Biden Administration Launches New Multi-State Social Worker Licensure Compact Program
Behavioral Health Business July 18, 2024
The Biden administration has launched a new initiative focused on building a multi-state social worker licensure compact.
The grant program could help boost behavioral health access by reducing the application burden for social workers. This could be key as the behavioral health industry faces a notoriously tight labor market.
State licensure compacts allow providers to practice in other states without applying for a license in each state. Instead, states collaborate to create a common approach to licensure standards and qualifications. The grant investment for the program is $2.5 million.
“Anything that increases flexibility and provider capacity is a positive move,” Stacy DiStefano, CEO of Consulting for Human Services, told Behavioral Health Business in an email. “This is just one sector...