By NASW Alabama Chapter Govt Director Daybreak Ellis-Murray
Greetings social employees and social work advocates.
It’s achieved. HB56, the invoice permitting medical social employees to diagnose inside their scope of apply, handed within the Alabama Senate. It’s now able to be signed into legislation.
Lastly, we see momentum and a way of solidarity within the subject of social work right here in Alabama. This laws is now headed to Governor Kay Ivey for signature With the replace of those laws by the Alabama Board of Social Work Examiners, Social Employees of Alabama will formally have the ability to diagnose.
This can be a momentous accomplishment that took the assist of many social employees, college students, and organizations, together with the Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners, the Alabama Fee on Increased Schooling, the Division of Veterans Affairs, and naturally NASW.
Particular because of state Rep. Frances Holk-Jones and Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison and Dr. Dawna Nelson, analysis fellow Alabama Fee on Increased Schooling. Nelson spearheaded the grass root advocacy and coordination to make this a actuality.
This laws has main implications on practitioners throughout the nation – notably these in Veteran Heath Care Methods (VAs) nationwide.
The invoice will go into impact three months after the governor indicators it into legislation.
