Connecticut HB 7292: AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL WORKER TITLE PROTECTION.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7292
January Session, 2019 LCO No. 5090

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

Introduced by:
(LAB)

AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL WORKER TITLE PROTECTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 20-195q of the general 1
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
(Effective January 1, 2021): 3
(a) No person shall (1) use the title "social worker" or "licensed 4
master social worker" or any initials associated with such [title] titles, 5
or (2) advertise services under the description of a licensed master 6
social worker, as defined in section 20-195m, unless such person is 7
licensed as a master social worker pursuant to this chapter. 8
(b) No person shall (1) use the title "social worker" or "licensed 9
clinical social worker" or any initials associated with such [title] titles, 10
or (2) advertise services under the description of a licensed clinical 11
social worker, as defined in section 20-195m, unless such person is 12
licensed as a clinical social worker pursuant to this chapter. 13

Raised Bill No.

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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 January 1, 2021 20-195q(a) and (b)

Statement of Purpose:
To require any person who uses the title "social worker" to be properly
licensed.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]