The board has grounds to take action under sections 148D.255 to 148D.270 when a social worker fails to report to the board within 90 days:
(1) having been disciplined, sanctioned, or found to have violated a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency's laws or rules;
(2) having been convicted of committing a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor reasonably related to the practice of social work;
(3) having had a finding or verdict of guilt, whether or not the adjudication of guilt is withheld or not entered, of committing a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor reasonably related to the practice of social work;
(4) having admitted to committing, or entering a no contest plea to committing, a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor reasonably related to the practice of social work; or
(5) having been denied licensure by a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency.
The board has grounds to take action under sections 148D.255 to 148D.270 when an applicant or licensee fails to submit with an application the following information:
(1) the dates and dispositions of any malpractice settlements or awards made relating to the social work services provided by the applicant or licensee; or
(2) the dates and dispositions of any civil litigations or arbitrations relating to the social work services provided by the applicant or licensee.
An applicant or licensee must report to the appropriate health-related licensing board conduct by a licensed health professional which would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under the statutes and rules enforced by that board.
An applicant or licensee must report to the board conduct by an unlicensed person which constitutes the practice of social work, as defined in section 148D.010, except when the unlicensed person is exempt from licensure pursuant to section 148D.065.
The board has grounds to take action under sections 148D.255 to 148D.270 when an applicant or licensee fails to report to the board conduct:
(1) by another licensee or applicant which the applicant or licensee has reason to believe may reasonably constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this section; or
(2) by an unlicensed person that constitutes the practice of social work when a license is required to practice social work.
A licensee must comply with the duty to warn established by section 148.975.
An applicant or licensee must comply with the reporting of maltreatment of minors established by section 626.556.
NOTE: This section is repealed effective August 1, 2011, by Laws 2007, chapter 123, section 137.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes