VirginiaMaster's social worker; scope of practice, regulations.
What it does
Board of Social Work; Board of Counseling; master's social worker; scope of practice; regulations. Expands the scope of practice of master's social workers to allow the provision of clinical services under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker. The bill also directs the Board of Social Work to promulgate regulations to allow master's social workers to engage in clinical services under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker and directs the Board of Counseling to amend its regulations to state that a licensed baccalaureate social worker shall not be required to (i) register with the Board of Counseling or (ii) fulfill any additional training or education requirements in order to serve as a qualified mental health professional-trainee.
More detail
The bill directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to amend their regulations to deem the services provided by a licensed baccalaureate social worker to be equivalent to the services provided by a qualified mental health professional-trainee and reimbursed at a comparable rate, and directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek all necessary federal authority to enact such changes.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Mar 19Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0146)Latest
- Mar 19Approved by Governor Glenn Youngkin-Chapter 146 (Effective 07/01/25)Became Law
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1897)
- Mar 7Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1897ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 18Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read third timeMinor
- Feb 17Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Reading waived (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading)
- Feb 17Rules suspended
- Feb 13Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 7Assigned Education sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Feb 4Referred to Committee on Education and HealthMinor
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 3Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- Feb 3Read third time and passed House (98-Y 0-N)Passed House
- Jan 31Engrossed by House - committee substituteMajor
- Jan 31Health and Human Services Substitute agreed to
- Jan 31Read second timeMinor
- Jan 30Read first timeMinor
- Jan 30Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1897)
- Jan 28Committee substitute printed 25106245D-H1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 28Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 23Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)Major
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 22Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1897)
- Jan 14Assigned sub: Health ProfessionsMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25101166DIntroduced