Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 19-307 - Scope of licenses(a) Subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a license authorizes the licensee to practice social work while the license is in effect.(b) A licensed social worker may practice social work only within the scope of the specific category of license issued by the Board.(c)(1) A licensed bachelor social worker may not:(i) Engage in independent practice unless the licensed bachelor social worker is approved by the Board to engage in independent practice in accordance with § 19-302(f) of this subtitle;(ii) Make a clinical diagnosis of a behavioral health or emotional disorder;(iii) Provide psychotherapy; or(iv) Engage in private practice.(2) A licensed master social worker may not:(i) Engage in independent practice unless the licensed master social worker is approved by the Board to engage in independent practice in accordance with § 19-302(f) of this subtitle;(ii) Treat behavioral health or emotional disorders or provide psychotherapy without the supervision of a licensed certified social worker-clinical;(iii) Diagnose a behavioral health disorder without the supervision of a licensed certified social worker-clinical; or(iv) Engage in private practice.(3) A licensed certified social worker may not:(i) Treat behavioral health or emotional disorders or provide psychotherapy without the supervision of a licensed certified social worker-clinical;(ii) Diagnose a mental disorder without the supervision of a licensed certified social worker-clinical; or(iii) Engage in private practice.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 782,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2021.Amended by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 781,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2021.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 549,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2017 Md. Laws, Ch. 548,Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2018.Amended by 2013 Md. Laws, Ch. 391,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2013.