HB1897
Master's social worker; scope of practice, regulations.
Status:
Enacted
Latest Action:
March 19, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0146)
Chief Patron:
Rodney Willett (D)
Session:
2025 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. Board of Social Work; Board of Counseling; master's social worker; scope of practice; regulations.
Expands the scope of practice of master's social workers to allow the provision of clinical services under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker. The bill also directs the Board of Social Work to promulgate regulations to allow master's social workers to engage in clinical services under the supervision ... (More) of a licensed clinical social worker and directs the Board of Counseling to amend its regulations to state that a licensed baccalaureate social worker shall not be required to (i) register with the Board of Counseling or (ii) fulfill any additional training or education requirements in order to serve as a qualified mental health professional-trainee. The bill directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend their regulations to deem the services provided by a licensed baccalaureate social worker to be equivalent to the services provided by a qualified mental health professional-trainee and reimbursed at a comparable rate, and directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek all necessary federal authority to enact such changes. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/06/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101166D
- 01/06/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
- 01/14/2025 - House: Assigned sub: Health Professions
- 01/22/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/22/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1897)
- 01/23/2025 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
- 01/27/2025 - House: Placed on Health and Human Services Agenda
- 01/28/2025 - House: Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/28/2025 - House: Committee substitute printed 25106245D-H1
- 01/30/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1897)
- 01/30/2025 - House: Read first time
- 01/31/2025 - House: Read second time
- 01/31/2025 - House: Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
- 01/31/2025 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/2025 - House: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- 02/03/2025 - House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/04/2025 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/07/2025 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 02/13/2025 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- 02/17/2025 - Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/2025 - Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Enrolled
- 03/07/2025 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1897ER)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1897)
- 03/07/2025 - House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/2025 - Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/2025 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025
- 03/11/2025 - Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
- 03/19/2025 - Approved by Governor-Chapter 146 (Effective 07/01/25)
- 03/19/2025 - Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0146)
