(a) In establishing a specialty area of social work, the executive council shall:
- (1) define the scope of the specialty;
- (2) establish qualifications for specialty area practitioners that describe, in accordance with Subdivision (1), the scope of the specialty area;
- (3) adopt rules of conduct to ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of this chapter; and
- (4) adopt rules for the suspension or revocation of an order of recognition of specialty.
- (b) A person who is not recognized as satisfying the qualifications for a specialty area may not practice in the specialty area.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.091, eff. September 1, 2019.