference to any applicable Virginia
				  Administrative Code sections; and
3. Reference to the legal authority of the
				  agency to take the action requested.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC140-11-70 - Appointment of regulatory advisory panel

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The agency may appoint a regulatory
				  advisory panel (RAP) to provide professional specialization or technical
				  assistance when the agency determines that such expertise is necessary to
				  address a specific regulatory issue or action or when individuals indicate an
				  interest in working with the agency on a specific regulatory issue or
				  action.
B. Any person may request
				  the appointment of a RAP and request to participate in its activities. The
				  agency shall determine when a RAP shall be appointed and the composition of the
				  RAP.
C. A RAP may be dissolved by
				  the agency if:
1. The proposed text of the
				  regulation is posted on the Town Hall, published in the Virginia Register, or
				  such other time as the agency determines is appropriate; or
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC140-11-80 - Appointment of negotiated rulemaking panel

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The agency may appoint a negotiated
				  rulemaking panel (NRP) if a regulatory action is expected to be
				  controversial.
B. An NRP that has
				  been appointed by the agency may be dissolved by the agency when:
1. There is no longer controversy associated
				  with the development of the regulation;
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act; or
3. The agency
				  determines that resolution of a controversy is unlikely.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC140-11-90 - Meetings

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Notice of any open meeting, including meetings of a RAP or
					 NRP, shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and Commonwealth
					 Calendar at least seven working days prior to the date of the meeting. The
					 exception to this requirement is any meeting held in accordance with §
					 2.2-3707D of the Code of Virginia allowing for contemporaneous notice to be
					 provided to participants and the public.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC140-11-100 - Public hearings on regulations

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The agency shall indicate in its notice of
				  intended regulatory action whether it plans to hold a public hearing following
				  the publication of the proposed stage of the regulatory action.
B. The agency may conduct one or more public
				  hearings during the comment period following the publication of a proposed
				  regulatory action.
C. An agency is
				  required to hold a public hearing following the publication of the proposed
				  regulatory action when:
1. The agency's basic
				  law requires the agency to hold a public hearing;
2. The Governor directs the agency to hold a
				  public hearing; or
3. The agency
				  receives requests for a public hearing from at least 25 persons during the
				  public comment period following the publication of the notice of intended
				  regulatory action.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC140-11-110 - Periodic review of regulations

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The agency shall conduct a periodic review
				  of its regulations consistent with:
1. An
				  executive order issued by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-4017 of the
				  Administrative Process Act to receive comment on all existing regulations as to
				  their effectiveness, efficiency, necessity, clarity, and cost of compliance;
				  and
2. The requirements in §
				  2.2-4007.1 of the Administrative Process Act regarding regulatory flexibility
				  for small businesses.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC140-20-30 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The board has
				  established fees for the following:
1. Registration of supervision
$50
2. Addition to or change in registration of
								  supervision
$25
3. Application processing
a. Licensed clinical social worker
$165
b. LBSW
c. LMSW
$100
$115
4. Annual license renewal
a. Registered social worker
$25
b. Associate social worker
$25
c. LBSW
d. LMSW
$55
$65
e. Licensed clinical social worker
$90
5. Penalty for late renewal
a. Registered social worker
$10
b. Associate social worker
$10
c. LBSW
d. LMSW
$20
$20
e. Licensed clinical social worker
$30
6. Verification of license to another
								  jurisdiction
$25
7. Additional or replacement licenses
$15
8. Additional or replacement wall
								  certificates
$25
9. Returned check
$35
10. Reinstatement following disciplinary
								  action
$500
B.
				  Fees shall be paid by check or money order made payable to the Treasurer of
				  Virginia and forwarded to the board. All fees are nonrefundable.
C. Examination fees shall be paid directly to
				  the examination service according to its requirements.
Statutory Authority: §
												54.1-2400
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC140-20-35 - Sex offender treatment provider certification

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Anyone licensed by the board who is seeking certification
					 as a sex offender treatment provider shall obtain certification under the Board
					 of Psychology and adhere to the board's Regulations Governing the Certification
					 of Sex Offender Treatment Providers,
					 18VAC125-30-10 et
					 seq.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-2400 and Chapter 37 (§ 54.1-3700 et
						seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part I - General Provisions › Section 18VAC140-20-37 - Licensure; general

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
LBSWs and LMSWs may practice in exempt practice settings
					 under appropriate supervision. In accordance with §
										54.1-3700 of the Code
					 of Virginia, an LBSW shall engage in the practice of social work under the
					 supervision of a master's social worker. Only licensed clinical social workers
					 may practice at the autonomous level.
Statutory Authority: §
												54.1-2400
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC140-20-40 - Requirements for licensure by examination as a licensed clinical social worker

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Every applicant for examination for licensure as a licensed
					 clinical social worker shall:
1. Meet
				  the education requirements prescribed in
				  18VAC140-20-49 and experience
				  requirements prescribed in
				  18VAC140-20-50.
2. Submit a completed application to the
				  board office within two years of completion of supervised experience to
				  include:
a. Documentation, on the appropriate
				  forms, of the successful completion of the supervised experience requirements
				  of 18VAC140-20-50 along with
				  documentation of the supervisor's out-of-state license where applicable.
				  Applicants whose former supervisor is deceased, or whose whereabouts is
				  unknown, shall submit to the board a notarized affidavit from the present chief
				  executive officer of the agency, corporation or partnership in which the
				  applicant was supervised. The affidavit shall specify dates of employment, job
				  responsibilities, supervisor's name and last known address, and the total
				  number of hours spent by the applicant with the supervisor in face-to-face
				  supervision;
b. The application fee
				  prescribed in
				  18VAC140-20-30;
c. Official transcript or documentation
				  submitted from the appropriate institutions of higher education that verifies
				  successful completion of educational requirements set forth in
				  18VAC140-20-49;
d. Documentation of any other health or
				  mental health licensure or certification, if applicable; and
e. A current report from the U.S. Department
				  of Health and Human Services National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC140-20-45 - Requirements for licensure by endorsement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Every applicant for licensure by
				  endorsement shall submit in one package:
1. A
				  completed application and the application fee prescribed in
				  18VAC140-20-30.
2. Documentation of active social work
				  licensure in good standing obtained by standards required for licensure in
				  another jurisdiction as verified by the out-of-state licensing agency.
				  Licensure in the other jurisdiction shall be of a comparable type as the
				  licensure that the applicant is seeking in Virginia.
3. Verification of a passing score on a
				  board-approved national exam at the level for which the applicant is seeking
				  licensure in Virginia.
4.
				  Documentation of any other health or mental health licensure or certification,
				  if applicable.
5. A current report
				  from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Practitioner
				  Data Bank (NPDB).
6. Certification
				  that the applicant is not the respondent in any pending or unresolved board
				  action in another jurisdiction or in a malpractice claim.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC140-20-49 - Educational requirements for a licensed clinical social worker

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The applicant
				  for licensure as a clinical social worker shall document successful completion
				  of one of the following:
(i) a master's
				  degree in social work with a clinical course of study from a program accredited
				  by the Council on Social Work Education,
(ii) a master's degree in social work with a
				  nonclinical concentration from a program accredited by the Council on Social
				  Work Education together with successful completion of the educational
				  requirements for a clinical course of study through a graduate program
				  accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, or
(iii) a program of education and training in
				  social work at an educational institution outside the United States recognized
				  by the Council on Social Work Education.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC140-20-50 - Experience requirements for a licensed clinical social worker

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Supervised
				  experience. Supervised post-master's degree experience without prior written
				  board approval will not be accepted toward licensure, except supervision
				  obtained in another United States jurisdiction may be accepted if it met the
				  requirements of that jurisdiction. Prior to registration for supervised
				  experience, a person shall satisfactorily complete the educational requirements
				  of 18VAC140-20-49.
1. Registration. An individual who proposes
				  to obtain supervised post-master's degree experience in Virginia shall, prior
				  to the onset of such supervision, or whenever there is an addition or change of
				  a supervisor to a supervisor not currently approved by the board:
a. Register on a form provided by the
				  board;
b. Submit a copy of a
				  supervisory contract completed by the supervisor and the supervisee;
c. Submit an official transcript documenting
				  a graduate degree and clinical practicum as specified in
				  18VAC140-20-49; and
d. Pay the registration of supervision fee
				  set forth in
				  18VAC140-20-30.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC140-20-51 - Requirements for licensure by examination as an LBSW or LMSW

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. In order to be
				  approved to sit for the board-approved examination as an LBSW or an LMSW, an
				  applicant shall:
1. Meet the education
				  requirements prescribed in
				  18VAC140-20-60.
2. Submit a completed application to the
				  board office to include:
a. The application
				  fee prescribed in
				  18VAC140-20-30;
				  and
b. Official transcripts
				  submitted from the appropriate institutions of higher education.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part II - Requirements for Licensure › Section 18VAC140-20-60 - Education requirements for an LBSW or LMSW

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The applicant for licensure as an LBSW shall hold a
					 bachelor's degree from an accredited school of social work. The applicant for
					 licensure as an LMSW shall hold a master's degree from an accredited school of
					 social work. Graduates of foreign institutions must establish the equivalency
					 of their education to this requirement through the Foreign Equivalency
					 Determination Service of the Council on Social Work Education.
Statutory Authority: §
												54.1-2400
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part III - Examinations › Section 18VAC140-20-70 - Examination requirement

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. An
				  applicant for licensure by the board as an LBSW, an LMSW, or clinical social
				  worker shall pass a written examination prescribed by the board.
1. The examination prescribed for licensure
				  as a clinical social worker shall be the licensing examination of the
				  Association of Social Work Boards at the clinical level.
2. The examination prescribed for licensure
				  as an LBSW shall be the licensing examination of the Association of Social Work
				  Boards at the bachelor's level.
3.
				  The examination prescribed for licensure as an LMSW shall be the licensing
				  examination of the Association of Social Work Boards at the master's
				  level.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part III - Examinations › Section 18VAC140-20-100 - Licensure renewal

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Beginning
				  with the 2017 renewal, licensees shall renew their licenses on or before June
				  30 of each year and pay the renewal fee prescribed by the board.
B. Licensees who wish to maintain an active
				  license shall pay the appropriate fee and document on the renewal form
				  compliance with the continued competency requirements prescribed in
				  18VAC140-20-105. Newly licensed
				  individuals are not required to document continuing education on the first
				  renewal date following initial licensure.
C. A licensee who wishes to place his license
				  in inactive status may do so upon payment of a fee equal to one-half of the
				  annual license renewal fee as indicated on the renewal form. No person shall
				  practice social work or clinical social work in Virginia unless he holds a
				  current active license. A licensee who has placed himself in inactive status
				  may become active by fulfilling the reactivation requirements set forth in
				  18VAC140-20-110.
D. Each licensee shall furnish the board his
				  current address of record. All notices required by law or by this chapter to be
				  mailed by the board to any such licensee shall be validly given when mailed to
				  the latest address of record given by the licensee. Any change in the address
				  of record or the public address, if different from the address of record, shall
				  be furnished to the board within 30 days of such change.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part III - Examinations › Section 18VAC140-20-105 - Continued competency requirements for renewal of an active license

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Licensed
				  clinical social workers shall be required to have completed a minimum of 30
				  contact hours of continuing education. LBSWs and LMSWs shall be required to
				  have completed a minimum of 15 contact hours of continuing education prior to
				  licensure renewal in even years. Courses or activities shall be directly
				  related to the practice of social work or another behavioral health field. A
				  minimum of six of those hours for licensed clinical social workers and a
				  minimum of three of those hours for licensed social workers must pertain to
				  ethics or the standards of practice for the behavioral health professions or to
				  laws governing the practice of social work in Virginia. Up to two continuing
				  education hours required for renewal may be satisfied through delivery of
				  social work services, without compensation, to low-income individuals receiving
				  health services through a local health department or a free clinic organized in
				  whole or primarily for the delivery of those services, as verified by the
				  department or clinic. Three hours of volunteer service is required for one hour
				  of continuing education credit.
1. The board
				  may grant an extension for good cause of up to one year for the completion of
				  continuing education requirements upon written request from the licensee prior
				  to the renewal date. Such extension shall not relieve the licensee of the
				  continuing education requirement.
2. The board may grant an exemption for all
				  or part of the continuing education requirements due to circumstances beyond
				  the control of the licensee such as temporary disability, mandatory military
				  service, or officially declared disasters upon written request from the
				  licensee prior to the renewal date.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part III - Examinations › Section 18VAC140-20-106 - Documenting compliance with continuing education requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. All licensees in
				  active status are required to maintain original documentation for a period of
				  three years following renewal.
B.
				  The board may conduct an audit of licensees to verify compliance with the
				  requirement for a renewal period.
C. Upon request, a licensee shall provide
				  documentation as follows:
1. Documentation of
				  Category I activities by submission of:
a.
				  Official transcripts showing credit hours earned; or
b. Certificates of participation.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part III - Examinations › Section 18VAC140-20-110 - Late renewal; reinstatement; reactivation

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. An LBSW, LMSW, or clinical social worker
				  whose license has expired may renew that license within one year after its
				  expiration date by:
1. Providing evidence of
				  having met all applicable continuing education requirements.
2. Paying the penalty for late renewal and
				  the renewal fee as prescribed in
				  18VAC140-20-30.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part III - Examinations › Section 18VAC140-20-130 - Renewal of registration for associate social workers and registered social workers

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The registration of every associate social worker and
					 registered social worker with the former Virginia Board of Registration of
					 Social Workers under former § 54-775.4 of the Code of Virginia shall
					 expire on June 30 of each year.
1.
				  Each registrant shall return the completed application before the expiration
				  date, accompanied by the payment of the renewal fee prescribed by the
				  board.
2. Failure to receive the
				  renewal notice shall not relieve the registrant from the renewal
				  requirement.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC140-20-150 - Professional conduct

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The
				  protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and the best interest of
				  the public shall be the primary guide in determining the appropriate
				  professional conduct of all persons whose activities are regulated by the
				  board. Regardless of the delivery method, whether in person, by telephone, or
				  electronically, these standards shall apply to the practice of social
				  work.
B. Persons licensed as LBSWs,
				  LMSWs, and clinical social workers shall:
1.
				  Be able to justify all services rendered to or on behalf of clients as
				  necessary for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
2. Provide for continuation of care when
				  services must be interrupted or terminated.
3. Practice only within the competency areas
				  for which they are qualified by education and experience.
4. Report to the board known or suspected
				  violations of the laws and regulations governing the practice of social
				  work.
5. Neither accept nor give
				  commissions, rebates, or other forms of remuneration for referral of clients
				  for professional services.
6.
				  Ensure that clients are aware of fees and billing arrangements before rendering
				  services.
7. Inform clients of
				  potential risks and benefits of services and the limitations on confidentiality
				  and ensure that clients have provided informed written consent to
				  treatment.
8. Keep confidential
				  their therapeutic relationships with clients and disclose client records to
				  others only with written consent of the client, with the following exceptions:
(i) when the client is a danger to self or
				  others; or
(ii) as required by
				  law.
9. When advertising
				  their services to the public, ensure that such advertising is neither
				  fraudulent nor misleading.
10. As
				  treatment requires and with the written consent of the client, collaborate with
				  other health or mental health providers concurrently providing services to the
				  client.
11. Refrain from
				  undertaking any activity in which one's personal problems are likely to lead to
				  inadequate or harmful services.
12.
				  Recognize conflicts of interest and inform all parties of the nature and
				  directions of loyalties and responsibilities involved.
13. Not engage in conversion therapy with any
				  person younger than 18 years of age.
14. Not engage in physical contact with a
				  client when there is a likelihood of psychological harm to the client. Social
				  workers who engage in physical contact are responsible for setting clear and
				  culturally sensitive boundaries.
15. Not sexually harass clients. Sexual
				  harassment includes sexual advances; sexual solicitation; requests for sexual
				  favors; and other verbal, written, electronic, or physical contact of a sexual
				  nature.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC140-20-160 - Grounds for disciplinary action or denial of issuance of a license or registration

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The board may refuse to admit an applicant to an
					 examination; refuse to issue a license or registration to an applicant; or
					 reprimand, impose a monetary penalty, place on probation, impose such terms as
					 it may designate, suspend for a stated period of time or indefinitely, or
					 revoke a license or registration for one or more of the following
					 grounds:
1. Conviction of a felony or
				  of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
2. Procurement of license by fraud or
				  misrepresentation;
3. Conducting
				  one's practice in such a manner so as to make the practice a danger to the
				  health and welfare of one's clients or to the public. In the event a question
				  arises concerning the continued competence of a licensee, the board will
				  consider evidence of continuing education.
4. Being unable to practice social work with
				  reasonable skill and safety to clients by reason of illness, excessive use of
				  alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals or any other type of material or as a
				  result of any mental or physical condition;
5. Conducting one's practice in a manner
				  contrary to the standards of ethics of social work or in violation of
				  18VAC140-20-150, standards of
				  practice;
6. Performing functions
				  outside the board-licensed area of competency;
7. Failure to comply with the continued
				  competency requirements set forth in
				  18VAC140-20-105;
8. Violating or aiding and abetting another
				  to violate any statute applicable to the practice of social work or any
				  provision of this chapter; and
9.
				  Failure to provide supervision in accordance with the provisions of
				  18VAC140-20-50 or
				  18VAC140-20-60.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC140-20-170 - Reinstatement following disciplinary action

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Any person whose license has been suspended, revoked, or
					 denied renewal by the board under the provisions of
					 18VAC140-20-160 shall, in order to
					 be eligible for reinstatement, (i) submit a new application to the board for a
					 license, (ii) pay the appropriate reinstatement fee, and (iii) submit any other
					 credentials as prescribed by the board. After a hearing, the board may, at its
					 discretion, grant the reinstatement.
Statutory Authority
§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3700 et seq. of the Code
						of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Part V - Standards of Practice › Section 18VAC140-20-171 - Criteria for delegation of informal fact-finding proceedings to an agency subordinate

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A. Decision to
				  delegate. In accordance with subdivision 10 of §
										54.1-2400 of the Code of
				  Virginia, the board may delegate an informal fact-finding proceeding to an
				  agency subordinate.
B. Criteria for
				  delegation. Cases that may not be delegated to an agency subordinate include
				  violations of standards of practice as set forth in
				  18VAC140-20-150, except as may
				  otherwise be determined by the probable cause committee in consultation with
				  the board chair.
C. Criteria for an
				  agency subordinate.
1. An agency subordinate
				  authorized by the board to conduct an informal fact-finding proceeding may
				  include board members and professional staff or other persons deemed
				  knowledgeable by virtue of their training and experience in administrative
				  proceedings involving the regulation and discipline of health
				  professionals.
2. The executive
				  director shall maintain a list of appropriately qualified persons to whom an
				  informal fact-finding proceeding may be delegated.
3. The board may delegate to the executive
				  director the selection of the agency subordinate who is deemed appropriately
				  qualified to conduct a proceeding based on the qualifications of the
				  subordinate and the type of case being heard.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK › Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK › Form - FORMS (18VAC140-20)

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Request
				  for Termination of Supervision (rev. 2/2020)
Initial
				  Application for Supervision for LCSW Licensure (rev. 4/2022)
Verification
				  of Clinical Supervision (rev. 4/2022)
Add
				  or Change Supervision (rev. 4/2022)
LCSW
				  Application by Examination (rev. 4/2022)
LCSW
				  Endorsement Online Instructions and Forms (rev. 11/2022)
LMSW
				  Application by Examination (rev. 4/2022)
LMSW
				  Endorsement Online Instructions and Forms (rev. 11/2022)
LBSW
				  Application by Examination (rev. 4/2022)
LBSW
				  Endorsement Online Instructions and Forms (rev. 11/2022)
LCSW
				  Supervision Log (rev. 3/2020)
Application
				  for Reinstatement of Licensure: Checklist Instructions (rev.
				  3/2020)
Application
				  for Reinstatement Following Disciplinary Action: Checklist Instructions (rev.
				  3/2020)
Social
				  Work Name/Address Change (rev. 2/2020)
Request
				  for Change in Status of Virginia Social Work License (Current Active to Current
				  Inactive) (rev. 3/2020)
Request
				  for Change in Status of Virginia Social Work License (Current Inactive to
				  Current Active) (rev. 3/2020)
Request
				  for Verification of Virginia Social Work License (rev. 2/2020)
Request
				  for Late Renewal Instructions (rev. 3/2020)
Statutory Authority: §§
											54.1-2400
					 and
					 54.1-3708
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part I - Purpose and Definitions › Section 18VAC145-11-10 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to promote public
					 involvement in the development, amendment or repeal of the regulations of the
					 Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists.
					 This chapter does not apply to regulations, guidelines, or other documents
					 exempted or excluded from the provisions of the Administrative Process Act
					 (§ 2.2-4000 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-201 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 18VAC145-11-30 - Notification list

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A. The agency shall
				  maintain a list of persons who have requested to be notified of regulatory
				  actions being pursued by the agency.
B. Any person may request to be placed on a
				  notification list by registering as a public user on the Town Hall or by making
				  a request to the agency. Any person who requests to be placed on a notification
				  list shall elect to be notified either by electronic means or through a postal
				  carrier.
C. The agency may maintain
				  additional lists for persons who have requested to be informed of specific
				  regulatory issues, proposals, or actions.
D. When electronic mail is returned as
				  undeliverable on multiple occasions at least 24 hours apart, that person may be
				  deleted from the list. A single undeliverable message is insufficient cause to
				  delete the person from the list.
E.
				  When mail delivered by a postal carrier is returned as undeliverable on
				  multiple occasions, that person may be deleted from the list.
F. The agency may periodically request those
				  persons on the notification list to indicate their desire to either continue to
				  be notified electronically, receive documents through a postal carrier, or be
				  deleted from the list.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-201 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part II - Notification of Interested Persons › Section 18VAC145-11-40 - Information to be sent to persons on the notification list

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A. To persons
				  electing to receive electronic notification or notification through a postal
				  carrier as described in
				  18VAC145-11-30, the agency shall
				  send the following information:
1. A notice
				  of intended regulatory action (NOIRA).
2. A notice of the comment period on a
				  proposed, a reproposed, or a fast-track regulation and hyperlinks to, or
				  instructions on how to obtain, a copy of the regulation and any supporting
				  documents.
3. A notice soliciting
				  comment on a final regulation when the regulatory process has been extended
				  pursuant to § 2.2-4007.06 or 2.2-4013C of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC145-11-50 - Public comment

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A. In
				  considering any nonemergency, nonexempt regulatory action, the agency shall
				  afford interested persons an opportunity to (i) submit data, views, and
				  arguments, either orally or in writing, to the agency; and (ii) be accompanied
				  by and represented by counsel or other representative. Such opportunity to
				  comment shall include an online public comment forum on the Town Hall.
1. To any requesting person, the agency shall
				  provide copies of the statement of basis, purpose, substance, and issues; the
				  economic impact analysis of the proposed or fast-track regulatory action; and
				  the agency's response to public comments received.
2. The agency may begin crafting a regulatory
				  action prior to or during any opportunities it provides to the public to submit
				  comments.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC145-11-60 - Petition for rulemaking

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A. As
				  provided in § 2.2-4007 of the Code of Virginia, any person may petition
				  the agency to consider a regulatory action.
B. A petition shall include but is not
				  limited to the following information:
1. The
				  petitioner's name and contact information;
2. The substance and purpose of the
				  rulemaking that is requested, including reference to any applicable Virginia
				  Administrative Code sections; and
3. Reference to the legal authority of the
				  agency to take the action requested.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC145-11-70 - Appointment of regulatory advisory panel

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A. The agency may appoint a regulatory
				  advisory panel (RAP) to provide professional specialization or technical
				  assistance when the agency determines that such expertise is necessary to
				  address a specific regulatory issue or action or when individuals indicate an
				  interest in working with the agency on a specific regulatory issue or
				  action.
B. Any person may request
				  the appointment of a RAP and request to participate in its activities. The
				  agency shall determine when a RAP shall be appointed and the composition of the
				  RAP.
C. A RAP may be dissolved by
				  the agency if:
1. The proposed text of the
				  regulation is posted on the Town Hall, published in the Virginia Register, or
				  such other time as the agency determines is appropriate; or
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC145-11-80 - Appointment of negotiated rulemaking panel

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A. The agency may appoint a negotiated
				  rulemaking panel (NRP) if a regulatory action is expected to be
				  controversial.
B. An NRP that has
				  been appointed by the agency may be dissolved by the agency when:
1. There is no longer controversy associated
				  with the development of the regulation;
2. The agency determines that the regulatory
				  action is either exempt or excluded from the requirements of the Administrative
				  Process Act; or
3. The agency
				  determines that resolution of a controversy is unlikely.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC145-11-90 - Meetings

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Notice of any open meeting, including meetings of a RAP or
					 NRP, shall be posted on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall and Commonwealth
					 Calendar at least seven working days prior to the date of the meeting. The
					 exception to this requirement is any meeting held in accordance with §
					 2.2-3707D of the Code of Virginia allowing for contemporaneous notice to be
					 provided to participants and the public.
Statutory Authority
§§ 2.2-4007.02 and 54.1-201 of the Code of
						Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC145-11-100 - Public hearings on regulations

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A. The agency shall indicate in its notice of
				  intended regulatory action whether it plans to hold a public hearing following
				  the publication of the proposed stage of the regulatory action.
B. The agency may conduct one or more public
				  hearings during the comment period following the publication of a proposed
				  regulatory action.
C. An agency is
				  required to hold a public hearing following the publication of the proposed
				  regulatory action when:
1. The agency's basic
				  law requires the agency to hold a public hearing;
2. The Governor directs the agency to hold a
				  public hearing; or
3. The agency
				  receives requests for a public hearing from at least 25 persons during the
				  public comment period following the publication of the notice of intended
				  regulatory action.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 145 - BOARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTISTS, WETLAND PROFESSIONALS, ANDGEOLOGISTS › Chapter 11 - PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES › Part III - Public Participation Procedures › Section 18VAC145-11-110 - Periodic review of regulations

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A. The agency shall conduct a periodic review
				  of its regulations consistent with:
1. An
				  executive order issued by the Governor pursuant to § 2.2-4017 of the
				  Administrative Process Act to receive comment on all existing regulations as to
				  their effectiveness, efficiency, necessity, clarity, and cost of compliance;
				  and
2. The requirements in §
				  2.2-4007.1 of the Administrative Process Act regarding regulatory flexibility
				  for small businesses.