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Public Act 102-0326
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Clinical Social Work and Social Work |
Practice Act is amended by changing Sections 5, 8, 9A, and 11 |
as follows:
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(225 ILCS 20/5) (from Ch. 111, par. 6355)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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Sec. 5. Powers and duties of the Department. Subject to |
the provisions of this Act, the Department shall exercise the |
following functions, powers, and duties:
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(1) Conduct or authorize examinations to ascertain the |
qualifications and fitness of candidates for a license to |
engage in the independent practice of clinical social work |
and in the practice of social work, pass upon the |
qualifications of applicants for licenses, and issue |
licenses to those who are found to be fit and qualified. |
(2) Adopt rules required for the administration and |
enforcement of this Act. |
(3) Adopt rules for determining approved undergraduate |
and graduate social work degree programs and prepare and |
maintain a list of colleges and universities offering such |
approved programs whose graduates, if they otherwise meet |
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the requirements of this Act, are eligible to apply for a |
license. |
(4) Prescribe forms to be issued for the |
administration and enforcement of this Act consistent with |
and reflecting the requirements of this Act and rules |
adopted pursuant to this Act. |
(5)
Conduct investigations related to possible |
violations of this Act. |
(6) Maintain rosters of the names and addresses of all |
persons who hold valid licenses under this Act. These |
rosters shall be available upon written request and |
payment of the required fee.
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(Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
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(225 ILCS 20/8) (from Ch. 111, par. 6358)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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Sec. 8. Examination.
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(1) The
Department shall authorize examinations of |
applicants at such times and
places as it may determine. Each |
examination shall be of a character to
fairly test the |
competence and qualifications of the applicants to practice
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a licensed clinical social worker or as a licensed social |
worker.
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(2) Applicants for examination shall pay, either to the
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Department or to
the designated testing service, a fee |
covering the cost of determining the
applicant's eligibility |
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and of providing the examination. Failure to
appear for the |
examination on the scheduled date at the time and place
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specified after the applicant's application for examination |
has been
received and acknowledged by the Department or the |
designated testing
service shall result in forfeiture of the |
examination fee.
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(3) (Blank).
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(4) The Department may employ consultants for the purpose |
of
preparing and conducting examinations.
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(5) An applicant has one year from the date of |
notification of
successful completion of the examination to |
apply to the Department for a
license. If an applicant fails to |
apply within one year, the examination
scores shall be void |
and the applicant shall
be required to take and pass the |
examination again unless licensed in
another jurisdiction of |
the United States within one year of passing the
examination. |
(6) (Blank). Applicants for a license as a licensed social |
worker enrolled in an approved program for a master's degree |
in social work may sit for the authorized examination for |
licensed social workers in the final semester of the program |
for a master's degree in social work without prior approval of |
the Department. The Department may adopt rules to administer |
this paragraph (6). Applicants for a license as a licensed |
social worker must still meet all requirements set forth in |
Section 9A.
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(Source: P.A. 101-568, eff. 1-1-20.)
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(225 ILCS 20/9A) (from Ch. 111, par. 6359A)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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Sec. 9A. Qualifications for license as licensed social |
worker. A
person shall be qualified to be licensed as a |
licensed social worker if that person:
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(1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form;
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(2) is of good moral character, as defined in |
subsection (2) of
Section 9;
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(3)(a) has a degree from a graduate program of social |
work
approved by the Department; or
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(b) has a degree in social work from an undergraduate
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program approved by the Department and has successfully |
completed at least
3 years of supervised professional |
experience subsequent to obtaining the
degree as |
established by rule. If
no supervision by a licensed |
social worker or a licensed clinical social
worker is |
available, then supervised professional experience may |
include
supervision by other appropriate disciplines as |
defined by rule;
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(4) (blank); and has passed the examination for the |
practice of social work as
a licensed social worker as |
authorized by the Department; and
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(5) has paid the required fees.
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(Source: P.A. 100-414, eff. 8-25-17.)
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(225 ILCS 20/11) (from Ch. 111, par. 6361)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
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Sec. 11. Licenses; renewal; restoration; person in |
military service; inactive status.
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(a) The expiration date and renewal period for each |
license issued under this Act shall be set by rule.
The |
licensee may renew a license during the 60-day period |
preceding its
expiration date by paying the required fee and |
by demonstrating compliance
with any continuing education |
requirements. The Department shall adopt rules establishing |
minimum requirements of continuing education and means for |
verification of the completion of the continuing education |
requirements. The Department may, by rule, specify |
circumstances under which the continuing education |
requirements may be waived.
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(b) Any person who has permitted a license to expire or who |
has a
license on inactive status may have it restored by |
submitting an application to
the Department and filing proof |
of fitness, as defined by rule, to have the license restored,
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including, if appropriate, evidence which is satisfactory to |
the
Department certifying the active practice of clinical |
social work or
social work in another jurisdiction and by |
paying the required fee.
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(b-5) If the person has not maintained an active practice |
in another
jurisdiction which is satisfactory to the |
Department, the Department
shall determine the person's |
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fitness to resume active status. The Department may also |
require the person to
complete a specific period of evaluated |
clinical social work or social
work experience and may require |
successful completion of an examination for clinical social |
workers.
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(b-7) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any |
person whose license expired while on active duty with
the |
armed forces of the United States, while called into service |
or
training with the State Militia or in training or education |
under the
supervision of the United States government prior to |
induction into the
military service may have his or her |
license restored without paying any
renewal
fees if, within 2 |
years after the honorable termination of that service,
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training or education, except under conditions other than |
honorable, the
Department is furnished with satisfactory |
evidence that the person has been
so engaged and that the |
service, training or education has
been so terminated.
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(c) A license to practice shall not be denied any |
applicant because of the applicant's race, religion, creed, |
national origin, political beliefs or activities, age, sex, |
sexual orientation, or physical impairment.
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(d) (Blank).
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(e) (Blank).
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(f) (Blank).
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(g) The Department shall indicate on each license the |
academic degree of
the licensee.
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