1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a graduate program is considered to have emphasized direct clinical patient or clinic health care services if the graduate program meets the following requirements:

   1. (1) Required coursework in clinical social work and related areas such as psychiatric social work, medical social work, social case work, case management, psychotherapy, group therapy, and any other coursework accepted by the board.
   2. (2) Required a supervised field placement that was part of the applicant’s advanced concentration in direct practice, during which the applicant provided clinical services directly to clients.

   3. (3) Required completion of twenty-four (24) semester hours or thirty-seven (37) quarter hours of clinically oriented services courses in the theory and research of human behavior and social environment and practice methods. However, if the graduate degree was obtained before October 1, 1990, and the applicant submitted an application under section 3 of this chapter (before its repeal) before July 1, 1999, twenty-one (21) semester hours or thirty-one (31) quarter hours in clinically oriented services are required. Not more than six (6) semester hours or nine (9) quarter hours of the clinically oriented services courses may be from independent study coursework.

      If the applicant’s transcript does not clearly identify the content of the coursework, the applicant shall submit a syllabus, a course catalog description, or other documentation that describes the coursework.

2. (b) An applicant who graduated from a graduate program that did not emphasize direct patient or client services may complete the clinical curriculum requirement by returning to a graduate program allowed under section 2(1)(B) of this chapter to complete the education requirements.
3. (c) Coursework that was taken at a baccalaureate level does not meet the requirements under this section unless an official of the graduate program certifies that the specific course, which a student enrolled in the same graduate program was ordinarily required to complete at the graduate level, was waived or exempted based on completion of a similar course at the baccalaureate level.

As added by P.L.147-1997, SEC.49.