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HB 13 authorizes Florida to enter into the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact (Compact) and enacts the provisions of the Compact into Florida law. Under the Compact, individuals licensed or eligible for licensure as a clinical social worker in Florida will be able to obtain a multistate license to provide services to out-of-state patients through telehealth and in-person in any of the compact member states. Multistate licensed clinical social workers in other compact states will also be able to provide services to Florida patients via telehealth and in-person.  \nFiscal or Economic Impact:  \nThe bill will have an insignificant, negative fiscal impact on the Department of Health which estimates that it will cost $97,611 ($91,674 recurring, $5,937 non-recurring) to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill has no fiscal impact on local governments.  \nJUMP TO   SUMMARY ANALYSIS  RELEVANT INFORMATION  BILL HISTORY   \nANALYSIS  \nEFFECT OF THE BILL:  \nSocial Work Licensure Interstate Compact  \nCurrently, social workers must seek a separate license in each state in which they chose to practice. The Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact (Compact) allows social workers who have or are eligible for licensure in the compact member state in which they reside to apply for a multistate license which authorizes practice in all compact member states.  \nHB 13 enacts the Compact and authorizes Florida to enter into the interstate compact. Under the Compact, individuals licensed or eligible for licensure as a clinical social worker in Florida will be eligible to obtain amultistate license to provide services to out-of-state patients through telehealth and in-person in any of the compact member states. Multistate licensed clinical social workers in other compact states will be able to provide services to Florida patients via telehealth and in-person. (Section 1)  \nState Participation in the Compact  \nTo participate in the Compact a state must:  \n􀁸 License and regulate the practice of social work at the clinical, master's, or bachelor's level;  \n􀁸 Require applicants for licensure to graduate from a program that is accredited, or in candidacy by an institution that subsequently becomes accredited, and that corresponds to the licensure being sought;  \n􀁸 Require applicants for clinical licensure to complete a period of supervised practice; and  \n􀁸 Have a mechanism in place for receiving, investigating, and adjudicating complaints about licensees. To maintain membership in the Compact a state must:  \n􀁸 Require applicants for a multistate license to pass a Qualifying National Exam that corresponds to the category of the multistate license sought;  \n􀁸 Participate in the Social Work Licensure Compact Commission’s (Commission) data system;  \n􀁸 Notify the Commission of any adverse action or the availability of current significant investigative information regarding a licensee;  \n􀁸 Implement procedures for considering the criminal history records of applicants for a multistate license;  \n􀁸 Comply with Commission rules;  \n􀁸 Require applicants to obtain or retain a license in the home state and meet home state qualifications forlicensure or renewal of licensure, and any other applicable home state laws;  \n􀁸 Authorize a licensee holding a multistate license in any member state to practice in accordance with the terms of the Compact and Commission rules; and  \n􀁸 D","cbCaidSeIXAf2bCj","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidSeIXAf2bCj","pdf",744863,"English","# Summary\n## Effect of the Bill\n## Fiscal or Economic Impact\n# Analysis\n## Effect of the Bill: Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact\n## State Participation in the Compact\n## Multistate Licensure Requirements","[{\"question\":\"What problem does HB 13 address for social workers?\",\"answer\":\"HB 13 addresses the requirement for social workers to obtain separate licenses in each state where they practice.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact work under HB 13?\",\"answer\":\"The Compact allows eligible social workers in a compact member state to apply for a multistate license authorizing practice in all compact member states.\"},{\"question\":\"What fiscal impact does HB 13 have?\",\"answer\":\"The bill is estimated to have an insignificant, negative fiscal impact on the Department of Health of $97,611, and it has no fiscal impact on local governments.\"}]","HB 13 - Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact - Bill Summary | PDF",1789990825,23,{"code":4,"msg":82,"data":99},[100,104,108,112,117,122,125,130,134,137,141],{"id":22,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":101,"show_sort_weight":102,"slug":103},"Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":26,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":105,"show_sort_weight":106,"slug":107},"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":33,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":109,"show_sort_weight":110,"slug":111},"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":113,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":114,"show_sort_weight":115,"slug":116},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":118,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":119,"show_sort_weight":120,"slug":121},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":86,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":29,"show_sort_weight":123,"slug":124},40,"healthcare",{"id":126,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":127,"show_sort_weight":128,"slug":129},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":55,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":131,"show_sort_weight":132,"slug":133},"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":132,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":135,"show_sort_weight":132,"slug":136},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":138,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":139,"show_sort_weight":138,"slug":140},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":142,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":25,"category_name":143,"show_sort_weight":113,"slug":144},19,"General","general"]