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statement of legislative intent.  \n\n| BILL \\#: CS/HB 27\u003Cbr>TITLE: Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact\u003Cbr>SPONSOR(S): Hunschofsky | COMPANION BILL: SB 220\u003Cbr>LINKED BILLS: HB 29 Hunschofsky\u003Cbr>RELATED BILLS: None |\n| --- | --- |\n\nCommittee References  \nHealth Professions & Programs  \n15 Y, 0 N, As CS  \n􀁨  \nHealth Care Budget  \n􀁨  Health & Human Services  \nSUMMARY  \nEffect of the Bill:  \nCurrently, social workers must obtain a separate license in each state in which they chose to practice. HB 27 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 be able to provide services to Florida patients via telehealth and in-person.  \nFiscal or Economic Impact:  \nThe bill will have a significant, negative fiscal impact on the Department of Health (DOH) which estimates that it will cost $208,776 ($91,599 recurring, $117,117 non-recurring) to implement the provisions of the bill. The bill will not have a fiscal impact on local governments.  \nJUMP TO   SUMMARY ANALYSIS  RELEVANT INFORMATION  BILL HISTORY   \nANALYSIS  \nEFFECT OF THE BILL:  \nState Participation in the Social 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 27 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 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 be able to provide services to Florida patients via telehealth and in-person. (Section 1)  \nMultistate Licensure Requirements  \nThe Compact allows for three categories of social work multistate licensure, clinical, master’s and bachelor’s. To be eligible for a multistate license under the compact, all social workers in a member state must:  \n􀁸 Hold, or be eligible for, an active, unencumbered license to practice social work in the compact member state in which they are domiciled;  \n􀁸 Abide by the laws, regulations, and rules of the state of the member state where the client is located atthe time service is provided;  \n􀁸 Submit to a review of criminal history (background screening) . (Any disqualifying events are subject to the discretion of the member state.); and  \n􀁸 Pay all applicable fees, including any member state fees and other fees required by the compact, for multistate license.  \nTo be eligible for a clinical-category multistate license a social worker must:  \n􀁸 Fulfill a competency requirement, which shall be satisfied by either:  \no Passing a clinical-category Qualifying National Exam; or  \no Hold and continuously maintain a clinical-category social work license in their home state prior to a Qualifying National Exam being required by the home state as further governed by the rules of the Commission; or  \no Proving clinical competency through a substantially equivalent standard which the Commission may determine by rule.  \n􀁸 Attain at least a master’s degree in social work from a program that is accredited, or in candidacy by an i","cbCaicqgj6y4hAp7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicqgj6y4hAp7","pdf",717444,"English","# Summary\n# Analysis\n## Effect of the Bill\n### State Participation in the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact\n### Multistate Licensure Requirements\n## Clinical-Category Requirements\n## Master’s-Category Requirements\n## Bachelor’s-Category Requirements","[{\"question\":\"What does HB 27 change for social work licensure in Florida?\",\"answer\":\"HB 27 authorizes Florida to join the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact, enabling qualified clinical social workers to obtain multistate licensure rather than separate licenses for each state.\"},{\"question\":\"How can multistate licensed clinical social workers provide services under the Compact?\",\"answer\":\"They can provide services to out-of-state patients and Florida patients through both telehealth and in-person care in compact member states.\"},{\"question\":\"What eligibility and requirement categories does the Compact establish?\",\"answer\":\"The Compact provides three multistate licensure categories—clinical, master’s, and bachelor’s—each with competency, education, and supervised practice requirements where applicable, plus background screening and applicable fees.\"}]","HB 27 - Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact - Bill Analysis | PDF",1789992604]