Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners
Article 1 - Application and Employment Requirements
12 AAC 18.160 - Standards of practice

A social worker licensed in this state shall adhere to the standards of practice adopted by the board under this section. The board adopts by reference the Model Social Work Practice Act Model Law Task Force 1996 - 1997 with amendments, 1998 - 2012 with amendments, 2013 - 2015, with amendments, 2018. and the Model Regulatory Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice ASWB International Technology Task Force, 2013 - 2014 published by the Association of Social Work Boards, as the standards of practice for social workers licensed in this state.

A copy of the Model Social Work Practice Act and the Model Regulatory Standards for Technology and Social Work Practice adopted in 12 AAC 18.160 is available for inspection at the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, Juneau, Alaska, or may be obtained from the Association of Social Work Boards, 400 Southridge Parkway, Suite B, Culpeper, VA 22701-3791, phone: (800) 225-6880. fax: (540) 829-0562. or websites at https://www.aswb.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ASWB-Model-Regulatory-Standards-for-Technology-and-Social-Work- Practice.pdf

As of Register 171 (October 2004), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Community and Economic Development to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development made by ch. 47, SLA 2004 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of community and economic development.

Authority:AS 08.95.030