§ 20-195o — Application for and renewal of license. Fees. Licensure without examination.

Connecticut § 20-195o

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 20: Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
• Ch. 383b: Clinical Social Workers and Master Social Workers

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(a) Application for licensure shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the commissioner. Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the commissioner that he or she has met the requirements of section 20-195n. The application fee for a clinical social worker license shall be two hundred dollars. The application fee for a master social worker license shall be one hundred twenty-five dollars. (b) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-195n concerning examinations, on or before October 1, 2015, the commissioner may issue a license without examination, to any master social worker applicant who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commissioner that, on or before October 1, 2013, he or she held a master's degree from a social work program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or, if educated outside the United States or its territories, completed an educational program deemed equivalent by the council. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 20-195n concerning examinations, the commissioner shall waive the requirement to pass the masters level examination of the Association of Social Work Boards or any other examination prescribed by the commissioner, as described in subsection (b) of section 20-195n until January 1, 2026, at which time such requirement shall be reinstituted. Not later than July 1, 2025, the commissioner shall notify institutions of higher education offering social work programs about the reinstitution of the examination for all persons graduating after January 1, 2026. (c) Each person licensed pursuant to this chapter may apply for renewal of such licensure in accordance with the provisions of subsection (e) of section 19a-88 . A fee of two hundred dollars shall accompany each renewal application for a licensed clinical social worker and a fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars shall accompany each renewal application for a licensed master social worker. Each such applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the commissioner of having satisfied the continuing education requirements prescribed in section 20-195u . (d) (1) An individual who has been convicted of any criminal offense may request, in writing, at any time, that the commissioner determine whether such individual's criminal conviction disqualifies the individual from obtaining a license issued or conferred by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter based on (A) the nature of the conviction and its relationship to the individual's ability to safely or competently perform the duties or responsibilities associated with such license, (B) information pertaining to the degree of rehabilitation of the individual, and (C) the time elapsed since the conviction or release of the individual. (2) An individual making such request shall include (A) details of the individual's criminal conviction, and (B) any payment required by the commissioner. The commissioner may charge a fee of not more than fifteen dollars for each request made under this subsection. The commissioner may waive such fee. (3) Not later than thirty days after receiving a request under this subsection, the commissioner shall inform the individual making such request whether, based on the criminal record information provided, such individual is disqualified from receiving or holding a license issued or conferred pursuant to this chapter. (4) The commissioner is not bound by a determination made under this subsection, if, upon further investigation, the commissioner determines that an individual's criminal conviction differs from the information presented in the determination request.

Legislative History

(P.A. 85-531, S. 3; P.A. 87-212, S. 3, 4; P.A. 89-251, S. 105, 203; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6, S. 26, 117; P.A. 94-91, S. 2; P.A. 95-116, S. 3; P.A. 97-213, S. 10, 13; P.A. 98-247, S. 14; P.A. 03-252, S. 21; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3, S. 213; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1, S. 18; P.A. 10-38, S. 4; P.A. 13-208, S. 10; P.A. 15-244, S. 123; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 474; P.A. 22-88, S. 3; P.A. 23-31, S. 3; 23-101, S. 12.) History: P.A. 87-212 deleted reference to the period of time during which the commissioner could issue a certificate without examination and added provision re satisfying requirements prior to October 1, 1986; P.A. 89-251 increased the application fee from $75 to $94; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-6 raised application fee to $195; P.A. 94-91 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the fee to $250, amended Subsec. (b) to prohibit issuance of certificate without examination after February 1, 1995, and added Subsec. (c) to provide for annual renewal and fee; P.A. 95-116 changed certification to licensure, extended from February 1, 1995, to January 1, 1996, the time to apply for a license without examination and from 1986 to 1993 the deadline for having met the requirements for such application and increased the renewal fee from $25 to $150; P.A. 97-213 extended the grandfather deadline from 1996 to 1998 and added federal employment prior to 1986 as satisfactory condition for licensure without examination, effective June 26, 1997; P.A. 98-247 amended Subsec. (c) to require continuing education and adoption of regulations; P.A. 03-252 amended Subsec. (c) by designating existing provisions as new Subdiv. (1), making technical changes therein, and adding new Subdiv. (2) re professional development activities as substitute for continuing education requirements; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-3 amended Subsec. (a) to increase fee from $250 to $315 and amended Subsec. (c)(1) to increase fee from $150 to $190; June 19 Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-1 made a technical change in Subsec. (c)(2), effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 10-38 amended Subsec. (a) by prescribing $220 application fee for master social worker license and by making conforming and technical changes, amended Subsec. (b) by replacing former requirements re licensure without examination with requirements applicable to master social worker applicants who, on or before October 1, 2012, seek licensure without examination, and amended Subsec. (c) by specifying that $190 license renewal fee applies to both licensed master social workers and licensed clinical social workers, by deleting provision re adoption of regulations pertaining to continuing education requirements, by deleting former Subdiv. (2) re continuing education requirements and by making technical changes; P.A. 13-208 amended Subsec. (b) by substituting October 1, 2015, for October 1, 2012, and substituting October 1, 2013, for October 1, 2010; P.A. 15-244 amended Subsec. (c) to increase renewal fee from $190 to $195, effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 changed effective date of P.A. 15-244, S. 123, from July 1, 2015, to October 1, 2015, and applicable to the renewal of a license or certificate that expires on or after that date, effective June 30, 2015; P.A. 22-88 added Subsec. (d) re provisions for individuals convicted of a criminal offense to request commissioner determination whether such conviction disqualifies them from receiving a license; P.A. 23-31 amended Subsec. (b) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re waiver of examination requirement until January 1, 2026, effective June 7, 2023; P.A. 23-101 amended Subsec. (a) by changing application fee for clinical social worker from $315 to $200 and for master social worker from $220 to $125 and amended Subsec. (c) by changing renewal application fee for clinical social worker from $195 to $200 and for master social worker from $195 to $125, effective July 1, 2023.