45:15BB-4. Certification or license required
4. a. No person shall engage in the practice of social work as a certified or licensed social worker or present, call or represent himself as a certified or licensed social worker unless certified or licensed under this act.
b. No person shall assume, represent himself as, or use the title or designation "social worker," "licensed clinical social worker," "licensed social worker," "certified social worker," "medical social worker," "social work technician" or any other title or designation which includes the words "social worker" or "social work," or any of the abbreviations "SW," "LCSW," "LSW," "CSW," "SWT" or similar abbreviations, unless certified or licensed under this act, and unless the title or designation corresponds to the certification or license held by the person pursuant to this act.
c. No person shall engage in the independent practice of clinical social work for a fee unless the person is licensed under this act as a licensed clinical social worker.
d. No certified social worker shall practice clinical social work and a licensed social worker may only practice clinical social work under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker.
L.1991,c.134,s.4.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.