Sec. 505.003. APPLICATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) an activity conducted or a service performed by a person who is licensed, certified, or registered in a profession other than social work, including a physician, attorney, registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, psychologist, occupational therapist, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed chemical dependency counselor, or licensed professional counselor, if: (A) the activity or service is conducted or performed within the scope of the person's license, certificate, or registration; (B) the person does not use a title listed in Section 505.351 ; and (C) the person does not: (i) represent the service as social work; (ii) represent that the person is a social worker; or (iii) use a title that implies that the person is licensed in social work; (2) a service performed by a person as a volunteer or staff member if the person does not: (A) represent the service as social work; (B) represent the person as a social worker; or (C) use a title that implies that the person is licensed in social work; (3) an activity conducted by a social work student, intern, or trainee in connection with an institution of higher education accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or (4) an activity conducted or a service performed by a pastoral care counselor who is acting within the person's ministerial capabilities and who does not use a title that implies that the counselor is licensed in social work, including: (A) a Christian Science practitioner who is recognized by the Church of Christ Scientist as registered and published in the Christian Science Journal; and (B) any other recognized religious practitioner. (b) This chapter does not require a public agency or private employer, including a nonprofit corporation, to employ a person licensed under this chapter. (c) A person who teaches social work at an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education as those terms are defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code, is not required to hold a license under this chapter to the extent the person confines the person's activities to teaching and does not otherwise engage in the practice of social work.
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