Sec. 505.301. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIALTY AREA

(a) The board may establish within the scope of social work practice and this chapter specialty areas of social work for license holders under this chapter who are licensed in good standing if establishment of the specialty areas:

(1) is necessary to promote the public interest; and

(2) assists the public in identifying qualified persons in a social work practice specialty.

(b) The board may not authorize a specialty area within the practice of social work unless the board sets the minimum qualifications for social work practice with appropriate supervision and examination, as determined by the board.

(c) The board may not establish a specialty area of social work or a specialty area identification that conflicts with a state licensing law.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.