Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1365 - Social Worker Certification
Chapter 1365-01 - General Rules and Regulations
Section 1365-01-.01 - DEFINITIONS
Current through April 3, 2024
(1) Applicant - Any individual seeking licensure by the Board who has submitted an official application and paid the application fee.
(2) Board - The Board of Social Worker Licensure.
(3) Board administrative office or Board office - The office of the administrator assigned to the Board located at 665 Mainstream Drive, Nashville, TN 37243.
(4) Board designee - Any person who has received a written delegation of authority from the Board to perform board functions subject to review and ratification by the full Board where provided by these rules.
(5) Clinical Private Practice - Practice in which practitioners, either on a full- or part-time basis, establish their own conditions of exchange with their clients, receive direct fees, and are solely responsible for the services they provide to clients, without supervision, regardless of the organization structure. Only an L.C.S.W. may engage in clinical private practice.
(6) Experience -
(7) Fee splitting - The practice of paying commissions to colleagues out of fees received from rendering services to clients who have been referred by the colleague.
(8) Group supervision - The process of supervision of no more than four persons in a group setting provided by an L.C.S.W. or L.A.P.S.W. supervisor wherein practice problems are dealt with that are similar in nature and complexity to all supervisees in the group.
(9) Hours of Experience - The number of actual hours of supervised experience necessary for the advancement of an L.M.S.W. to a higher level of licensure as either an L.A.P.S.W. or an L.C.S.W.
(10) Independent Practice - Practice in which an individual receives direct compensation or remuneration of any kind from any person or third party payer, including but not limited to insurance companies, health plans, and state and federal benefit programs for the provision of any services.
(11) Individual Supervision - A live, face-to-face meeting with one (1) supervisor and one (1) supervisee, including the use of teleconferencing technologies, visual multi-media technology, or video conferencing technology.
(12) L.A.P.S.W. or LAPSW - Licensed Advanced Practice Social Worker.
(13) L.B.S.W. or LBSW - Licensed Baccalaureate Social Worker.
(14) L.C.S.W. or LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
(15) L.M.S.W. or LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker.
(16) Person - Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, organization, or body politic.
(17) Private Practice - Practice in which practitioners, either on a full or part-time basis, establish their own conditions of exchange with their clients, receive direct fees, and are solely responsible for the services they provide to clients, without supervision, regardless of the organization structure. Only an L.C.S.W. or an L.A.P.S.W. may engage in private practice.
(18) Supervision - The ongoing, direct clinical review, and/or non-clinical review, for the purpose of training or teaching, by an L.C.S.W. or L.A.P.S.W. supervisor who monitors the performance of a person's interaction with a client and provides regular documented face-to-face contact, guidance and instructions with respect to the clinical and/or non-clinical skills and competencies of the person supervised. Supervision may include, without being limited to, the review of case presentations, audio tapes, video tapes, and direct supervision.
(19) Supervisor - A licensed clinical social worker or licensed advanced practice social worker who meets the requirements established by the Board of Social Worker Licensure, pursuant to rule 1365-01-.08, and who provides supervision for a prospective applicant for licensure.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-23-101, 63-23-102, 63-23-103, 63-23-104, 63-23-105, 63-23108, and 63-23-110 and Chapter 1016 of the Public Acts of 2008, § 1.