# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 42 — Board of Social Work Examiners

### Chapter 08 — Supervision

#### Regulation .07 Responsibilities of a Supervisor.

*COMAR 10.42.08.07*

A. A social work supervisor shall be Board-approved before providing supervision to licensed social workers for advanced practice or independent practice.

B. A Board-approved supervisor shall remain knowledgeable of the statutes and regulations as set forth in Health Occupations Article, Title 19, Annotated Code of Maryland and COMAR 10.42.01—10.42.09.

C. A supervisor shall:

  (1) Ensure that a supervisee is practicing within the scope of the supervisee's license;

  (2) Determine the skill level at which the supervisee may practice;

  (3) Focus on raw data from the supervisee's social work practice;

  (4) Maintain documentation, for at least 5 years, of the supervisory sessions, including the dates, duration, and focus of the supervisory sessions;

  (5) Provide or ensure that a supervisee receives a minimum of 3 hours of face-to-face supervision per month or 1 hour of face-to-face supervision for every 40 hours worked;

  (6) Ensure that a supervisee has read and is knowledgeable about Health Occupations Article, Title 19, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 10.42.01—10.42.09;

  (7) Within a reasonable period of time before termination of supervision, provide the supervisee and employer with a notice of termination to avoid or minimize any harmful effect on the supervisee's clients or patients;

  (8) At the time of license renewal, demonstrate to the Board completion of 3 of the required Category I or Category II continuing education units in a content area focusing on supervision training as stipulated in Regulation .04A(2)(c) of this chapter;

  (9) Establish a written contract, on the form provided by the Board, for advanced licensure or independent practice, initiated before beginning supervision;

  (10) Provide for emergency supervision and direction to a supervisee by a Board-approved supervisor;

  (11) Complete the supervision verification form;

  (12) Provide a written evaluation of the supervisee's progress to the supervisee every 6 months;

  (13) Provide a copy of the documentation required by Regulation .04 of this chapter:

    (a) On request by the supervisee; and

    (b) On request, by the Board or its authorized agent; and

  (14) Comply with a Board audit of a supervisor's compliance with regard to the supervision requirements and supervisory responsibilities.