Louisiana § 37:2722 Exclusions

Louisiana Statutes

§ 37:2722 — Exclusions

Louisiana § 37:2722

Title 37Professions and Occupations

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La. Stat. Ann. § 37:2722 (2026).

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A. No provision of this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit:

(1)The activities and services of a student pursuing a course of study in a social work educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education if these activities and services constitute a part of the supervised course of study.

(2)Subsidiary workers in the agencies and offices of individuals licensed, certified, or registered to practice social work in this state from assisting in the rendering of services to clients under the personal and responsible supervision and direction of such persons.

(3)Qualified members of other professional groups from doing work of a psychosocial nature within their legal scope of practice consistent with the standards and ethics of their respective professions, provided that t

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A. No provision of this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit:
(1) The activities and services of a student pursuing a course of study in a social work educational program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education if these activities and services constitute a part of the supervised course of study.
(2) Subsidiary workers in the agencies and offices of individuals licensed, certified, or registered to practice social work in this state from assisting in the rendering of services to clients under the personal and responsible supervision and direction of such persons.
(3) Qualified members of other professional groups from doing work of a psychosocial nature within their legal scope of practice consistent with the standards and ethics of their respective professions, provided that they shall not hold themselves out to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the term social worker, or that they shall not state or imply that they are licensed, certified, or registered to practice social work.
(4) Non-social work degreed governmental employees from performing their assigned job responsibilities.
B. An individual licensed to practice social work in another jurisdiction may, upon prior written application to the board, practice social work in this jurisdiction within the scope of practice designated by such license no more than thirty days per year without applying for a license. Practice privileges under this Subsection shall apply only if the requirements for a license in such other jurisdictions are substantially similar to the requirements for licensure in this jurisdiction. The thirty-day period shall commence on the date of receipt by the board of the written application. The practitioner who provides services under this Subsection shall be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the applicable board and be bound by the laws of this state.
C. An individual licensed to practice social work in another jurisdiction who is providing services within the scope of practice designated by such license and in response to a disaster declared by the appropriate authority or governor of the state may, upon prior written notice of the board, provide such services in this jurisdiction for a period of time not to exceed sixty consecutive days per year without applying for a license. The practitioner who provides services under this Subsection shall be deemed to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the board and be bound by the laws of this state.