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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4991.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4991.1
A person engages in the practice of clinical social work when he or she performs or offers to perform or holds himself or herself out as able to perform this service for remuneration in any form, including donations.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4991.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4991.2
For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Accredited school of social work” means a school that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education. (b) “Board” means the Board of Behavioral Sciences.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992
(a) Every applicant for a license under this chapter shall file an application with the board accompanied by the application fee prescribed by this chapter. Every application shall also be accompanied by the applicable examination fee prescribed by this chapter. (b) The applicati
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.05
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.05
(a) A registrant or an applicant for licensure as a clinical social worker shall pass the following two examinations as prescribed by the board: (1) A California law and ethics examination. (2) A clinical examination. (b) Upon registration with the board, an associate clinical so
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.07
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.07
(a) An applicant who had previously taken and passed the standard written examination but had not passed the clinical vignette examination shall also obtain a passing score on the clinical examination in order to be eligible for licensure. (b) An applicant who had previously fail
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.09
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.09
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (a) of Section 4992.07, an applicant and registrant shall obtain a passing score on a board-administered California law and ethics examination in order to qualify for licensure. (b) A registrant shall participate in a board-administered Calif
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.1
(a) Only individuals who have the qualifications prescribed by the board under this chapter are eligible to take an examination under this chapter. (b) Every applicant who is issued a clinical social worker license shall be examined by the board. (c) Notwithstanding any other pro
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.10
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.10
A licensed clinical social worker who owns a business using a fictitious business name shall not use a name that is false, misleading, or deceptive, and shall inform the patient, prior to the commencement of treatment, of the name and license designation of the owner or owners of
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.2
“Advertising,” as used in this chapter, includes, but is not limited to, any public communication as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 651, the issuance of any card, sign, or device to any person, or the causing, permitting, or allowing of any sign or marking on, or in, any b
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.3
The board may deny a license or a registration, or may suspend or revoke the license or registration of a licensee or registrant if the licensee or registrant has been guilty of unprofessional conduct. Unprofessional conduct includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) The
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.31
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.31
(a) The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for clinical social work licensure or registration as an associate clinical social worker, as defined in Sections 4996, 4996.9, and 4996.18, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history backgrou
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.33
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.33
The board shall revoke any license issued under this chapter upon a decision made in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, that contains any finding of fact that the license
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.35
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.35
The board may refuse to issue any registration or license whenever it appears that an applicant may be unable to practice his or her profession safely due to mental illness or chemical dependency. The procedures set forth in Article 12.5 (commencing with Section 820) of Chapter 1
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.36
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.36
The board may deny an application, or may suspend or revoke a license or registration issued under this chapter, for any of the following: (a) Denial of licensure, revocation, suspension, restriction, or any other disciplinary action imposed by another state or territory of the U
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.4
The proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and the board shall have all the powers granted therein.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.5
Examinations may be held at those times and places as the board may determine. However, one examination shall be held during each calendar year. The board may make arrangements with organizations furnishing examination materials as it may deem desirable.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.7
Every person who willfully makes any false statement or who impersonates any other person or permits or aids any other person to impersonate him or her in connection with any application or examination is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4992.8
A licensee or registrant shall give written notice to the board of a name change, giving both the old and new names. The written notice shall be submitted to the board within 30 days of the issuance of a new government-issued photographic identification. The licensee or registran
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4993
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4993
(a) A licensed clinical social worker shall retain a client’s or patient’s health service records for a minimum of seven years from the date therapy is terminated. If the client or patient is a minor, the client’s or patient’s health service records shall be retained for a minimu
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996
(a) Only individuals who have received a license under this article may style themselves as “Licensed Clinical Social Workers.” Every individual who styles himself or herself or who holds himself or herself out to be a licensed clinical social worker, or who uses any words or sym
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.1
(a) Effective January 1, 2016, the board shall issue a clinical social worker license to each applicant who qualifies pursuant to this article and who successfully passes a California law and ethics examination and a clinical examination. An applicant who has successfully passed
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.10
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.10
The provisions of this article shall be construed only as provisions relating to the examination and licensing of clinical social workers.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.11
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.11
The board may suspend or revoke the license of any person who is guilty on the grounds set forth in Section 4992.3. The proceedings for the suspension or revocation of licenses under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of P
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.12
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.12
Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding a period of six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.13
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4996.13
Nothing in this article shall prevent qualified members of other professional groups from doing work of a psychosocial nature consistent with the standards and ethics of their respective professions. However, they shall not hold themselves out to the public by any title or descri