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CMS SOM App. FC, Tag M0105
§485.904(b)(3) Clinical social worker
An individual who meets the qualifications at
§410.73(a) of this chapter.
Interpretive Guidelines §485.904(b)(3)
Per §410.73(a) a clinical social worker must:
(1) Possesses a master’s or doctor’s degree in social work;
(2) After obtaining the degree, has performed at least 2 years of supervised clinical
social work; and
(3) Either is licensed or certified as a clinical social worker by the State in which the
services are performed or, in the case of an individual in a State that does not provide for
licensure or certification as a clinical social worker—
(i) Is licensed or certified at the highest level of practice provided by the laws of the
State in which the services are performed; and
(ii) Has completed at least 2 years or 3,000 hours of post master’s degree
supervised clinical social work practice under the supervision of a master’s
degree level social worker in an appropriate setting such as a hospital, SNF, or
clinic.
History
Rev. 196, Issued: 01-10-20, Effective: 01-10-20, Implementation: 01-10-20
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-07-22
- Edition
- som-2026-07-22
- Content hash
3b48f64cf8690d50386e7a8e4a4ce8a2d08540d07adaf9d46f8ca7e6be7e321f
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