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Committee hears bill to adopt Social Work Licensure Compact aimed at improving portability for social workers
Summary
House Bill 1035 would enact the Social Work Licensure Compact in North Dakota to ease occupational licensing portability for social workers, supporters said, helping hospitals, behavioral-health providers, military families and organizations that provide continuity of care across state lines.
The House Human Services Committee received testimony on House Bill 1035, which would create Chapter 43-41.1 in the North Dakota Century Code to adopt the Social Work Licensure Compact.
Senator Mike Wabam, vice chair of the interim Workforce Development Committee, said the compact is intended to reduce obstacles to workforce entry and mobility for social workers by allowing certain licensed social workers to practice in member states without obtaining a separate state license.…
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