Sec. 10.42.01.07. Approval Notification

A. An application packet for licensure is complete when the application packet is:

(1) Submitted to the Board signed and dated; and

(2) Accompanied by the required non-refundable application fee.

B. The application packet shall include:

(1) The completed application form answering all questions on the application;

(2) Official transcripts containing the date the degree was conferred by a program approved or deemed equivalent by the Council of Social Work Education;

(3) A passing score from the required examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards; and

(4) Criminal history records check reports.

C. LCSW and LCSW-C applications shall include:

(1) The contractual agreement form for supervision which has been signed and dated by the supervisor, supervisee and agency administrator before supervision was initiated;

(2) Documentation of supervised social work experience; and

(3) The information and documentation required in §B of this regulation.

D. The Board shall notify an applicant whether the applicant has been approved to take the pertinent licensure examination within 60 days of receiving the application.

E. Approval shall be valid for 2 years from the date of approval.

F. After 2 years, the applicant shall:

(1) Reapply to take the appropriate licensure examination;

(2) Submit all of the required documentation; and

(3) Meet the current licensure requirements under this chapter.

G. An applicant shall submit any additional required documentation needed to complete the application within 1 year of the Board’s receipt of the application.