PRINTER'S NO. 2320
No. 1693 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY GERGELY, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, FRANKEL, GOODMAN,
JOSEPHS, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, McGEEHAN, READSHAW,
SHIMKUS, SOLOBAY AND YOUNGBLOOD, JULY 13, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE, JULY 13, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), entitled "An
2 act licensing and regulating the practice of social work;
3 providing penalties; and making an appropriation," providing
4 for endorsement of out-of-State licenses.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The act of July 9, 1987 (P.L.220, No.39), known
8 as the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and
9 Professional Counselors Act, is amended by adding a section to
10 read:
11 Section 10.1. Endorsement of out-of-State licenses.
12 (a) Clinical social work license.--The board may issue a
13 clinical social work license without examination to an applicant
14 holding a clinical social work license in another state who
15 submits proof satisfactory to the board of all of the following:
16 (1) The applicant is of good moral character.
17 (2) The applicant holds a master's degree in social work
18 or social welfare or a doctoral degree in social work from an
1 accredited school of social work as recognized by the board
2 and has passed a clinical social work examination acceptable
3 to the board.
4 (3) The applicant holds a clinical social work license
5 that is in good standing from another state.
6 (4) The applicant has, at a minimum, been actively
7 engaged in the practice of clinical social work for five of
8 the last seven years immediately preceding the filing of the
9 application for licensure by endorsement with the board.
10 (5) The applicant has completed a minimum of 3,000 hours
11 of supervised clinical experience acceptable to the board.
12 (6) The applicant has submitted an application
13 accompanied by the application fee.
14 (7) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony
15 under the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as
16 The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, or
17 an offense under the laws of another jurisdiction, which, if
18 committed in this Commonwealth, would be a felony under The
19 Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, unless:
20 (i) at least ten years have elapsed from the date of
21 conviction;
22 (ii) the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates to
23 the board that the applicant has made significant
24 progress in personal rehabilitation since the conviction
25 such that licensure of the applicant should not be
26 expected to create a substantial risk of harm to the
27 health and safety of the applicant's clients or the
28 public or a substantial risk of further criminal
29 violation; and
30 (iii) the applicant otherwise satisfies the
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1 qualifications contained in or authorized by this act.
2 As used in this paragraph, the term "convicted" includes a
3 judgment, an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere.
4 (b) Marriage and family therapist license.--The board may
5 issue a marriage and family therapist license without
6 examination to an applicant holding a marriage and family
7 therapist license in another state who submits proof
8 satisfactory to the board of all of the following:
9 (1) The applicant is of good moral character.
10 (2) The applicant meets the educational requirements as
11 specified in section 7(e)(2).
12 (3) The applicant has completed a minimum of 3,000 hours
13 of supervised clinical experience acceptable to the board.
14 (4) The applicant holds a marriage and family therapy
15 license that is in good standing from another state.
16 (5) The applicant has, at a minimum, been actively
17 engaged in the practice of marriage and family therapy for
18 five of the last seven years immediately preceding the filing
19 of the application for licensure by endorsement with the
20 board.
21 (6) The applicant has submitted an application
22 accompanied by the application fee.
23 (7) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony
24 under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic
25 Act, or of an offense under the laws of another jurisdiction,
26 which, if committed in this Commonwealth, would be a felony
27 under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic
28 Act, unless:
29 (i) at least ten years have elapsed from the date of
30 conviction;
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1 (ii) the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates to
2 the board that the applicant has made significant
3 progress in personal rehabilitation since the conviction,
4 such that licensure of the applicant should not be
5 expected to create a substantial risk of harm to the
6 health and safety of the applicant's clients or the
7 public or a substantial risk of further criminal
8 violation; and
9 (iii) the applicant otherwise satisfies the
10 qualifications contained in or authorized by this act.
11 As used in this paragraph, the term "convicted" shall include
12 a judgment, admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere.
13 (c) Professional counselor license.--The board may issue a
14 professional counselor license without examination to an
15 applicant holding a professional counselor license in another
16 state who submits proof satisfactory to the board of all of the
17 following:
18 (1) The applicant is of good moral character.
19 (2) The applicant meets the educational requirements as
20 specified in section 7(f)(2).
21 (3) The applicant has completed a minimum of 3,000 hours
22 of supervised clinical experience acceptable to the board.
23 (4) The applicant holds a professional counselor license
24 that is in good standing from another state.
25 (5) The applicant has, at a minimum, been actively
26 engaged in the practice of professional counselor work for
27 five of the last seven years immediately preceding the filing
28 of the application for licensure by endorsement with the
29 board.
30 (6) The applicant has submitted an application
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1 accompanied by the application fee.
2 (7) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony
3 under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic
4 Act, or of an offense under the laws of another jurisdiction,
5 which, if committed in this Commonwealth, would be a felony
6 under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic
7 Act, unless:
8 (i) at least ten years have elapsed from the date of
9 conviction;
10 (ii) the applicant satisfactorily demonstrates to
11 the board that the applicant has made significant
12 progress in personal rehabilitation since the conviction,
13 such that licensure of the applicant should not be
14 expected to create a substantial risk of harm to the
15 health and safety of the applicant's clients or the
16 public or a substantial risk of further criminal
17 violations; and
18 (iii) the applicant otherwise satisfies the
19 qualifications contained in or authorized by this act.
20 As used in this paragraph, the term "convicted" shall include
21 a judgment, admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere.
22 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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