MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

3531

SOCIAL WORK PURSUING A COURSE OF STUDY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
BOARD AS QUALIFYING AS TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE UNDER THE
TERMS OF THE SUBTITLE, IF THESE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
CONSTITUTE A PART OF THE STUDENT'S SUPERVISED COURSE OF
STUDY;

(C)    THE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE OF A PERSON WHO HAS
RECENTLY BECOME A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE, AND WHOSE
APPLICATION FOR LICENSING IS PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD;

(D)    THE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES OF A LICENSED
PHYSICIAN, CERTIFIED PSYCHOLOGIST, LICENSED NURSE,
ATTORNEY, OR MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY FROM DOING WORK WITHIN
THE STANDARDS AND ETHICS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONS
AND CALLING, IF THEY DO NOT HOLD THEMSELVES OUT TO THE
PUBLIC BY ANY TITLE OR DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE AS BEING
ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK.

843.

(A)    THERE IS CREATED A STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
EXAMINERS WHICH IS A PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
MENTAL HYGIENE. THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF FIVE MEMBERS
WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE OF WHOM SHALL
BE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF NOMINEES PRESENTED BY THE
MARYLAND CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS, INC., ONE FROM A LIST OF NOMINEES PRESENTED BY
THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS[[, INC., AND ONE FROM A
LIST OF NOMINEES PRESENTED BY THE MARYLAND CHAPTER OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK SOCIAL WORKERS.]] THE
LISTS OF NOMINEES SHALL CONTAIN THREE NAMES FOR EACH
VACANCY. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL BE RESIDENTS OF
THIS STATE.

(B)    FOUR OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE LICENSED UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBTITLE, EXCEPT THAT THE MEMBERS
CONSTITUTING THE FIRST BOARD SHALL BE PERSONS ELIGIBLE
FOR LICENSING AS SOCIAL WORKERS AS PROVIDED IN THIS
SUBTITLE. ONE MEMBER SHALL BE SELECTED FROM AND
REPRESENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE MEMBERS OF THE FIRST
BOARD ELIGIBLE FOR LICENSING MAY CONTINUE TO SERVE UNTIL
THE EXPIRATION OR THEIR TERM OR JULY 1, 1977, WHICHEVER
COMES SOONER UNLESS THEIR LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED IN
WHICH CASE THEY SHALL SERVE UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR
TERM.

(C)    THE TERM OF OFFICE OF EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD
IS THREE YEARS, EXCEPT THAT THE LENGTH OF TERM OF THE
MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE FIRST BOARD SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR; TWO
MEMBERS FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS; AND TWO MEMBERS FOR TERMS
OF THREE YEARS.