CLINIC SOCIAL WORK-NONRESIDENT
Summary
Amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Provides that the Act does not prohibit a person, who is not a resident of the State, from performing social work via telehealth in the State for a non-resident of the State for not more than 5 days in any one month or more than 15 days in any one calendar year, had a previous established therapeutic relationship with the non-resident, and the person is authorized to perform such services under the laws of the state or country in which the person resides. Provides that the Act does not prohibit a person, who is not a resident of the State, from performing social work via telehealth in the State for a non-resident of the State currently attending an university or college in the State, had a previous established therapeutic relationship with the non-resident, and the person is authorized to perform such services under the laws of the state or country in which the person resides.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Mar 7, 2022
Signed May 13, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2022 · House Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
44–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Mar 30, 2022
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican17
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
56
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 13, 2022
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-000-000
upper
Mar 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Insurance; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Insurance
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 7, 2022
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Consent Calendar - Passed 104-000-000
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Consent Calendar Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000
lower
Feb 9, 2022
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 29 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
P
Lindsey LaPointe
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Deb Conroy
DDemocratic
Co
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
Co
Jaime Andrade
DDemocratic
Co
Janet Yang Rohr
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Stuart
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Burke
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Cassidy
DDemocratic
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