Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 2263-1.015
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 23, December 2, 2024
Section 20 CSR 2263-1.015 - General OrganizationPURPOSE: This rule complies with sections 337.600-337.639, RSMo, which permit the department to adopt rules governing the conduct of the State Committee for Social Workers.
(1) The purpose of the State Committee for Social Workers (hereinafter committee) is to regulate the practice of licensed social work as it involves the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of this state; to protect the inhabitants of this state from harm caused by dangerous, dishonest, incompetent, or the unlawful practice of licensed social work and to implement and sustain a system for the examination and regulation of licensed social workers, provisional licensed social workers, temporary permit holders, and individuals receiving supervision for licensure.(2) The committee shall meet at least once a year to elect a chairperson and secretary by a majority of committee member votes. In the absence of the chairperson, the secretary shall preside. Additional meetings may be held as division and committee business requires and all meeting notices shall be posted in compliance with Chapter 610, RSMo, or any other applicable law or rule.(3) Members of the public may obtain information or make a submission to the division or the committee by writing PO Box 1335, Jefferson City, MO 65102-1335. The telephone number for the committee office is (573) 751-0885 and the TDD number is (800) 735-2966. AUTHORITY: sections 337.627, RSMo 2000 and 337.622 and 337.677, RSMo Supp. 2001.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 263-1.015. Original rule filed Dec. 30, 1998, effective July 30, 1999. Amended: Filed Nov. 13, 2002, effective June 30, 2003. Moved to 20 CSR 2263-1.015, effective Aug. 28, 2006. *Original authority: 337.622, RSMo 1997 amended, 1999, 2001 and 337.627, RSMo 1989, amended 1993, 1995, 1997, 337.677, RSMo 2001.