Illinois Code § 225 ILCS 20/9

Qualifications for clinical social worker license.
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
 
Sec. 9. 
Qualifications for clinical social worker license. 
A person shall be qualified to be licensed as a clinical social worker if that person:
 
 
(1) has applied in writing on the prescribed form;
 
 
(2) has not engaged in conduct or actions that would 
 
constitute grounds for discipline under this Act;
 
 
(3)(a) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
 
Department that subsequent to securing a master's degree in social work from an approved program the applicant has successfully completed at least 3,000 hours of satisfactory, supervised clinical professional experience; or
 
 
(b) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
 
Department that such applicant has received a doctor's degree in social work from an approved program and has completed at least 2,000 hours of satisfactory, supervised clinical professional experience subsequent to the degree;
 
 
(4) has passed the examination for the practice of 
 
clinical social work as authorized by the Department or has completed the examination alternative set forth in Section 8.2; and
 
 
(5) has paid the required fees.

constitute grounds for discipline under this Act;
Department that subsequent to securing a master's degree in social work from an approved program the applicant has successfully completed at least 3,000 hours of satisfactory, supervised clinical professional experience; or
Department that such applicant has received a doctor's degree in social work from an approved program and has completed at least 2,000 hours of satisfactory, supervised clinical professional experience subsequent to the degree;
clinical social work as authorized by the Department or has completed the examination alternative set forth in Section 8.2; and

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