Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3203
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3203
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
§ 3203. Director duties
(a) The Director shall:
(1) explain appeal procedures to licensees and applicants and complaint procedures to the public;
(2) administer fees collected under this chapter;
(3) provide general information to applicants for licensure as licensed independent clinical social workers and licensed master’s social workers;
(4) receive applications for licensing, license applicants qualified under this chapter, or renew, revoke, reinstate, and condition licenses as ordered by an administrative law officer; and
(5) adopt by rule criteria for licensing independent clinical social workers and licensed master’s social workers who have five years’ licensed or certified practice experience in another jurisdiction of the United States or Canada.
(b) The Director, with the advice of two licensed social workers appointed under section 3204 of this chapter, may adopt rules necessary to enable the Director to perform his or her duties under subsection (a) of this section. (Added 1985, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.) § 1; amended 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 73; 1993, No. 98, § 22; 1997, No. 40, § 49(a); 2005, No. 27, § 91; 2015, No. 38, § 31, eff. July 1, 2017; 2015, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 84.)