Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 140 - BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK
Chapter 20 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRACTICE OF SOCIAL WORK
Part II - Requirements for Licensure
Section 18VAC140-20-51 - Requirements for licensure by examination as an LBSW or LMSW
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 140-20-51
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. In order to be approved to sit for the board-approved examination as an LBSW or an LMSW, an applicant shall:
1. Meet the education
requirements prescribed in
18VAC140-20-60.
2. Submit a completed application to the
board office to include:
a. The application
fee prescribed in
18VAC140-20-30;
and
b. Official transcripts
submitted from the appropriate institutions of higher education.
B. In order to be licensed by examination as an LBSW or an LMSW, an applicant shall:
1. Meet the requirements prescribed in
18VAC140-20-60;
and
2. Submit, in addition to the
application requirements of subsection A of this section, the following:
a. Verification of a passing score on the
board-approved national examination;
b. Documentation of any other health or
mental health licensure or certification, if applicable; and
c. A current report from the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
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