2004 Minnesota Statutes

     148B.225 Emeritus status. 

    Subdivision 1.    Defined; qualifications.  A licensee 
 may apply for an emeritus license if the licensee is retired 
 from social work practice and does not intend to practice social 
 work in any setting in Minnesota.  A licensee shall qualify for 
 an emeritus license if the licensee demonstrates to the board 
 that the licensee is not practicing social work, as defined in 
 section 148B.18, and verifies that the licensee is retired from 
 social work practice. 

    Subd. 2.    Application.  (a) A licensee may apply for 
 an emeritus license:  (1) at any time by submitting a written 
 application for an emeritus license; or (2) as an alternative to 
 applying for the renewal of a license by so recording on the 
 application for license renewal form and submitting a completed, 
 signed form.  The application for an emeritus license must be 
 accompanied by the onetime, nonrefundable emeritus license fee 
 specified in section 148B.226, payable to the Board of Social 
 Work.  An application which is not completed or signed, or which 
 is not accompanied by the correct emeritus license fee, must be 
 returned to the licensee and is void. 

    (b) An applicant for an emeritus license shall attest on a 
 form provided by the board that the licensee will not use the 
 title "social worker" and will not engage in social work 
 practice in any setting in Minnesota after the date of the 
 board's approval of the application for an emeritus license. 

    Subd. 3.    Approval.  The board shall approve an 
 application for an emeritus license if the qualifications and 
 application requirements have been met.  Upon approval of an 
 application for an emeritus license, the board shall issue an 
 emeritus license certificate. 

    Subd. 4.    Practice prohibited.  A licensee with an 
 emeritus license shall not practice, attempt to practice, offer 
 to practice, or advertise or hold out as authorized to practice 
 social work in any setting in Minnesota, and shall use only the 
 title "social worker emeritus." 

    Subd. 5.    Reactivating a license.  A licensee with an 
 emeritus license may reactivate a license by meeting the 
 requirements of section 148B.224, subdivision 7. 

    Subd. 6.    License or renewal fee.  A licensee who 
 applies for and is approved for an emeritus license before the 
 end of the renewal cycle may not receive a refund for any 
 portion of the license fee or renewal fee.  

    Subd. 7.    Disciplinary action.  (a) The board may 
 resolve any pending complaints against a licensee before 
 approving an application for an emeritus license. 

    (b) The board shall retain jurisdiction and may take 
 disciplinary action against a licensee holding an emeritus 
 license based on conduct occurring before issuance of the 
 emeritus license. 

    HIST: 2003 c 111 s 8