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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 54. Professions, Occupations and Businesses § 641B.275. Provisional licensure; regulations

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. The Board shall grant a provisional license to engage in social work as a social worker to a person:

(a) Who applies to take the next available examination and who is otherwise eligible to be a social worker pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 641B.220; or

(b) Who:

(1) Possesses a baccalaureate degree or a master's degree in a related field of study from:

(I) An accredited college or university recognized by the Board; or

(II) A college or university located in a foreign country, or the equivalent of a baccalaureate degree or a master's degree in a related field from such a college or university, if the applicant includes in his or her application the documentation required by NRS 641B.204; and

(2) Presents evidence of enrollment in a program of study leading to a degree in social work at:

(I) A college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or which is a candidate for such accreditation and which is approved by the Board; or

(II) A college or university located in a foreign country, or a program of study leading to the equivalent of a degree in social work from such a college or university, if the applicant includes in his or her application the documentation required by NRS 641B.204.

2. The Board shall grant a provisional license to engage in social work as an independent social worker to a person who applies to take the next available examination and who is otherwise eligible to be an independent social worker pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 641B.230.

3. The Board shall grant a provisional license to engage in social work as a clinical social worker to a person who applies to take the next available examination and who is otherwise eligible to be a clinical social worker pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 641B.240.

4. The Board shall establish by regulation the period during which a provisional license issued pursuant to this section will be valid. The period must be:

(a) No longer than 9 months for a person who is granted a provisional license to engage in social work pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or subsection 2 or 3; and

(b) No longer than 3 years for a person who is granted a provisional license to engage in social work pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1.

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