(a) The Director shall:
(1) explain appeal procedures to licensees and applicants and complaint procedures to the public;
(2) administer fees collected under this chapter;
(3) provide general information to applicants for licensure as licensed independent clinical social workers and licensed master’s social workers;
(4) receive applications for licensing, license applicants qualified under this chapter, or renew, revoke, reinstate, and condition licenses as ordered by an administrative law officer; and
(5) adopt by rule criteria for licensing independent clinical social workers and licensed master’s social workers who have five years’ licensed or certified practice experience in another jurisdiction of the United States or Canada.
(b) The Director, with the advice of two licensed social workers appointed under section 3204 of this chapter, may adopt rules necessary to enable the Director to perform his or her duties under subsection (a) of this section.