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H0212.................................................by HEALTH AND WELFARE
SOCIAL WORK LICENSES - Repeals and amends existing law to provide an
exemption from the Social Work Licensing Act for certain hospital
employees.
02/13 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/14 Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
02/27 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/28 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/01 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-0-5
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13),
Field(20), Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins,
Hornbeck, Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher,
Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Moss, Moyle, Pearce,
Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer,
Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler,
Wood, Young, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Jaquet, Mortensen, Ridinger, Stone, Swan
Floor Sponsor -- Montgomery
Title apvd - to Senate
03/02 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/08 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
Rpt out NOT amen - to 2nd rdg
03/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee,
Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen,
Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor -- King-Barrutia
Title apvd - to House
03/21 To enrol
03/22 Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed - to Gov
03/23 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 167
Effective: 03/23/01
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 212
BY HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE SOCIAL WORK LICENSING ACT; REPEALING SECTIONS 2, 3 AND 4,
3 CHAPTER 166, LAWS OF 2000; AMENDING SECTION 54-3215, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
4 VIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE SOCIAL WORK LICENSING ACT; AND DECLARING AN
5 EMERGENCY.
6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
7 SECTION 1. That Sections 2, 3 and 4, Chapter 166, Laws of 2000, be, and
8 the same are hereby repealed.
9 SECTION 2. That Section 54-3215, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10 amended to read as follows:
11 54-3215. EXEMPTIONS. Nothing within this act shall be construed to pre-
12 vent any person from doing work within the standards and ethics of their
13 respective professions or calling provided they do not hold themselves out to
14 the public by title or description of service as being engaged in social work
15 practice. Students enrolled in a recognized program of social work leading to
16 a degree may practice only under the direct supervision of a certified social
17 worker or social worker licensed under this act. This act shall not apply to
18 any employee of any facility licensed under section 39-1301(a), Idaho Code,
19 section 39-1301(b), Idaho Code, or section 39-1301(c), Idaho Code, who is des-
20 ignated in writing to be responsible for that facility's social services pro-
21 gram and who receives regular consultation from a qualified social worker.
22 SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
23 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
24 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 11062
This legislation allows the continued use of social service
designees in skilled nursing facilities and intermediate care
facilities for the mentally retarded by removing the sunset
mechanisms that are currently in law. Without this exception,
smaller rural facilities will be required to employ a Licensed
Social Worker full-time at significantly increased cost. This
change will allow social service designees, when supervised by a
qualified social worker, to continue to provide social services
in these facilities.
FISCAL IMPACT
Continuing use of social service designees will help avoid
unnecessary increases in Medicaid expenditures in long-term care
facilities.
Contact
Name: Robert Vande Merwe, Idaho Health Care Association
Phone: 343-9735
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 212