Code of Massachusetts Regulations
258 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
Title 258 CMR 9.00 - Licensure Requirements and Procedures
Section 9.09 - Renewal, Lapse and Reinstatement of Licenses

Universal Citation: 258 MA Code of Regs 258.9

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Renewal Prior to Expiration Date. An individual who holds a license to practice social work issued by the Board may renew that license, on or before its expiration date, by filing a properly-completed license renewal application and paying the license renewal fee prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B for that level of licensure.

(2) Reinstatement Within One Year after Expiration Date. An individual who fails to renew his or her license to practice social work on or before its expiration date may nevertheless reinstate that license at any time within one year after that expiration date by:

(a) Filing a properly-completed license renewal application;

(b) Paying the license renewal fee for that level of licensure prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B; and

(c) Paying any additional late renewal fee prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B.

(3) Relicensure More Than One Year, but Less Than Two Years after Expiration Date. An individual who fails to renew or reinstate his or her license to practice social work within one year after its expiration date, but who meets the applicable requirements for initial licensure set forth in 258 CMR 9.03 through 9.06, may, not later than two years after the expiration of his or her previous license, obtain relicensure at the same level which he or she previously held by:

(a) Filing a properly-completed application for re-licensure on a form furnished by the Board for that purpose;

(b) Paying the application/license fee for that level of licensure prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B;

(c) Submitting written documentation of his or her compliance with the continuing education requirements of 258 CMR 31.03(1); and

(d) Appearing personally, if requested, to explain the reasons for his or her failure to renew his or her previous license in a timely manner.

(4) Relicensure More Than Two Years After Expiration Date - An individual who fails to renew or reinstate his or her license to practice social work within two years after its expiration date, but who meets the applicable requirements for initial licensure set forth in 258 CMR 9.03 through 9.06, may obtain relicensure at the same level which he or she previously held by:

(a) Filing a properly-completed application for re-licensure with the Board on forms furnished by the Board for that purpose;

(b) Paying the application/license fee for that level of licensure prescribed by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to G.L. c. 7, s. 3B; and

(c) Furnishing the Board with satisfactory written or electronic documentation that he or she has retaken, and passed, the licensing examination prescribed by the Board and administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or its successor agency, for the level of licensure which the licensee seeks to reobtain.

(5) Effect of Failure to Renew License On or Before Date of Expiration - An individual who fails to renew his or her license to practice social work on or before the expiration date printed on that license shall be considered unlicensed, and shall not engage or offer to engage in the practice of social work within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, until such time as he or she has obtained renewal or reinstatement of his or her license pursuant to 258 CMR 9.09(2), 258 CMR 9.09(3) or 258 CMR 9.09(4).

(6) Continuing Education Required for Renewal or Reinstatement - No individual may, under any circumstances, renew or reinstate his or her license to practice social work unless and until he or she has:

(a) Completed all of the continuing education required for renewal or reinstatement of that license as required by 258 CMR 31.03(1); or

(b) Obtained a written extension of the deadline for completion of the continuing education required for renewal or reinstatement of that license from the Board pursuant to 258 CMR 31.03(4); or

(c) Submitted satisfactory written proof to the Board that he or she is exempt from the continuing education requirements of 258 CMR 31.00 et seq. because he or she practices social work exclusively as an employee of a unit of state, county or municipal government in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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