Massachusetts § 133 Social workers; penalty for illegal representation or practice

Massachusetts Statutes

§ 133 — Social workers; penalty for illegal representation or practice

Massachusetts § 133

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XVIPUBLIC HEALTH

Ch. 112REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

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Bluebook

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 112, § 133 (2026).

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Section 133. No person shall engage in the practice of social work unless he is licensed under the provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one.No person shall hold himself out to be a licensed certified social worker, or a licensed social worker, or a licensed social work associate unless he has met the applicable requirements set forth in section one hundred and thirty-one.No person shall engage in the independent practice of clinical social work or hold himself out to be a licensed independent clinical social worker unless he is licensed under the applicable provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one.Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months or by both such fine and imprisonm

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Section 133. No person shall engage in the practice of social work unless he is licensed under the provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one.No person shall hold himself out to be a licensed certified social worker, or a licensed social worker, or a licensed social work associate unless he has met the applicable requirements set forth in section one hundred and thirty-one.No person shall engage in the independent practice of clinical social work or hold himself out to be a licensed independent clinical social worker unless he is licensed under the applicable provisions of section one hundred and thirty-one.Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months or by both such fine and imprisonment.