S.C. Code Regs. § § 110-30

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 110-30 - The Practice of Masters Social Work in a Supervised Clinical or Advanced Practice Setting

Per S.C. Code Section 40-63-20(26), a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) may engage in supervised clinical or advanced practice in social, medical, or governmental agencies.

A. Definitions:

(1) Governmental Agency is defined as an organization or entity established by federal, state or local government.

(2) Medical Agency is defined as an organization, entity, or practice that provides health care, including mental health services, to the public and to the community, including but not limited to hospitals, clinics, doctor's offices and hospice.

(3) Social Agency is defined as an organization, entity or practice that may or may not be funded all or in part by public funding, donations, grants or the like, that provides health, welfare, rehabilitative or other social services to the public and to the community and may bill a client or a third party for the provision of those services. A social agency may also provide these services without regard to the client's ability to pay.

B. A LMSW can provide clinical or advanced practice social work services in any of the above-defined practice settings if under the supervision of an appropriately-credentialed professional employed by the agency where the LMSW is practicing. The LMSW does not need to directly report to the supervisor, but the supervisor must be part of the supervision chain, examples include treatment team meetings and staffings. An appropriately-credentialed professional must maintain an active and unencumbered South Carolina license as one of the following:

(1) A physician;

(2) An independent social worker (LISW);

(3) A psychologist;

(4) A psychiatrist;

(5) A professional counselor (LPC);

(6) A marriage and family therapist (LMFT); or

(7) A licensed addiction counselor (LAC).

C. The supervisor is responsible for the nature and quality of the services provided to the client; and if the client is billed for those services, the supervisor bills the client or a third party for the services provided.

S.C. Code Regs. § 110-30

Added by State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2024.