Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A.
General. Effective January 1, 2021, to be considered
for licensure by endorsement pursuant to the Occupational Credential
Portability Program under sections
12-20-202(3) and
12-245-207, C.R.S., an applicant
must submit a completed application form, all supporting documentation, and the
appropriate fee.
B.
Complaints/inquiries, investigations, disciplinary
actions. The Board may decline to issue a license to an applicant
for licensure by endorsement pursuant to the Occupational Credential
Portability Program if approving the license would violate an existing compact
or reciprocity agreement or if the Board demonstrates by a preponderance of the
evidence, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, that the applicant:
1. Lacks the requisite substantially
equivalent experience or credentials to practice social work; or
2. Has committed an act that would be grounds
for disciplinary action under the law governing the practice of social
work.
C.
Criteria. In accordance with section
12-20-202(3),
C.R.S., an applicant who possesses a current and unrestricted license, in good
standing, to practice social work in another state or United States' territory
or through the federal government, or holds a military occupational specialty,
as defined in section
24-4-201, C.R.S., may apply to the
Board for licensure by endorsement pursuant to the Occupational Credential
Portability Program. To apply for endorsement, the applicant must satisfy the
following criteria:
1. Applicant submits to
the Board:
a. Satisfactory proof that:
(1) Applicant holds a master's or a doctoral
degree in social work from an accredited Council on Social Work Education
(CSWE) program or a program earning CSWE accreditation;
(2) At the time of application for a Colorado
license by endorsement:
(i) The applicant
attests to having passed an examination, which covers the general areas of
knowledge in social work, and is administered under contract as approved by the
Board. Social work endorsement applicants must have taken and passed the
appropriate examination required for the level of licensure sought;
or
(ii) The applicant attests that
one (or more) of the jurisdictions in which s/he has been licensed, registered,
or certified required a written examination, the content of which tested
competence to practice independent social work (including the areas outlined in
Rule 1.12 and the applicant demonstrates that s/he has engaged in the active
practice of social work as defined in Rule 1.12 for at least two years. The
applicant may rely on an examination given and passed in a jurisdiction other
than the jurisdiction from which s/he seeks licensure by endorsement;
or
(iii) If a written examination
was not required by the jurisdiction at the time the applicant was originally
licensed, the Board will accept as substantially equivalent to this
qualification proof via attestation that the applicant has a record of actively
practicing social work as defined in Rule 1.12 at the independent level for at
least five out of the last ten years without discipline.
(3) For licensed clinical social worker
applicants, the applicant attests that s/he had practiced social work for at
least two years under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker
prior to licensure, certification, listing or registration in the jurisdiction
through which the applicant seeks licensure in Colorado and that such practice
had similar requirements to what is outlined in Board Rule 1.14 ; or the
applicant attests to the Board their active practice of clinical social work
for two years as defined below:
(i) "Active
practice of social work" means the applicant engaged in the practice of social
work at least twenty hours per week, averaged over the entire time s/he has
been in practice; or
(ii)
Satisfactory proof that the applicant has held for at least one year a current
and unrestricted license, in good standing, to practice social work in another
jurisdiction with a scope of practice that is substantially similar to the
scope of practice for social workers as specified in Part 4 of Article
245 of Title
12, C.R.S., and these
rules.
2. Applicant must attest that they:
a. Have reported to the Board any injunction
entered against them and any injunctive action pending against them on any
license.
b. Have reported any
malpractice judgment, settlement, or claim, and any pending action or
claim.
c. Have reported any pending
complaint, investigation, or disciplinary proceeding before the licensing,
grievance, or disciplinary Board of any jurisdiction in which a license,
registration or certification to practice social work is held and where the
complaint, investigation, or proceeding concerns the practice of social
work.
d. Have reported any
applicable misdemeanor or felony conviction(s).
e. Have reported to the Board any prior
disciplinary action by another jurisdiction.
3. Applicant submits verification of
licensure from each jurisdiction(s) in which, and each federal agency and
military service branch through which, applicant has ever been licensed,
registered, listed or certified. The verification can be retrieved by the
applicant from the jurisdiction's website as long as the following information
is included and can be verified if necessary:
a. Date license was originally
issued.
b. Date of license
expiration.
c. Disciplinary
history, if applicable.
If the complete information is not available then the
Verification of License Form must be completed by each state, federal agency,
or military service branch.
4. Applicant submits proof that he/she is at
least twenty-one years of age.
D.
Jurisprudence
Examination. Each applicant shall pass a Board-developed
jurisprudence examination.
