Florida Laws and Rules for Mental Health and Social Worker Professionals

Sep 21, 2026

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Comprehensive compilation of Florida statutory and regulatory requirements governing mental health and social work professionals. Covers licensure pathways (board, registration, provisional licensure, examination, dual licensure, endorsement), supervision of key specialty areas (clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, hypnosis, sex therapy, juvenile sexual offender therapy), and compliance duties including education, renewal, confidentiality, records, and disciplinary processes. Includes content on penalties, exemptions, display and title usage, and a separate section detailing the Professional Counselors Licensure Compact, definitions, privileges, telehealth authorization, commission structure, rulemaking, oversight, enforcement, and binding effect of compact and other laws.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages100

Reading Time4 h 12 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Board

Licensure Requirements

Intern Registration

Provisional Licensure

Licensure by Examination

Clinical Social Work

Marriage and Family Therapy

Mental Health Counseling

Dual Licensure

Licensure by Endorsement

Instruction Requirement on HIV & AIDS

Renewal of Licensure

Inactive Status

Continuing Education Requirements

Discipline

Sexual Misconduct

Violations and Penalties

Exemptions

Hypnosis

Sex Therapy

Juvenile Sexual Offender Therapy

Certified Master Social Worker

Duties of the Department to Certified Master Social Worker

Confidentiality and Privileged Communications

Records

Display of License

Using the Title of Social Work

Professional Counselors Licensure Compact

Purpose

Definitions

State Participation

Privilege to Practice

Obtaining a New Home State License Based on a Privilege to Practice

Florida Laws and Rules for Mental Health and Social Worker Professionals Introduc)on ..............................................................................................................4 Board ........................................................................................................................4 Licensure Requirements ...........................................................................................5 Intern Registra)on ...............................................................................................5 Provisional Licensure ...........................................................................................7 Licensure by Examina)on ....................................................................................9 Clinical Social Work ..................................................................................................9 Marriage and Family Therapy ................................................................................11 Mental Health Counseling......................................................................................13 Dual Licensure ...................................................................................................16 Licensure by Endorsement ................................................................................17 Instruc)on Requirement on HIV & AIDS ............................................................19 Renewal of Licensure ............. .. . . .. . ........... . .........................................................21 Inac)ve Status 22 Con)nuing Educa)on Requirements .................................................................23 Discipline ................................................................................................................24 Sexual Misconduct ..................................................................................................29 Viola)ons and Penal)es..........................................................................................31 Exemp)ons .............................................................................................................35 Hypnosis ............................................................................................................38 Penal)es.................................................................................................................39 Sex Therapy .......................................................................................................40 Juvenile Sexual Oﬀender Therapy......................................................................41 Cer)ﬁed Master Social Worker ..........................................................................42 Du)es of the department to cer)ﬁed master social worker..................................43 Conﬁden)ality and Privileged Communica)ons .....................................................44 Records ...................................................................................................................46 Display of License ...................................................................................................47 Using the Title of Social Work .................................................................................49 Professional Counselors Licensure Compact ..........................................................50 Purpose..............................................................................................................51 Deﬁni)ons .........................................................................................................51 State Par)cipa)on .............................................................................................54 Privilege to Prac)ce ...........................................................................................56 Obtaining a New Home State License Based on a Privilege to P

FAQs

What licensure routes are described for mental health and social work professionals in Florida?

The document outlines several pathways, including licensure requirements, intern registration, provisional licensure, licensure by examination, clinical specialties, dual licensure, and licensure by endorsement.

What topics are covered under discipline and enforcement in the document?

It covers discipline, sexual misconduct, violations and penalties, and related exemptions, along with oversight and enforcement concepts tied to the counseling compact sections.

What does the Professional Counselors Licensure Compact section include?

It includes the compact’s purpose and definitions, state participation, privileges to practice (including telehealth), adverse actions, commission establishment and membership, powers, financing, rulemaking, and the binding effect of the compact and other laws.

Sep 21, 2026

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