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HomeBusiness and Professions CodeDiv. 2Ch. 14Art. 5§ 4998 Clinical Social Worker Corporations

§ 4998 Clinical Social Worker Corporations

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§ 4998 Clinical Social Worker Corporations

Key Takeaways

  • •A special kind of company can be made for social workers to do their job together.
  • •Everyone in the company who does social work must follow the rules for social workers.
  • •The company and its workers must also follow all the rules in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act.
  • •The Board of Behavioral Sciences is the group that makes sure these companies follow the rules.

Example

A group of social workers want to start a company together to help more people.

They can create a special company called a 'licensed clinical social worker corporation'. But they have to make sure everyone in the company follows the rules for social workers and the rules in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act. The Board of Behavioral Sciences will check to make sure they are doing everything right.

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§ 4998 Clinical Social Worker Corporations

A licensed clinical social worker corporation is a corporation that is authorized to render professional services, as defined in Section 13401 of the Corporations Code, so long as that corporation and its shareholders, officers, directors, and employees rendering professional services are in compliance with the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act (Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code), this article, and all other statutes and regulations now or hereafter enacted or adopted pertaining to that corporation and the conduct of its affairs. With respect to a licensed clinical social worker corporation, the governmental agency referred to in the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act is the Board of Behavioral Sciences. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 647, Sec. 58. (SB 801) Effective January 1, 2022.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 4910 Veterinary Corporation Requirements
  • § 5610 Architectural Corporation Requirements
  • § 8040 Shorthand Reporting Corporations
  • § 4998.3 Licensed Social Worker Corporations
  • § 2775 Nursing Corporation Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 4998.
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