4996.  Only individuals who have received a license under this
article may style themselves as "Licensed Clinical Social Workers."
Every individual who styles himself or herself or who holds himself
or herself out to be a licensed clinical social worker, or who uses
any words or symbols indicating or tending to indicate that he or she
is a licensed clinical social worker, without holding his or her
license in good standing under this article, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
   It is unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of
clinical social work unless at the time of so doing such person holds
a valid, unexpired, and unrevoked license under this article.



4996.1.  The board shall issue a licensed clinical social worker
license to each applicant who qualifies therefor, and if required to
take it, successfully passes the examination given pursuant to this
article.


4996.2.  Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the
board that he or she complies with all of the following requirements:

   (a) Is at least 21 years of age.
   (b) Has received a master's degree from an accredited school of
social work.
   (c) Has had two years of supervised post-master's degree
experience, as specified in Section 4996.20, 4996.21, or 4996.23.
   (d) Has not committed any crimes or acts constituting grounds for
denial of licensure under Section 480.  The board shall not issue a
registration or license to any person who has been convicted of any
crime in this or another state or in a territory of the United States
that involves sexual abuse of children or who is required to
register pursuant to Section 290 of the Penal Code or the equivalent
in another state or territory.
   (e) Has completed adequate instruction and training in the subject
of alcoholism and other chemical substance dependency.  This
requirement applies only to applicants who matriculate on or after
January 1, 1986.
   (f) Has completed instruction and training in spousal or partner
abuse assessment, detection, and intervention.  Coursework required
under this subdivision may be satisfactory if taken either in
fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or in a
separate course.  This requirement applies only to applicants who
begin graduate training on or after January 1, 1995.  This
requirement for coursework in spousal or partner abuse detection and
treatment shall be satisfied by, and the board shall accept in
satisfaction of the requirement, a certification from the chief
academic officer of the educational institution from which the
applicant graduated that the required coursework is included within
the institution's required curriculum for graduation.
   (g) Has completed a minimum of 10 contact hours of training or
coursework in human sexuality as specified in Section 1807 of Title
16 of the California Code of Regulations.  This training or
coursework may be satisfactory if taken either in fulfillment of
other educational requirements for licensure or in a separate course.

   (h) Has completed a minimum of seven contact hours of training or
coursework in child abuse assessment and reporting as specified in
Section 1807.2 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.
This training or coursework may be satisfactory if taken either in
fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or in a
separate course.



4996.3.  (a) Each application for written examination received on or
after January 1, 1999, shall be accompanied by an application fee of
one hundred dollars ($100) and a fee of up to one hundred fifty
dollars ($150), including the examination fee and related
administrative costs for the written examination.  After successfully
passing the written examination, each applicant shall submit two
hundred dollars ($200) for the oral examination.  Applicants failing
to appear for any examination, once having been scheduled, shall
forfeit any examination fees paid.
   (b) The fee for rescoring a written examination shall be twenty
dollars ($20).  The fee for an appeal of an oral examination shall be
one hundred dollars ($100).
   (c) The fee for issuance of the initial license shall be a maximum
of one hundred fifty-five dollars ($155).
   (d) With regard to all license, examination, and other fees, the
board shall establish fee amounts at or below the maximum amounts
specified in this chapter.



4996.4.  Notwithstanding Section 4996.3, an applicant who has failed
the written examination may apply for reexamination upon payment of
the fee of up to one hundred fifty dollars ($150) including the
examination fee and related administrative costs and an applicant who
has failed the oral examination may apply for reexamination upon
payment of the fee of two hundred dollars ($200).  An applicant who
fails any written or oral examination may within one year from the
notification date of failure, retake that examination as regularly
scheduled, without further application, upon payment of the required
examination fees.  Thereafter, the applicant shall not be eligible
for further examination until he or she files a new application,
meets all current requirements, and pays all fees required.
Applicants failing to appear for reexamination, once having been
scheduled, shall forfeit any reexamination fees paid.



4996.5.  The board shall issue a license to each applicant meeting
the requirements of this article, which license, so long as the
annual renewal fees have been paid, licenses the holder to engage in
the practice of clinical social work as defined in Section 4996.9,
entitles the holder to use the title of licensed clinical social
worker, and authorizes the holder to hold himself or herself out as
qualified to perform any of the functions delineated by this chapter.
  The form and content of the license shall be determined by the
director in accordance with Section 164.



4996.6.  (a) The renewal fee for licenses that expire on or after
January 1, 1996, shall be a maximum of one hundred fifty-five dollars
($155) and shall be collected on a biennial basis by the board in
accordance with Section 152.6.  The fees shall be deposited in the
State Treasury to the credit of the Behavioral Sciences Fund.
   (b) Licenses issued under this chapter shall expire no more than
24 months after the issue date.  The expiration date of the original
license shall be set by the board.
   (c) To renew an unexpired license, the licensee shall, on or
before the expiration date of the license, do the following:
   (1) Apply for a renewal on a form prescribed by the board.
   (2) Pay a two-year renewal fee prescribed by the board.
   (3) Certify compliance with the continuing education requirements
set forth in Section 4996.22.
   (4) Notify the board whether he or she has been convicted, as
defined in Section 490, of a misdemeanor or felony, or whether any
disciplinary action has been taken by any regulatory or licensing
board in this or any other state, subsequent to the licensee's last
renewal.
   (d) If the license is renewed after its expiration, the licensee
shall, as a condition precedent to renewal, also pay a delinquency
fee of seventy-five dollars ($75).
   (e) Any person who permits his or her license to become delinquent
may have it restored at any time within five years after its
expiration upon the payment of all fees that he or she would have
paid if the license had not become delinquent, plus the payment of
all delinquency fees.
   (f) A license that is not renewed within five years after its
expiration may not be renewed, restored, reinstated, or reissued
thereafter; however, the licensee may apply for and obtain a new
license if:
   (1) No fact, circumstance, or condition exists that, if the
license were issued, would justify its revocation or suspension.
   (2) He or she pays the fees that would be required if he or she
were applying for a license for the first time.
   (3) He or she takes and passes the current licensing examinations.

   (g) The fee for issuance of any replacement registration, license,
or certificate shall be twenty dollars ($20).
   (h) The fee for issuance of a certificate or letter of good
standing shall be twenty-five dollars ($25).



4996.7.  A licensee shall display his or her license in a
conspicuous place in the licensee's primary place of practice.



4996.8.  The current renewal receipt shall be displayed near the
license.


4996.9.  The practice of clinical social work is defined as a
service in which a special knowledge of social resources, human
capabilities, and the part that unconscious motivation plays in
determining behavior, is directed at helping people to achieve more
adequate, satisfying, and productive social adjustments.  The
application of social work principles and methods includes, but is
not restricted to, counseling and using applied psychotherapy of a
nonmedical nature with individuals, families, or groups; providing
information and referral services; providing or arranging for the
provision of social services; explaining or interpreting the
psychosocial aspects in the situations of individuals, families, or
groups; helping communities to organize, to provide, or to improve
social or health services; or doing research related to social work.

   Psychotherapy, within the meaning of this chapter, is the use of
psychosocial methods within a professional relationship, to assist
the person or persons to achieve a better psychosocial adaptation, to
acquire greater human realization of psychosocial potential and
adaptation, to modify internal and external conditions which affect
individuals, groups, or communities in respect to behavior, emotions,
and thinking, in respect to their intrapersonal and interpersonal
processes.


4996.10.  The provisions of this article shall be construed only as
provisions relating to the examination and licensing of clinical
social workers.


4996.11.  The board may suspend or revoke the license of any person
who is guilty on the grounds set forth in Section 4992.3.  The
proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this
article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted in
that chapter.



4996.12.  Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not
exceeding a period of six months, or by a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.


4996.13.  Nothing in this article shall prevent qualified members of
other professional groups from doing work of a psychosocial nature
consistent with the standards and ethics of their respective
professions.  However, they shall not hold themselves out to the
public by any title or description of services incorporating the
words psychosocial, or clinical social worker, or that they shall not
state or imply that they are licensed to practice clinical social
work.  These qualified members of other professional groups include,
but are not limited to, the following:
   (a) A physician and surgeon certified pursuant to Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 2000).
   (b) A psychologist licensed pursuant to Chapter 6.6 (commencing
with Section 2900).
   (c) Members of the State Bar of California.
   (d) Marriage, family, and child counselors licensed pursuant to
Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 4980).
   (e) A priest, rabbi, or minister of the gospel of any religious
denomination.



4996.14.  Nothing in this chapter shall restrict or prevent
activities of a psychosocial nature or the use of the official title
of the position for which they are employed on the part of the
following persons, if those persons are performing those activities
as part of the duties for which they are employed or solely within
the confines or under the jurisdiction of the organization in which
they are employed.  However, they shall not offer to render clinical
social work services, as defined in Section 4996.9, to the public for
a  fee, monetary or otherwise, over and above the salary they
receive for the performance of their official duties with the
organization in which they are employed.
   (a) Persons employed by the United States Department of Health and
Human Services.
   (b) Persons employed in family or children services agencies.
   (c) Individuals employed in proprietary or nonproprietary private
psychiatric clinics.
   (d) Individuals employed in accredited colleges, junior colleges,
or universities.
   (e) Individuals employed in federal, state, county or municipal
governmental organizations, or nonprofit organizations which are
engaged in research, education, and services which services are
defined by a board composed of community representatives and
professionals.
   (f) Persons utilizing hypnotic techniques by referral from persons
licensed to practice medicine, dentistry, or psychology, or persons
utilizing hypnotic techniques which offer avocational or vocational
self-improvement and do not offer therapy for emotional or mental
disorders.


4996.15.  Nothing in this article shall restrict or prevent
activities of a psychosocial nature on the part of persons employed
by accredited academic institutions, public schools, government
agencies, or nonprofit institutions engaged in the training of
graduate students or social work interns pursuing the course of study
leading to a master's degree in social work in an accredited college
or university, or working in a recognized training program, provided
that these activities and services constitute a part of a supervised
course of study and that those persons are designated by such titles
as social work interns, social work trainees, or other titles
clearly indicating the training status appropriate to their level of
training.  The term "social work intern," however, shall be reserved
for persons enrolled in a master's or doctoral training program in
social work in an accredited school or department of social work.



4996.16.  Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any clinical social
worker from outside this state, when in actual consultation with a
licensed practitioner of this state, or when an invited guest of a
professional association, or of an educational institution for the
sole purpose of engaging in professional education through lectures,
clinics, or demonstrations, if he or she is at the time of the
consultation, lecture, or demonstration licensed to practice clinical
social work in the state or country in which he or she resides.
These clinical social workers shall not open an office or appoint a
place to meet clients or receive calls from clients within the limits
of this state.


4996.17.  (a) Experience gained outside of California shall be
accepted toward the licensure requirements if it is substantially the
equivalent of the requirements of this chapter.  The board may issue
a license to any person who, at the time of application, has held a
valid license, issued by a board of clinical social work examiners or
corresponding authority of any state, for two years if the education
and supervised experience requirements are substantially the
equivalent of this chapter and the person successfully completes the
written and oral licensing examinations administered in this state
and pays the required fees.  Issuance of the license is conditioned
upon the person's completion of the following coursework and
training:
   (1) A minimum of seven contact hours of training or coursework in
child abuse assessment and reporting as specified in Section 28, and
any regulations promulgated thereunder.
   (2) A minimum of 10 contact hours of training or coursework in
human sexuality as specified in Section 25, and any regulations
promulgated thereunder.
   (3) A minimum of 15 contact hours of training or coursework in
alcoholism and other chemical substance dependency, as specified by
regulation.
   (4) Instruction in spousal or partner abuse assessment, detection,
and intervention.  This instruction may be taken either in
fulfillment of other requirements for licensure or in a separate
course.
   (5) With respect to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the board may
accept training or coursework acquired out of state.
   (b) A person who qualifies for licensure based on experience
gained outside California may apply for and receive an associate
registration to practice clinical social work.



4996.18.  (a) Any person who wishes to be credited with experience
toward licensure requirements shall register with the board as an
associate clinical social worker prior to obtaining that experience.
The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the board and
shall be accompanied by a fee of ninety dollars ($90).  An applicant
for registration shall (1) possess a master's degree from an
accredited school or department of social work, and (2) not have
committed any crimes or acts constituting grounds for denial of
licensure under Section 480.  On and after January 1, 1993, an
applicant who possesses a master's degree from a school or department
of social work that is a candidate for accreditation by the
Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education
shall be eligible, and shall be required, to register as an associate
clinical social worker in order to gain experience toward licensure
if the applicant has not committed any crimes or acts that constitute
grounds for denial of licensure under Section 480.  That applicant
shall not, however, be eligible for examination until the school or
department of social work has received accreditation by the
Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education.

   (b) Registration as an associate clinical social worker shall
expire one year from the last day of the month during which it was
issued.  A registration may be renewed annually after initial
registration by filing on or before the date on which the
registration expires, an application for renewal, paying a renewal
fee of seventy-five dollars ($75), and notifying the board whether he
or she has been convicted, as defined in Section 490, of a
misdemeanor or felony, and whether any disciplinary action has been
taken by any regulatory or licensing board in this or any other
state, subsequent to the registrant's last renewal.  Each person who
registers or has registered as an associate clinical social worker,
may retain that status for a total of six years.
   (c) Notwithstanding the limitations on the length of an associate
registration in subdivision (b), an associate may apply for, and the
board shall grant, one-year extensions beyond the six-year period
when no grounds exist for denial, suspension, or revocation of the
registration pursuant to Section 480.  An associate shall be eligible
to receive a maximum of three one-year extensions.  An associate who
practices pursuant to an extension shall not practice independently
and shall comply with all requirements of this chapter governing
experience, including supervision, even if the associate has
completed the hours of experience required for licensure.  Each
extension shall commence on the date when the last associate renewal
or extension expires.  An application for extension shall be made on
a form prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by a renewal
fee of fifty dollars ($50).  An associate who is granted this
extension may work in all work settings authorized pursuant to this
chapter.
   (d) A registrant shall not provide clinical social work services
to the public for a fee, monetary or otherwise, except as an
employee.
   (e) A registrant shall inform each client or patient prior to
performing any professional services that he or she is unlicensed and
is under the supervision of a licensed professional.
   (f) Any experience obtained under the supervision of a spouse or
relative by blood or marriage shall not be credited toward the
required hours of supervised experience.  Any experience obtained
under the supervision of a supervisor with whom the applicant has a
personal relationship that undermines the authority or effectiveness
of the supervision shall not be credited toward the required hours of
supervised experience.
   (g) An applicant who possesses a master's degree from an approved
school or department of social work shall be able to apply experience
the applicant obtained during the time the approved school or
department was in candidacy status by the Commission on Accreditation
of the Council on Social Work Education toward the licensure
requirements, if the experience meets the requirements of Section
4996.20 or 4996.21.  This subdivision shall apply retroactively to
persons who possess a master's degree from an approved school or
department of social work and who obtained experience during the time
the approved school or department was in candidacy status by the
Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education.



4996.19.  Nothing in this article shall prohibit the acts or
practices of a licensed clinical social workers' corporation duly
certificated pursuant to the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation
Act, as contained in Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of
Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code and Article 5
(commencing with Section 4998), when the corporation is in compliance
with (a) the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act; (b)  Article
5 (commencing with Section 4998); and (c) all other statutes and all
rules and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining
to the corporation and the conduct of its affairs.




4996.20.  The experience required by subdivision (c) of Section
4996.2 shall meet the following criteria:
   (a) An applicant shall have at least 3,200 hours of post-master's
experience, supervised by a licensed clinical social worker, in
providing clinical social work services consisting of psychosocial
diagnosis; assessment; treatment, including psychotherapy and
counseling; client-centered advocacy; consultation; and evaluation as
permitted by Section 4996.9.  For persons applying for licensure on
or after January 1, 1992, this experience shall have been gained in
not less than two nor more than six years and shall have been gained
within the six years immediately preceding the date on which the
application for licensure was filed.  The board may credit experience
gained more than six years prior to the date on which an application
was filed upon a showing of good cause or where the applicant is
licensed and currently practicing in another state.
   (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (a) that 3,200
hours of experience shall be gained under the supervision of a
licensed clinical social worker, up to 1,000 hours of the required
experience may be gained under the supervision of a licensed mental
health professional acceptable to the board.
   For purposes of this section, "supervision" means responsibility
for and control of the quality of social work services being
provided.  Consultation shall not be considered to be supervision.
Supervision shall include at least one hour of direct supervision for
each week of experience claimed.  Not less than one-half of the
hours of required supervision shall be individual supervision.  The
remaining hours may be group supervision.  "Individual supervision"
means  one supervisor meets with one supervisee at a time.  "Group
supervision" means a supervisor meets with a group of no more than
eight supervisees at a time.
   (c) For purposes of this section, a "private practice setting" is
any setting other than a governmental entity, a school, college or
university, a nonprofit and charitable corporation or a licensed
health facility.  Employment in a private practice setting shall not
commence until the applicant has been registered as an associate
clinical social worker.  A registrant employed in a private practice
setting shall not:
   (1) Pay his or her employer for supervision, and shall receive
fair remuneration from his or her employer.
   (2) Receive any remuneration from patients or clients and shall
only be paid by his or her employer.
   (3) Perform services at any place except where the registrant's
employer regularly conducts business.
   (4) Have any proprietary interest in the employer's business.
   (d) A person employed in a setting other than a private practice
setting may obtain supervision from a person not employed by the
registrant's employer if that person has signed a written contract
with the employer to take supervisory responsibility for the
registrant's social work services.
   (e) This section shall apply only to persons who apply for
registration on or before December 31, 1998.



4996.21.  The experience required by subdivision (c) of Section
4996.2 shall meet the following criteria:
   (a) On or after January 1, 1999, a registrant shall have at least
3,200 hours of post-master's degree experience, supervised by a
licensed clinical social worker, in providing clinical social work
services as permitted by Section 4996.9.  Experience shall consist of
the following:
   (1) A minimum of 2,000 hours in psychosocial diagnosis,
assessment, and treatment, including psychotherapy and counseling.
   (2) A maximum of 1,200 hours in client-centered advocacy,
consultation, evaluation, and research.
   (3) Experience shall have been gained in not less than two nor
more than six years and shall have been gained within the six years
immediately preceding the date on which the application for licensure
was filed.
   (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (a), up to
1,000 hours of the required experience may be gained under the
supervision of a licensed mental health professional acceptable to
the board.
   (1) Supervision means responsibility for and control of the
quality of clinical social work services being provided.
   (2) Consultation shall not be considered to be supervision.
   (3) Supervision shall include at least one hour of direct
supervisor contact for each week of experience claimed and shall
include at least one hour of direct supervisor contact for every 10
hours of client contact in each setting where experience is gained.
Not less than one-half of the hours of required supervision shall be
individual supervision.  The remaining hours may be group
supervision.  For purposes of this section, "one hour of direct
supervisor contact" means one hour of face-to-face contact on an
individual basis or two hours of face-to-face contact in a group
setting of not more than eight persons.
   (4) The supervisor and the supervisee shall develop a supervisory
plan that describes the goals and objectives of supervision.  These
goals shall include the ongoing assessment of strengths and
limitations and the assurance of practice in accordance with the laws
and regulations.  The associate shall submit to the board the
initial supervisory plan within 30 days of commencement of
supervision.
   (c) A "private practice setting" is any setting other than a
governmental entity, a school, college, or university, a nonprofit
and charitable corporation, a licensed health facility, as defined in
Sections 1250, 1250.2, and 1250.3 of the Health and Safety Code, a
social rehabilitation facility or a community treatment facility, as
defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1502 of the Health and Safety
Code, a pediatric day health and respite care facility, as defined in
Section 1760.2 of the Health and Safety Code, or a licensed
alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as defined
in Section 11834.02 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (1) In a setting that is not a private practice, a registrant
shall be employed on either a voluntary or paid basis.
   (2) If volunteering, the registrant shall provide the board with a
letter from his or her employer verifying his or her voluntary
status upon application for licensure.
   (3) If employed, the registrant shall provide the board with
copies of his or her W-2 tax forms for each year of experience
claimed upon application for licensure.
   (d) Employment in a private practice setting shall not commence
until the applicant has been registered as an associate clinical
social worker.  A registrant employed in a private practice setting
shall not do any of the following:
   (1) Pay his or her employer or supervisor for supervision, and
shall receive fair remuneration from his or her employer.
   (2) Receive any remuneration from patients or clients and shall
only be paid by his or her employer.
   (3) Perform services at any place except where the registrant's
employer regularly conducts business.
   (4) Have any proprietary interest in the employer's business.
   (e) A person employed in a setting other than a private practice
setting may obtain supervision from a person not employed by the
registrant's employer if that person has signed a written agreement
with the employer to take supervisory responsibility for the
registrant's social work services.



4996.22.  (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (c), on and
after January 1, 2000, the board shall not renew any license pursuant
to this chapter unless the applicant certifies to the board, on a
form prescribed by the board, that he or she has completed not less
than 36 hours of approved continuing education in or relevant to the
field of social work in the preceding two years, as determined by the
board.
   (2) For those persons renewing during 1999, the board shall not
renew any license pursuant to this chapter unless the applicant
certifies to the board, on a form prescribed by the board, that he or
she has completed not less than 18 hours of approved continuing
education in or relevant to the field of social work, as determined
by the board.  The coursework of continuing education described in
this paragraph may be taken on or after the effective date of the
continuing education regulations adopted by the board pursuant to the
other provisions of this section.
   (b) The board shall have the right to audit the records of any
applicant to verify the completion of the continuing education
requirement.  Applicants shall maintain records of completion of
required continuing education coursework for a minimum of two years
and shall make these records available to the board for auditing
purposes upon request.
   (c) The board may establish exceptions from the continuing
education requirement of this section for good cause as defined by
the board.
   (d) The continuing education shall be obtained from one of the
following sources:
   (1) An accredited school of social work, as defined in Section
4990.4, or a school or department of social work that is a candidate
for accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council
on Social Work Education.  Nothing in this paragraph shall be
construed as requiring coursework to be offered as part of a regular
degree program.
   (2) Other continuing education providers, including, but not
limited to, a professional social work association, a licensed health
facility, a governmental entity, a continuing education unit of an
accredited four-year institution of higher learning, and a mental
health professional association, approved by the board.
   (3) The board shall establish, by regulation, a procedure for
approving providers of continuing education courses, and all
providers of continuing education, as described in paragraphs (1) and
(2), shall adhere to the procedures established by the board.  The
board may revoke or deny the right of a provider to offer continuing
education coursework pursuant to this section for failure to comply
with the requirements of this section or any regulation adopted
pursuant to this section.
   (e) Training, education, and coursework by approved providers
shall incorporate one or more of the following:
   (1) Aspects of the discipline that are fundamental to the
understanding, or the practice, of social work.
   (2) Aspects of the social work discipline in which significant
recent developments have occurred.
   (3) Aspects of other related disciplines that enhance the
understanding, or the practice, of social work.
   (f) A system of continuing education for licensed clinical social
workers shall include courses directly related to the diagnosis,
assessment, and treatment of the client population being served.
   (g) The continuing education requirements of this section shall
comply fully with the guidelines for mandatory continuing education
established by the Department of Consumer Affairs pursuant to Section
166.
   (h) The board may adopt regulations as necessary to implement this
section.
   (i) The board shall submit a report to the Legislature no later
than January 1, 2001, evaluating the progress of continuing education
required by this section, and making recommendations therefor.
   (j) On and after January 1, 1997, the board shall, by regulation,
fund the administration of this section through continuing education
provider fees to be deposited in the Behavioral Science Examiners
Fund.  The fees related to the administration of this section shall
be sufficient to meet but shall not exceed the costs of administering
the corresponding provisions of this section.  For purposes of this
subdivision, a provider of continuing education as described in
paragraph (1) of subdivision (d), shall be deemed to be an approved
provider.



4996.23.  The experience required by subdivision (c) of Section
4996.2 shall meet the following criteria:
   (a) All persons registered with the board on and after January 1,
2002, shall have at least 3,200 hours of post-master's degree
supervised experience providing clinical social work services as
permitted by Section 4996.9.  This degree of experience shall consist
of the following:
   (1) A minimum of 2,000 hours in clinical psychosocial diagnosis,
assessment, and treatment, including psychotherapy and counseling.
   (2) A maximum of 1,200 hours in client-centered advocacy,
consultation, evaluation, and research.
   (3) Of the 2,000 clinical hours required in paragraph (1), no less
than 750 hours shall be face-to-face individual or group
psychotherapy provided to clients in the context of clinical social
work services.
   (4) A minimum of two years of supervised experience is required to
be obtained over a period of not less than 104 weeks and shall have
been gained within the six years immediately preceding the date on
which the application for licensure was filed.
   (b) Of the 3,200 hours of supervised experience required in
subdivision (a), 2,200 hours shall be gained under the supervision of
a licensed clinical social worker.  The remaining 1,000 hours of the
required supervised experience may be gained under the supervision
of a licensed mental health professional acceptable to the board.
   (c) Experience shall not be credited for more than 40 hours in any
week.
   (d) "Supervision" means responsibility for, and control of, the
quality of clinical social work services being provided.
   (1) Consultation shall not be considered to be supervision.
   (2) Prior to the commencement of supervision, a supervisor shall
comply with all requirements enumerated in Section 1870 of Title 16
of the California Code of Regulations and shall sign under penalty of
perjury the "Responsibility Statement for Supervisors of an
Associate Clinical Social Worker" form.
   (3) Supervised experience shall include at least one hour of
direct supervisor contact for each week of experience claimed.  A
registrant shall receive an average of at least one hour of direct
supervisor contact for every 10 hours of face-to-face psychotherapy
performed in each setting in which experience is gained.  No more
than five hours of supervision, whether individual or group, shall be
credited during any single week.  Of the 3,200 hours of supervised
experience required in subdivision (a), 1,600 hours must be
individual supervision.  The remaining hours may be group
supervision.  For purposes of this section, "one hour of direct
supervisor contact" means one hour of face-to-face contact on an
individual basis or two hours of face-to-face contact in a group of
not more than eight persons receiving supervision.
   (4) The supervisor and the supervisee shall develop a supervisory
plan that describes the goals and objectives of supervision.  These
goals shall include the ongoing assessment of strengths and
limitations and the assurance of practice in accordance with the laws
and regulations.  The associate shall submit to the board the
initial supervisory plan within 30 days of commencement of
supervision.
   (e) Acceptable settings for gaining experience are private
practice, a governmental entity, a school, college, or university, a
nonprofit and charitable corporation, a licensed health facility, as
defined in Sections 1250, 1250.2, and 1250.3 of the Health and Safety
Code, a social rehabilitation facility or a community care facility,
as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1502 of the Health and
Safety Code, a pediatric day health and respite care facility, as
defined in Section 1760.2 of the Health and Safety Code, or a
licensed alcoholism or drug abuse recovery or treatment facility, as
defined in Section 11834.02 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (1) In a setting that is not a private practice, a registrant
shall be employed on either a voluntary or paid basis.
   (2) If volunteering, the registrant shall provide the board with a
letter from his or her employer verifying his or her voluntary
status upon application for licensure.
   (3) If employed, the registrant shall provide the board with
copies of his or her W-2 tax forms for each year of experience
claimed upon application for licensure.
   (f) Employment in a private practice setting shall not  commence
until the applicant has been registered as an associate clinical
social worker.  A registrant employed in a private practice setting
shall not do any of the following:
   (1) Pay his or her employer or supervisor for supervision, and
shall receive fair remuneration from his or her employer.
   (2) Receive any remuneration from patients or clients and shall
only be paid by his or her employer.
   (3) Perform services at any place except where the registrant's
employer and supervisor regularly conduct business.
   (4) Have any proprietary interest in the employer's business.
   (g) A person employed in a setting other than a private practice
setting may obtain supervision from a person not employed by the
registrant's employer if that person has signed a written agreement
with the employer to take supervisory responsibility for the
registrant's social work services.
   (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, registrants and
applicants for examination shall receive a minimum of one hour of
supervision per week for each setting in which he or she is working.




4997.  (a) The board shall encourage social workers to take
continuing education classes in spousal or partner abuse assessment,
detection, and intervention.
   (b) In the event the board establishes a requirement for
continuing education coursework in spousal or partner abuse detection
or treatment, that requirement shall be met by each licensee within
no more than four years from the date the requirement is imposed.
   (c) This section shall only become operative if Senate Bill 404,
adding Sections 4980.56 and 4996.22, is enacted and takes effect on
or before January 1, 1995.



4997.  A licensed clinical social worker may apply to the board to
request that his or her license be placed on inactive status.
Licensees who hold an inactive license shall pay a biennial fee of
half of the active renewal fee.  Licensees holding an inactive
license shall be exempt from continuing education requirements
specified in Section 4996.22, but shall otherwise be subject to this
chapter and shall not engage in the practice of licensed clinical
social work in this state.  Licensees on inactive status who have not
committed any acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of
licensure and have completed any required continuing education
equivalent to that required for a single renewal period may, upon
their request, have their license to practice licensed clinical
social work placed on active status.  Licensees requesting their
license be placed on active status between renewal cycles shall pay
the remaining half of their renewal fee.