Texas Occupations Code 505.002 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 505.002
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Board” means the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners.
(2) “Council on Social Work Education” means the national organization that is primarily responsible for the accreditation of schools of social work in the United States or its successor approved by the executive council.
(3) “Executive council” means the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council.
(4) “Licensed baccalaureate social worker” means a person who holds a baccalaureate social worker license issued under this chapter.
(5) “Licensed clinical social worker” means a person who holds a clinical social worker license issued under this chapter.
(6) “Licensed master social worker” means a person who holds a master social worker license issued under this chapter.
(7) “Licensed social worker” means a person who holds a social worker license issued under this chapter.
(8) “Social worker” means a person who holds any license issued under this chapter.