Texas Occupations Code § 505.002 Definitions

Sec. 505.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 37.

(2) "Board" means the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners.

(2-a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 5.318(8), eff. April 2, 2015.

(3) "Council on Social Work Education" means the national organization that is primarily responsible for the accreditation of schools of social work in the United States or its successor approved by the board.

(4) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(4-a) "Licensed baccalaureate social worker" means a person who holds a baccalaureate social worker license issued by the board under this chapter.

(4-b) "Licensed clinical social worker" means a person who holds a clinical social worker license issued by the board under this chapter.

(5) "Licensed master social worker" means a person who holds a master social worker license issued by the board under this chapter.

(6) "Licensed social worker" means a person who holds a social worker license issued by the board under this chapter.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 37.

(8) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 37.

(9) "Social worker" means a person who holds any license issued by the board under this chapter.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 2, 37, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 707 (S.B. 415), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.318(8), eff. April 2, 2015.

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