Ohio Administrative Code
Title 4757 - Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Chapter 4757-19 - Licensing and Registration of Social Workers
Section 4757-19-08 - Approval of applications for social worker licenses and registration
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 4757-19-08
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
Applications for social worker licenses and registration shall be approved per sections 4757.04, 4757.10, 4757.16, 4757.27, 4757.28 and/or 4757.29 of the Revised Code and this rule. The staff of the Board shall review all applications and process as follows:
(A) Applications that meet the basic requirements as detailed below shall be approved upon receipt of all applicable parts.
(1) Applications for independent social
worker license that meet the basic requirements for licensure in section
4757.27 of the Revised Code and
rule 4757-19-02 of the Administrative
Code shall be approved if the following conditions are met:
(a) Process application for independent
social worker received with no questions requiring review by the board such as
felony convictions, loss of license in another state, etc.; and
(b) Transcript from an accredited educational
institution of a master's in social work; and
(c) Proof of completion of at least two years
of post-master's degree social work experience that prepares the applicant for
independent practice supervised by an independent social worker with training
supervision designation; and
(d)
Proof of passing an examination administered by the board for the purpose of
determining ability to practice as an independent social worker.
(2) Applications for social worker
license that meet the basic requirements for licensure in section
4757.28 of the Revised Code and
rules 4757-1-04 and
4757-19-01 of the Administrative
Code shall be approved if the following conditions are met:
(a) Applications for social worker received
with no questions requiring review by the board such as felony convictions,
loss of license in another state, etc.; and
(b) Transcript from an accredited educational
institution of a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree in social work;
and
(c) Proof of passing an
examination administered by the board for the purpose of determining ability to
practice as a social worker.
(3) Applications for socialwork assistant
registration that meet the requirements for registration in section
4757.29 of the Revised Code and
rules 4757-1-04 and
4757-19-03 of the Administrative
Code shall be approved if the following conditions are met:
(a) Applications for social work assistant
received with no questions requiring review by the board such as felony
convictions, loss of license in another state, etc; and
(b) Transcript from an accredited educational
institution of an associate degree in social service technology or a bachelor's
degree that is equivalent to an associate degree in social service technology
or a related bachelor's or higher degree that clearly meets the requirements of
rule 4757-19-03 of the Administrative
Code.
(4) Applications
for social worker trainee registration that meet the basic requirements for
registration in rules
4757-1-04 and
4757-19-05 of the Administrative
Code shall be approved if the following conditions are met:
(a) Applications for social worker trainee
received with no questions requiring review by the board such as felony
convictions, loss of license in another state, etc. and
(b) Transcript or enrollment document showing
field education coursework completed in a CSWE-accredited master's-level
program in social work.
(5)
Applications that
meet the requirements of rule
4757-19-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(B) Complete applications that meet the following conditions shall be held for the social worker professional standards committee review at the next regularly scheduled meeting, if received at least ten days prior to the meeting.
(1) All applications that have answered
questions requiring review by the board such as felony convictions, loss of
license in another state, etc.
(2)
All applications with degrees from non-accredited universities.
(3) All applications which staff is not
comfortable approving without the social worker professional standards
committee's review.
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