| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, this legislation must be enacted as an emergency | | measure to ensure ongoing, continual access to nursing facilities | | with fully qualified personnel; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §7053, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2001, c. 316, §2, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 3. Requirements to be a licensed social worker on or before | | June 30, 2002. On or before June 30, 2002, the board may issue a | | license to an applicant who meets at least one of the | | requirements set out in this subsection: |
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| | | A. The applicant must have received a bachelor's degree in | | social work or social welfare from an accredited educational | | institution; demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board | | adherence to the ethics of the social worker profession; and | | successfully completed the examination prescribed by the | | board; or |
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| | | B. The applicant must have received a bachelor's degree in | | a related field from an institution that, at the time the | | degree was received, did not have a program accredited by | | the Council on Social Work Education but subsequently | | offered such a program; demonstrated to the satisfaction of | | the board adherence to the ethics of the social worker | | profession; and successfully completed the examination | | prescribed by the board. |
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| | | The board shall issue rules, in accordance with the Maine | | Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, by which an | | individual who has a bachelor's degree that does not qualify | | under paragraph A or B may be eligible for a license. |
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| | | The board may not issue a licensed social worker conditional | | license under this subsection after June 30, 2002, except in the | | case of individuals who are employed or who seek employment in | | licensed nursing facilities. Individuals who have met the | | requirements of this subsection and have a licensed social worker |
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