§ 7710. Mandatory continuing education. 1. (a) Each licensed master\nsocial worker or licensed clinical social worker required under this\narticle to register triennially with the department to practice in this\nstate, shall comply with the provisions of mandatory continuing\neducation requirements prescribed in subdivision two of this section,\nexcept as set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subdivision.\nLicensed master social workers or licensed clinical social workers who\ndo not satisfy the mandatory continuing education requirements shall not\npractice until they have met such requirements and they have been issued\na registration certificate, except that a licensed master social worker\nor licensed clinical social worker may practice without having met such\nrequirements if he or she is issued a conditional registration\ncertificate pursuant to subdivision three of this section.\n (b) Each licensed master social worker or licensed clinical social\nworker shall be exempt from the mandatory continuing education\nrequirements for the triennial registration period during which they are\nfirst licensed. In accordance with the intent of this section,\nadjustment to the mandatory continuing education requirement may be\ngranted by the department for reasons of health that are certified by an\nappropriate health care professional, for extended active duty with the\narmed forces of the United States, or for other good cause acceptable to\nthe department which may prevent compliance.\n (c) A licensed master social worker or a licensed clinical social\nworker not engaged in practice, as determined by the department, shall\nbe exempt from the mandatory continuing education requirement upon the\nfiling of a statement with the department declaring such status. Any\nlicensee who returns to the practice of social work during the triennial\nregistration period shall notify the department prior to reentering the\nprofession and shall meet such mandatory education requirements as shall\nbe prescribed by regulations of the commissioner.\n (d) A licensed clinical social worker who is also licensed and\nregistered to practice as a licensed master social worker in the same\ntriennial registration period, shall not be required to complete more\nthan thirty-six hours of continuing education in the triennial\nregistration period, or one hour per month for a registration period\nother than thirty-six months.\n 2. During each triennial registration period an applicant for\nregistration as a licensed master social worker or licensed clinical\nsocial worker shall complete a minimum of thirty-six hours of acceptable\nformal continuing education. Any licensed master social worker or\nlicensed clinical social worker whose first registration date following\nthe effective date of this section occurs less than three years from\nsuch effective date, but on or after January first, two thousand\nfifteen, shall complete continuing education hours on a prorated basis\nat the rate of one hour per month for the period beginning January\nfirst, two thousand fifteen up to the first registration date\nthereafter. A licensee who has not satisfied the mandatory continuing\neducation requirement shall not be issued a triennial registration\ncertificate by the department and shall not practice unless and until a\nconditional registration is issued as provided for in subdivision three\nof this section. Continuing education hours taken during one triennium\nmay not be transferred to the subsequent triennium.\n 3. (a) The department, in its discretion, may issue a conditional\nregistration to a licensee who fails to meet the continuing education\nrequirements established in subdivision two of this section but who\nagrees to make up any deficiencies and complete any additional education\nwhich the department may require. The fee for such a conditional\nregistration shall be the same as, and in addition to, the fee for the\ntriennial registration. The duration of
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