§ 90B-4. Prohibitions. - North Carolina Statutes

§90B‑4.  Prohibitions.

(a)        Except as otherwiseprovided in this Chapter, it is unlawful for any person who is not certified asa social worker, master social worker, or social work manager under thisChapter to represent himself or herself to be certified under this Chapter orhold himself or herself out to the public by any title or description denotingthat he or she is certified under this Chapter.

(b)        After January 1,1992, except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, it is unlawful to engage inor offer to engage in the practice of clinical social work without first beinglicensed under this Chapter as a clinical social worker.

(c)        Nothing hereinshall prohibit school social workers who are certified by the State Board ofEducation from practicing school social work under the title "CertifiedSchool Social Worker." Except as provided for licensed clinical socialworkers, nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting social workers whoare not certified by the Board from practicing social work. Except as providedherein for licensed clinical social workers, no agency, institution, board,commission, bureau, department, division, council, member of the Council ofState, or officer of the legislative, executive or judicial branches of Stategovernment or counties, cities, towns, villages, other municipal corporations,political subdivisions of the State, public authorities, private corporationscreated by act of the General Assembly or any firm or corporation receivingState funds shall require the obtaining or holding of any certificate issuedunder this Chapter or the taking of an examination held pursuant to thisChapter as a requirement for obtaining or continuing in employment.

(d)        Nothing hereinshall authorize the practice of medicine as defined in Article 1 of thisChapter or the practice of psychology as defined in Article 18A of thisChapter. (1983, c. 495, s. 1; 1991, c. 732, s. 2; 1999‑313,s. 1.)