clinical social worker
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
Clinical social worker.—The term "clinical social worker" has the meaning given the term in section 1395x(hh)(1) of this title.
Source
- 2010–201642 U.S.C. § 295PThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “clinical social worker” has the meaning given the term in section 1395x(hh)(1) of this title.
Source
- 2013–present42 U.S.C. § 295PThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · for purposes of this subchapter
The term “clinical social worker” means an individual who—
(A) possesses a master's or doctor's degree in social work;
(B) after obtaining such degree has performed at least 2 years of supervised clinical social work; and
(C) (i) is licensed or certified as a clinical social worker by the State in which the services are performed, or
(ii) in the case of an individual in a State which does not provide for licensure or certification—
(I) has completed at least 2 years or 3,000 hours of post-master's degree supervised clinical social work practice under the supervision of a master's level social worker in an appropriate setting (as determined by the Secretary), and
(II) meets such other criteria as the Secretary establishes.
Source
- 1994–present42 U.S.C. § 1395XThe Public Health and Welfare · Definitions · under this subchapter