Oklahoma § 59-1281 - Purpose of Compact

§ 59-1281. Purpose of Compact

The purpose of this Compact is to facilitate interstate practice

of Regulated Social Workers by improving public access to competent

Social Work Services. The Compact preserves the regulatory

authority of States to protect public health and safety through the

current system of State licensure.

This Compact is designed to achieve the following objectives:

A. Increase public access to Social Work Services;

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B. Reduce overly burdensome and duplicative requirements

associated with holding multiple licenses;

C. Enhance the Member States’ ability to protect the public’s

health and safety;

D. Encourage the cooperation of Member States in regulating

multistate practice;

E. Promote mobility and address workforce shortages by

eliminating the necessity for licenses in multiple states by

providing for the mutual recognition of other Member State licenses;

F. Support military families;

G. Facilitate the exchange of licensure and disciplinary

information among Member States;

H. Authorize all Member States to hold a Regulated Social

Worker accountable for abiding by a Member State’s laws,

regulations, and applicable professional standards in the Member

State in which the client is located at the time care is rendered;

and

I. Allow for the use of telehealth to facilitate increased

access to regulated Social Work Services.

Added by Laws 2025, c. 121, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.