State Board of Social Worker Licensure - Laws & Rules

See also Title 5Title 10 and OLR Rules Chapters 10, 11 and 13 for administrative and departmental provisions applicable to this profession.

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Enacted Legislation

Public Law Effective Date

New Laws Effective September 19, 2019

Plublic Law Chapter 317 An Act to Impose on Mental Health Professionals a Duty to Warn and Protect http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0211&item=3&snum=129 (PDF)

Public Law Chapter 165 An Act to Prohibit the Provision of Conversion Therapy to Minors by Certain Licensed Professionals http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0755&item=5&snum=129 (PDF)

September 19, 2019