HB5435

Illinois HB5435 amends the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act to adjust the requirements for clinical social worker and social worker.

Illinois HB5435 modifies the qualifications for clinical social worker and social worker licenses. For clinical social worker licenses, it requires applicants to have completed at least 3,000 hours of supervised clinical professional experience after obtaining a social worker license or during temporary practice pending the issuance of a social worker license if the license was ultimately issued. For social worker licenses, it requires applicants to have completed at least 3,000 hours of supervised professional experience within a period of no more than 4 years.