Code of Massachusetts Regulations
258 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
Title 258 CMR 20.00 - Standards Of Professional Practice And Conduct
Section 20.03 - Performance of Services Not Authorized by Law
Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024
A social worker shall not perform, or offer to perform, any function or service which he or she is not authorized by law to perform. Such functions or services include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
(1) Prescribing, furnishing, or administering any pharmacological agent to a client in the course of his or her professional practice, whether or not the pharmacological agent in question is a controlled substance under federal or state law;
(2) Diagnosing or attempting to diagnose any organic illness or disorder through the use of medical tests, examinations or procedures, rather than through accepted social work methods;
(3) Prescribing or administering any form of organic or medical therapy or treatment; or
(4) Otherwise performing or providing any function or service which exceeds the legally permissible scope of practice for his or her level of licensure, as defined in 258 CMR 12.01 through 12.05.
