(A) No individual shall offer social work services or use the designation 'Social Worker', 'Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker', 'Licensed Masters Social Worker', 'Licensed Independent Social Worker-Clinical Practice', 'Licensed Independent Social Worker-Advanced Practice', or the initials 'LBSW', 'LMSW', or 'LISW' or any other designation indicating licensure status or hold themselves out as practicing social work or as a Baccalaureate Social Worker, Masters Social Worker, or Independent Social Worker unless licensed in accordance with this chapter. (B) A person providing social work services to a client in this State, through telephonic, electronic, or other means, regardless of the location of the social worker, who is not licensed or registered by this State, is practicing without a license. A social worker licensed by this State may provide services through these means to a client in this State within their appropriate scope of practice. HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 189, Section 1; 2022 Act No. 155 (S.1179), Section 1, eff June 12, 2022.
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