The petitioner requests that the Board of Social Work amend 18VAC140-20-50, which provides the experience requirements for a licensed clinical social worker, to require a supervisee working toward becoming a licensed clinical social worker to obtain licensure as a licensed master’s social worker while obtaining required experience under supervision.  

The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on August 15, 2022 and on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall. Public comment will open on August 15, 2022 and will close on September 14, 2022. The Board of Social Work will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition at its meeting currently scheduled for September 23, 2022. The petitioner will be notified of the Board\'s decision after that meeting.

The Board considered this petition at its September 23, 2022 meeting. The Board decided to take no action on the petition, finding that a requirement that individuals under supervision must obtain an LMSW would create a barrier to increasing the workforce, a barrier to access to services, and would add regulatory and exam burdens to supervisees.