This bill permits social workers licensed as of the effective date of Public Law 2003, chapter 429, which extended a 96-hour consultation requirement to all social workers, to fulfill this 96-hour standard by counting consultation hours that were obtained prior to September 1, 2004 from a licensed social worker in a group setting regardless of the group size.

As of August 2, 2004, the Board of Social Worker Licensure required that the consultation must be provided either individually or in a group of not more than 8 members. The board's prior practices had recognized consultation in groups of 20 members or more.