Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 966
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Ring moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 3382 and 3383
    4  insert:
    5         Section 76. Subsections (3) through (7) of section 491.004,
    6  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    7         491.004 Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family
    8  Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling.—
    9         (3) No later than January 1, 1988, the Governor shall
   10  appoint nine members of the board as follows:
   11         (a) Three members for terms of 2 years each.
   12         (b) Three members for terms of 3 years each.
   13         (c) Three members for terms of 4 years each.
   14         (3)(4) As the terms of the initial members expire, the
   15  Governor shall appoint successors for terms of 4 years; and
   16  those members shall serve until their successors are appointed.
   17         (4)(5) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss.
   18  120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement and enforce the provisions of
   19  this chapter.
   20         (5)(6) All applicable provisions of chapter 456 relating to
   21  activities of regulatory boards shall apply to the board.
   22         (6)(7) The board shall maintain its official headquarters
   23  in the City of Tallahassee.
   24         Section 77. Section 491.0045, Florida Statutes, is amended
   25  to read:
   26         491.0045 Intern registration; requirements.—
   27         (1) Effective January 1, 1998, An individual who has not
   28  satisfied intends to practice in Florida to satisfy the
   29  postgraduate or post-master’s level experience requirements, as
   30  specified in s. 491.005(1)(c), (3)(c), or (4)(c), must register
   31  as an intern in the profession for which he or she is seeking
   32  licensure before prior to commencing the post-master’s
   33  experience requirement. or An individual who intends to satisfy
   34  part of the required graduate-level practicum, internship, or
   35  field experience, outside the academic arena for any profession,
   36  must register as an intern in the profession for which he or she
   37  is seeking licensure before prior to commencing the practicum,
   38  internship, or field experience.
   39         (2) The department shall register as a clinical social
   40  worker intern, marriage and family therapist intern, or mental
   41  health counselor intern each applicant who the board certifies
   42  has:
   43         (a) Completed the application form and remitted a
   44  nonrefundable application fee not to exceed $200, as set by
   45  board rule;
   46         (b)1. Completed the education requirements as specified in
   47  s. 491.005(1)(c), (3)(c), or (4)(c) for the profession for which
   48  he or she is applying for licensure, if needed; and
   49         2. Submitted an acceptable supervision plan, as determined
   50  by the board, for meeting the practicum, internship, or field
   51  work required for licensure that was not satisfied in his or her
   52  graduate program.
   53         (c) Identified a qualified supervisor.
   54         (3) An individual registered under this section must remain
   55  under supervision while practicing under registered intern
   56  status until he or she is in receipt of a license or a letter
   57  from the department stating that he or she is licensed to
   58  practice the profession for which he or she applied.
   59         (4) An individual who has applied for intern registration
   60  on or before December 31, 2001, and has satisfied the education
   61  requirements of s. 491.005 that are in effect through December
   62  31, 2000, will have met the educational requirements for
   63  licensure for the profession for which he or she has applied.
   64         (4)(5)Individuals who have commenced the experience
   65  requirement as specified in s. 491.005(1)(c), (3)(c), or (4)(c)
   66  but failed to register as required by subsection (1) shall
   67  register with the department before January 1, 2000. Individuals
   68  who fail to comply with this section subsection shall not be
   69  granted a license under this chapter, and any time spent by the
   70  individual completing the experience requirement as specified in
   71  s. 491.005(1)(c), (3)(c), or (4)(c) before prior to registering
   72  as an intern shall not count toward completion of the such
   73  requirement.
   74         (5) Intern registration shall be valid for 5 years. Any
   75  subsequent intern registration shall be as a result of applying
   76  for and meeting all requirements imposed on an applicant for
   77  initial registration.
   78         (6) A registration issued on or before June 30, 2011,
   79  expires on July 1, 2016, and may not be renewed or reissued. A
   80  registration issued after June 30, 2011, expires 60 months after
   81  the date it was issued. Any subsequent intern registration shall
   82  be issued at the discretion of the board.
   83         (7) A person who has held a provisional license issued by
   84  the board may not apply for an intern registration in the same
   85  profession.
   86         Section 78. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
   87  491.0046, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) is
   88  added to that section, to read:
   89         491.0046 Provisional license; requirements.—
   90         (2) The department shall issue a provisional clinical
   91  social worker license, provisional marriage and family therapist
   92  license, or provisional mental health counselor license to each
   93  applicant who the board certifies has:
   94         (c) Has met the following minimum coursework requirements:
   95         1. For clinical social work, a minimum of 15 semester hours
   96  or 22 quarter hours of the coursework required by s.
   97  491.005(1)(b)2.b.
   98         2. For marriage and family therapy, 10 of the courses
   99  required by s. 491.005(3)(b)1.a. 491.005(3)(b)1.a.-c., as
  100  determined by the board, and at least 6 semester hours or 9
  101  quarter hours of the course credits must have been completed in
  102  the area of marriage and family systems, theories, or
  103  techniques.
  104         3. For mental health counseling, a minimum of seven of the
  105  courses required under s. 491.005(4)(b)1.a. 491.005(b)1.a.-c.
  106         (5) A person who has held an intern registration issued by
  107  the board may not apply for a provisional license in the same
  108  profession.
  109         Section 79. Section 491.005, Florida Statutes, is amended
  110  to read:
  111         491.005 Licensure by examination.—
  112         (1) CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK.—Upon verification of
  113  documentation and payment of a fee not to exceed $200, as set by
  114  board rule, plus the actual per applicant cost to the department
  115  for purchase of the examination from the American Association of
  116  State Social Worker’s Boards or a similar national organization,
  117  the department shall issue a license as a clinical social worker
  118  to an applicant who the board certifies:
  119         (a) Has submitted an made application therefor and paid the
  120  appropriate fee.
  121         (b)1. Has received a doctoral degree in social work from a
  122  graduate school of social work which at the time the applicant
  123  graduated was accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by
  124  the United States Department of Education or has received a
  125  master’s degree in social work from a graduate school of social
  126  work which at the time the applicant graduated:
  127         a. Was accredited by the Council on Social Work Education;
  128         b. Was accredited by the Canadian Association of Schools of
  129  Social Work; or
  130         c. Has been determined to have been a program equivalent to
  131  programs approved by the Council on Social Work Education by the
  132  Foreign Equivalency Determination Service of the Council on
  133  Social Work Education. An applicant who graduated from a program
  134  at a university or college outside of the United States or
  135  Canada must present documentation of the equivalency
  136  determination from the council in order to qualify.
  137         2. The applicant’s graduate program must have emphasized
  138  direct clinical patient or client health care services,
  139  including, but not limited to, coursework in clinical social
  140  work, psychiatric social work, medical social work, social
  141  casework, psychotherapy, or group therapy. The applicant’s
  142  graduate program must have included all of the following
  143  coursework:
  144         a. A supervised field placement which was part of the
  145  applicant’s advanced concentration in direct practice, during
  146  which the applicant provided clinical services directly to
  147  clients.
  148         b. Completion of 24 semester hours or 32 quarter hours in
  149  theory of human behavior and practice methods as courses in
  150  clinically oriented services, including a minimum of one course
  151  in psychopathology, and no more than one course in research,
  152  taken in a school of social work accredited or approved pursuant
  153  to subparagraph 1.
  154         3. If the course title which appears on the applicant’s
  155  transcript does not clearly identify the content of the
  156  coursework, the applicant shall be required to provide
  157  additional documentation, including, but not limited to, a
  158  syllabus or catalog description published for the course.
  159         (c) Has had at least not less than 2 years of clinical
  160  social work experience, which took place subsequent to
  161  completion of a graduate degree in social work at an institution
  162  meeting the accreditation requirements of this section, under
  163  the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker or the
  164  equivalent who is a qualified supervisor as determined by the
  165  board. An individual who intends to practice in Florida to
  166  satisfy clinical experience requirements must register pursuant
  167  to s. 491.0045 before prior to commencing practice. If the
  168  applicant’s graduate program was not a program which emphasized
  169  direct clinical patient or client health care services as
  170  described in subparagraph (b)2., the supervised experience
  171  requirement must take place after the applicant has completed a
  172  minimum of 15 semester hours or 22 quarter hours of the
  173  coursework required. A doctoral internship may be applied toward
  174  the clinical social work experience requirement. A licensed
  175  mental health professional must be on the premises when clinical
  176  services are provided by a registered intern in a private
  177  practice setting. A registered intern may not engage in his or
  178  her own independent private practice. The experience requirement
  179  may be met by work performed on or off the premises of the
  180  supervising clinical social worker or the equivalent, provided
  181  the off-premises work is not the independent private practice
  182  rendering of clinical social work that does not have a licensed
  183  mental health professional, as determined by the board, on the
  184  premises at the same time the intern is providing services.
  185         (d) Has passed a theory and practice examination provided
  186  by the department for this purpose.
  187         (e) Has demonstrated, in a manner designated by rule of the
  188  board, knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of
  189  clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental
  190  health counseling.
  191         (2) CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK.—
  192         (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1)(b),
  193  coursework which was taken at a baccalaureate level shall not be
  194  considered toward completion of education requirements for
  195  licensure unless an official of the graduate program certifies
  196  in writing on the graduate school’s stationery that a specific
  197  course, which students enrolled in the same graduate program
  198  were ordinarily required to complete at the graduate level, was
  199  waived or exempted based on completion of a similar course at
  200  the baccalaureate level. If this condition is met, the board
  201  shall apply the baccalaureate course named toward the education
  202  requirements.
  203         (b) An applicant from a master’s or doctoral program in
  204  social work which did not emphasize direct patient or client
  205  services may complete the clinical curriculum content
  206  requirement by returning to a graduate program accredited by the
  207  Council on Social Work Education or the Canadian Association of
  208  Schools of Social Work, or to a clinical social work graduate
  209  program with comparable standards, in order to complete the
  210  education requirements for examination. However, a maximum of 6
  211  semester or 9 quarter hours of the clinical curriculum content
  212  requirement may be completed by credit awarded for independent
  213  study coursework as defined by board rule.
  214         (3) MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPY.—Upon verification of
  215  documentation and payment of a fee not to exceed $200, as set by
  216  board rule, plus the actual cost to the department for the
  217  purchase of the examination from the Association of Marital and
  218  Family Therapy Regulatory Board, or its successor similar
  219  national organization, the department shall issue a license as a
  220  marriage and family therapist to an applicant who the board
  221  certifies:
  222         (a) Has submitted an made application therefor and paid the
  223  appropriate fee.
  224         (b)1. Has a minimum of a master’s degree from a program
  225  accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and
  226  Family Therapy Education, from a mental health counseling
  227  program with a marriage and family track from a university in
  228  this state accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of
  229  Counseling and Related Educational Programs, from a program
  230  accepted by the board as meeting these coursework requirements
  231  with major emphasis in marriage and family therapy, or a program
  232  in a closely related field as determined by the board, and has
  233  completed all of the following requirements:
  234         a. Sixty Thirty-six semester hours or 80 48 quarter hours
  235  of graduate coursework, which must include a minimum of 3
  236  semester hours or 4 quarter hours of graduate-level coursework
  237  course credits in each of the following nine areas: dynamics of
  238  marriage and family systems; marriage therapy and counseling
  239  theory and techniques; family therapy and counseling theory and
  240  techniques; individual human development theories throughout the
  241  life cycle; personality theory or general counseling theory and
  242  techniques; psychopathology; human sexuality theory and
  243  counseling techniques; psychosocial theory; and substance abuse
  244  theory and counseling techniques; legal, ethical, and
  245  professional standards issues in the practice of marriage and
  246  family therapy; individual evaluation, assessment, and testing;
  247  and behavioral research which focuses on the interpretation and
  248  application of research data as it applies to clinical practice.
  249  Courses in research, evaluation, appraisal, assessment, or
  250  testing theories and procedures; thesis or dissertation work; or
  251  practicums, internships, or fieldwork may not be applied toward
  252  this requirement.
  253         b. A minimum of one graduate-level course of 3 semester
  254  hours or 4 quarter hours in legal, ethical, and professional
  255  standards issues in the practice of marriage and family therapy
  256  or a course determined by the board to be equivalent.
  257         c. A minimum of one graduate-level course of 3 semester
  258  hours or 4 quarter hours in diagnosis, appraisal, assessment,
  259  and testing for individual or interpersonal disorder or
  260  dysfunction; and a minimum of one 3-semester-hour or 4-quarter
  261  hour graduate-level course in behavioral research which focuses
  262  on the interpretation and application of research data as it
  263  applies to clinical practice. Credit for thesis or dissertation
  264  work, practicums, internships, or fieldwork may not be applied
  265  toward this requirement.
  266         d. A minimum of one supervised clinical practicum,
  267  internship, or field experience in a marriage and family
  268  counseling setting, during which the student provided 400 180
  269  direct client contact hours of marriage and family therapy
  270  services under the supervision of an individual who met the
  271  requirements for supervision under paragraph (c). This
  272  requirement may be met by a supervised practice experience which
  273  took place outside the academic arena, but which is certified as
  274  equivalent to a graduate-level practicum or internship program
  275  which required a minimum of 400 180 direct client contact hours
  276  of marriage and family therapy services currently offered within
  277  an academic program of a college or university accredited by an
  278  accrediting agency approved by the United States Department of
  279  Education, or an institution which is publicly recognized as a
  280  member in good standing with the Association of Universities and
  281  Colleges of Canada or a training institution accredited by the
  282  Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy
  283  Education recognized by the United States Department of
  284  Education. Certification shall be required from an official of
  285  such college, university, or training institution.
  286         2. If the course title which appears on the applicant’s
  287  transcript does not clearly identify the content of the
  288  coursework, the applicant shall be required to provide
  289  additional documentation, including, but not limited to, a
  290  syllabus or catalog description published for the course.
  291  
  292  The required master’s degree must have been received in an
  293  institution of higher education which at the time the applicant
  294  graduated was: fully accredited by a regional accrediting body
  295  recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary
  296  Accreditation; publicly recognized as a member in good standing
  297  with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada; or
  298  an institution of higher education located outside the United
  299  States and Canada, which at the time the applicant was enrolled
  300  and at the time the applicant graduated maintained a standard of
  301  training substantially equivalent to the standards of training
  302  of those institutions in the United States which are accredited
  303  by a regional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on
  304  Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation. Such foreign
  305  education and training must have been received in an institution
  306  or program of higher education officially recognized by the
  307  government of the country in which it is located as an
  308  institution or program to train students to practice as
  309  professional marriage and family therapists or psychotherapists.
  310  The burden of establishing that the requirements of this
  311  provision have been met shall be upon the applicant, and the
  312  board shall require documentation, such as, but not limited to,
  313  an evaluation by a foreign equivalency determination service, as
  314  evidence that the applicant’s graduate degree program and
  315  education were equivalent to an accredited program in this
  316  country. An applicant with a master’s degree from a program
  317  which did not emphasize marriage and family therapy may complete
  318  the coursework requirement in a training institution fully
  319  accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and
  320  Family Therapy Education or the Council for Accreditation of
  321  Counseling and Related Educational Programs recognized by the
  322  United States Department of Education.
  323         (c) Has had at least not less than 2 years of clinical
  324  experience during which 50 percent of the applicant’s clients
  325  were receiving marriage and family therapy services, which must
  326  be at the post-master’s level under the supervision of a
  327  licensed marriage and family therapist with at least 5 years of
  328  experience, or the equivalent, who is a qualified supervisor as
  329  determined by the board. An individual who intends to practice
  330  in Florida to satisfy the clinical experience requirements must
  331  register pursuant to s. 491.0045 before prior to commencing
  332  practice. If a graduate has a master’s degree with a major
  333  emphasis in marriage and family therapy or a closely related
  334  field that did not include all the coursework required under
  335  sub-subparagraph (b)1.a. sub-subparagraphs (b)1.a.-c., credit
  336  for the post-master’s level clinical experience shall not
  337  commence until the applicant has completed coursework in at
  338  least a minimum of 10 of the areas courses required under sub
  339  subparagraph (b)1.a. sub-subparagraphs (b)1.a.-c., as determined
  340  by the board, and at least 6 semester hours or 9 quarter hours
  341  of the course credits must have been completed in the area of
  342  marriage and family systems, theories, or techniques. Within the
  343  2 3 years of required experience, the applicant shall provide
  344  direct individual, group, or family therapy and counseling, to
  345  include the following categories of cases: unmarried dyads,
  346  married couples, separating and divorcing couples, and family
  347  groups including children. A doctoral internship may be applied
  348  toward the clinical experience requirement. A licensed mental
  349  health professional must be on the premises when clinical
  350  services are provided by a registered intern in a private
  351  practice setting. A registered intern may not engage in his or
  352  her own independent private practice The clinical experience
  353  requirement may be met by work performed on or off the premises
  354  of the supervising marriage and family therapist or the
  355  equivalent, provided the off-premises work is not the
  356  independent private practice rendering of marriage and family
  357  therapy services that does not have a licensed mental health
  358  professional, as determined by the board, on the premises at the
  359  same time the intern is providing services.
  360         (d) Has passed a theory and practice examination designated
  361  provided by the board department for this purpose.
  362         (e) Has demonstrated, in a manner designated by rule of the
  363  board, knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of
  364  clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental
  365  health counseling as determined by the board.
  366         (f) For the purposes of dual licensure, the department
  367  shall license as a marriage and family therapist any person who
  368  meets the requirements of s. 491.0057. Fees for dual licensure
  369  shall not exceed those stated in this subsection. This paragraph
  370  expires July 1, 2020.
  371         (4) MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING.—Upon verification of
  372  documentation and payment of a fee not to exceed $200, as set by
  373  board rule, plus the actual per applicant cost to the department
  374  for purchase of the National Clinical Mental Health Counselor
  375  Examination from the Professional Examination Service for the
  376  National Academy of Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselors
  377  or a similar national organization, an examination managed by
  378  the National Board of Certified Counselors or its successor, the
  379  department shall issue a license as a mental health counselor to
  380  an applicant who the board certifies:
  381         (a) Has submitted an made application therefor and paid the
  382  appropriate fee.
  383         (b)1. Has a minimum of an earned master’s degree from a
  384  mental health counseling program accredited by the Council for
  385  the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
  386  that consists of at least 60 semester hours or 80 quarter hours
  387  of clinical and didactic instruction, including a course in
  388  human sexuality and a course in substance abuse. If the master’s
  389  degree is earned from a program related to the practice of
  390  mental health counseling that is not accredited by the Council
  391  for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational
  392  Programs, then the coursework and practicum, internship, or
  393  fieldwork must consist of at least 60 semester hours or 80
  394  quarter hours and meet the following requirements:
  395         a. Thirty-three semester hours or 44 quarter hours of
  396  graduate coursework, which must include a minimum of 3 semester
  397  hours or 4 quarter hours of graduate-level coursework in each of
  398  the following 11 content areas: counseling theories and
  399  practice; human growth and development; diagnosis and treatment
  400  of psychopathology; human sexuality; group theories and
  401  practice; individual evaluation and assessment; career and
  402  lifestyle assessment; research and program evaluation; social
  403  and cultural foundations; counseling in community settings; and
  404  substance abuse; and legal, ethical, and professional standards
  405  issues in the practice of mental health counseling. Courses in
  406  research, thesis or dissertation work, practicums, internships,
  407  or fieldwork may not be applied toward this requirement.
  408         b. A minimum of 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours of
  409  graduate-level coursework in legal, ethical, and professional
  410  standards issues in the practice of mental health counseling,
  411  which includes goals, objectives, and practices of professional
  412  counseling organizations, codes of ethics, legal considerations,
  413  standards of preparation, certifications and licensing, and the
  414  role identity and professional obligations of mental health
  415  counselors. Courses in research, thesis or dissertation work,
  416  practicums, internships, or fieldwork may not be applied toward
  417  this requirement.
  418         c. The equivalent, as determined by the board, of at least
  419  700 1,000 hours of university-sponsored supervised clinical
  420  practicum, internship, or field experience that includes at
  421  least 280 hours of direct client services, as required in the
  422  accrediting standards of the Council for Accreditation of
  423  Counseling and Related Educational Programs for mental health
  424  counseling programs. This experience may not be used to satisfy
  425  the post-master’s clinical experience requirement.
  426         2. If the course title which appears on the applicant’s
  427  transcript does not clearly identify the content of the
  428  coursework, the applicant shall be required to provide
  429  additional documentation, including, but not limited to, a
  430  syllabus or catalog description published for the course.
  431  
  432  Education and training in mental health counseling must have
  433  been received in an institution of higher education which at the
  434  time the applicant graduated was: fully accredited by a regional
  435  accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education
  436  or its successor Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary
  437  Accreditation; publicly recognized as a member in good standing
  438  with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada; or
  439  an institution of higher education located outside the United
  440  States and Canada, which at the time the applicant was enrolled
  441  and at the time the applicant graduated maintained a standard of
  442  training substantially equivalent to the standards of training
  443  of those institutions in the United States which are accredited
  444  by a regional accrediting body recognized by the Council for
  445  Higher Education or its successor Commission on Recognition of
  446  Postsecondary Accreditation. Such foreign education and training
  447  must have been received in an institution or program of higher
  448  education officially recognized by the government of the country
  449  in which it is located as an institution or program to train
  450  students to practice as mental health counselors. The burden of
  451  establishing that the requirements of this provision have been
  452  met shall be upon the applicant, and the board shall require
  453  documentation, such as, but not limited to, an evaluation by a
  454  foreign equivalency determination service, as evidence that the
  455  applicant’s graduate degree program and education were
  456  equivalent to an accredited program in this country. Effective
  457  July 1, 2020, an applicant must have a master’s degree
  458  accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and
  459  Related Educational Programs consisting of at least 60 semester
  460  hours or 80 quarter hours to apply for licensure under this
  461  subsection. The applicant’s graduate program must have
  462  emphasized the common core curricular experience to include at
  463  least 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours of coursework
  464  specifically addressing the diagnostic process, including
  465  differential diagnosis and the use of the current diagnostic
  466  tools, such as the current edition of the Diagnostic and
  467  Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
  468         (c) Has had at least not less than 2 years of clinical
  469  experience in mental health counseling, which must be at the
  470  post-master’s level under the supervision of a licensed mental
  471  health counselor or the equivalent who is a qualified supervisor
  472  as determined by the board. An individual who intends to
  473  practice in Florida to satisfy the clinical experience
  474  requirements must register pursuant to s. 491.0045 before prior
  475  to commencing practice. If a graduate has a master’s degree in
  476  with a major related to the practice of mental health counseling
  477  or a closely related field that did not include all the
  478  coursework required under sub-subparagraph (b)1.a. sub
  479  subparagraphs (b)1.a.-b., credit for the post-master’s level
  480  clinical experience shall not commence until the applicant has
  481  completed a minimum of seven of the courses required under sub
  482  subparagraph (b)1.a. sub-subparagraphs (b)1.a.-b., as determined
  483  by the board, one of which must be a course in psychopathology
  484  or abnormal psychology. A doctoral internship may be applied
  485  toward the clinical experience requirement. A licensed mental
  486  health professional must be on the premises when clinical
  487  services are provided by a registered intern in a private
  488  practice setting. No registered intern may engage in his or her
  489  own independent private practice The clinical experience
  490  requirement may be met by work performed on or off the premises
  491  of the supervising mental health counselor or the equivalent,
  492  provided the off-premises work is not the independent private
  493  practice rendering of services that does not have a licensed
  494  mental health professional, as determined by the board, on the
  495  premises at the same time the intern is providing services.
  496         (d) Has passed a theory and practice examination designated
  497  provided by the department for this purpose.
  498         (e) Has demonstrated, in a manner designated by rule of the
  499  board, knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of
  500  clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental
  501  health counseling as determined by the board.
  502         (5) INTERNSHIP.—An individual who is registered as an
  503  intern and has satisfied all of the educational requirements for
  504  the profession for which the applicant seeks licensure shall be
  505  certified as having met the educational requirements for
  506  licensure under this section.
  507         (5)(6) RULES.—The board may adopt rules necessary to
  508  implement any education or experience requirement of this
  509  section for licensure as a clinical social worker, marriage and
  510  family therapist, or mental health counselor.
  511         Section 80. Section 491.0057, Florida Statutes, is amended
  512  to read:
  513         491.0057 Dual licensure as a marriage and family
  514  therapist.—
  515         (1) The department shall license as a marriage and family
  516  therapist a any person who demonstrates to the board that he or
  517  she:
  518         (a)(1) Holds a valid, active license as a psychologist
  519  under chapter 490 or as a clinical social worker or mental
  520  health counselor under this chapter, or is certified under s.
  521  464.012 as an advanced registered nurse practitioner who has
  522  been determined by the Board of Nursing as a specialist in
  523  psychiatric mental health.
  524         (b)(2) Has held a valid, active license for at least 3
  525  years.
  526         (c)(3) Has passed the examination provided by the
  527  department for marriage and family therapy.
  528         (2) This section is repealed July 1, 2020.
  529         Section 81. Subsection (1) of section 491.006, Florida
  530  Statutes, is amended to read:
  531         491.006 Licensure or certification by endorsement.—
  532         (1) The department shall license or grant a certificate to
  533  a person in a profession regulated by this chapter who, upon
  534  applying to the department and remitting the appropriate fee,
  535  demonstrates to the board that he or she:
  536         (a) Has demonstrated, in a manner designated by rule of the
  537  board, knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of
  538  clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, and mental
  539  health counseling as defined by rule of the board.
  540         (b)1. Holds an active valid license to practice in the
  541  profession for which the applicant seeks licensure and has
  542  actively practiced the profession for which licensure is applied
  543  in another state for 3 of the last 5 years immediately preceding
  544  licensure.
  545         2. Meets the education requirements of this chapter for the
  546  profession for which licensure is applied or has demonstrated
  547  proof of substantially equivalent education as defined by rule
  548  of the board.
  549         3. Has passed the licensure examination designated by the
  550  board or has passed a substantially equivalent licensing
  551  examination in another state for the profession which the
  552  applicant seeks licensure a substantially equivalent licensing
  553  examination in another state or has passed the licensure
  554  examination in this state in the profession for which the
  555  applicant seeks licensure.
  556         4. Holds a license in good standing, is not under
  557  investigation for an act that would constitute a violation of
  558  this chapter, and has not been found to have committed any act
  559  that would constitute a violation of this chapter. The fees paid
  560  by any applicant for certification as a master social worker
  561  under this section are nonrefundable.
  562         Section 82. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 491.007,
  563  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  564         491.007 Renewal of license, registration, or certificate.—
  565         (2) Each applicant for renewal shall present satisfactory
  566  evidence that, in the period since the license or certificate
  567  was issued, the applicant has completed continuing education
  568  requirements set by rule of the board or department. The board
  569  may not require Not more than 25 classroom hours of continuing
  570  education per year shall be required. A certified master social
  571  worker is exempt from the continuing education requirements for
  572  the first renewal of the certificate.
  573         (3) The board or department shall prescribe by rule a
  574  method for the biennial renewal of an intern registration at a
  575  fee set by rule, not to exceed $100.
  576  
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  579         And the title is amended as follows:
  580         Delete line 337
  581  and insert:
  582         and land development; amending s. 491.004, F.S.;
  583         deleting an obsolete provision; conforming provisions;
  584         amending s. 491.0045, F.S.; requiring registered
  585         interns to remain under supervision while maintaining
  586         registered intern status; providing for noncompliance;
  587         providing for the expiration of intern registrations
  588         and registered intern licenses; prohibiting specified
  589         persons from applying for an intern registration;
  590         amending s. 491.0046, F.S.; correcting cross
  591         references; prohibiting specified persons from
  592         applying for a provisional license; amending s.
  593         491.005, F.S.; revising the requirements for a
  594         clinical social worker license, a marriage and family
  595         therapist license, and a mental health counselor
  596         license; deleting a provision requiring certain
  597         registered interns to be certified as having met
  598         specified licensure requirements; amending s.
  599         491.0057, F.S.; providing for future repeal of
  600         provisions providing for dual licensure as a marriage
  601         and family therapist; amending s. 491.006, F.S.;
  602         revising requirements of licensure or certification by
  603         endorsement; amending s. 491.007, F.S.; deleting a
  604         provision providing certified master social workers a
  605         limited exemption from continuing education
  606         requirements; deleting a provision requiring the Board
  607         of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy,
  608         and Mental Health Counseling to establish a procedure
  609         for the biennial renewal of intern registrations;
  610         amending s. 499.003, F.S.;