§ 25-23.6-4-2 — Exemptions

Indiana § 25-23.6-4-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 23.6: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN
• Ch. 4: Social Workers; Unlawful Practices

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(a) This article may not be construed to limit
the social work or clinical social work services performed by a person
who does not use a title specified in this article and who is one (1) of
the following:
(1) A licensed health care professional acting within the scope of
the person's license.
(2) A student, an intern, or a trainee pursuing a course of study in
medicine, psychology, or a course of study to gain licensure under
this article in an accredited eligible postsecondary educational
institution or training institution accredited by the Council on
Social Work Education, or a graduate accumulating experience
required for licensure if:
(A) the services are performed under qualified supervision and
constitute a part of the person's supervised course of study or
other level of supervision; and
(B) the student or graduate uses a title that contains the term
"intern", "student", or "trainee".
(3) Not a resident of Indiana if the person performed social work
in Indiana for not more than five (5) days in any one (1) month or
more than fifteen (15) days in any one (1) calendar year and the
person is authorized to perform such services under the laws of
the state or country in which the person resides.
(4) A rabbi, priest, Christian Science practitioner, minister, or
other member of the clergy.
(5) An employee or a volunteer for an organization performing
charitable, religious, or educational functions, providing pastoral
counseling, or other assistance.
(6) A person who provides school counseling.
(7) A governmental employee (as defined in IC 25-23.6-1-3.9).
(8) An individual providing services under a contract with the
department of child services who:
(A) is employed by an organization that is nationally accredited
and in good standing by the Joint Commission, Council on
Accreditation, or the Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities;
(B) is directly supervised by a licensed individual who is:
(i) licensed under IC 25-23.6-2, as a social worker, clinical
social worker, mental health counselor, mental health
counselor associate, marriage and family therapist, or
marriage and family therapist associate, and acting within the
scope of the individual's license;
(ii) licensed as a psychologist under IC 25-33 and acting
within the scope of the individual's license; or
(iii) licensed as a physician under IC 25-22.5 who is actively
engaged in the practice of psychiatry and acting within the
scope of the individual's license; and
(C) meets any additional requirements established by the
department of child services.
(9) An individual providing services under a contract with the
department of child services who:
(A) has completed a bachelor's degree in social work from:
(i) an eligible postsecondary educational institution that is
accredited or approved for candidacy by the Council on
Social Work Education or approved by the behavioral health
and human services licensing board; or
(ii) a foreign school that has a program of study that is
approved by the Foreign Equivalency Determination Service
of the Council on Social Work Education; and
(B) is employed in a position for which the department of child
services has specified that the job may be filled by individuals
who have completed a bachelor-level degree in social work or
other human services fields but do not need to be licensed.
(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a person referred to in
subsection (a) from qualifying for licensure under this article.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.186-1990, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.147-1997, SEC.40; P.L.244-1999, SEC.2; P.L.215-2001, SEC.101; P.L.2-2007, SEC.331; P.L.122-2009, SEC.27; P.L.104-2015, SEC.3; P.L.192-2017, SEC.4; P.L.49-2019, SEC.3; P.L.192-2019, SEC.1; P.L.211-2019, SEC.37.