154C.3 - REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN LICENSE OR RECIPROCAL LICENSE -- LICENSE RENEWAL -- CONTINUING EDUCATION.
154C.3 REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN LICENSE OR RECIPROCAL
LICENSE -- LICENSE RENEWAL -- CONTINUING EDUCATION.
1. License requirements. An applicant for a license as a
bachelor social worker, master social worker, or independent social
worker shall meet the following requirements in addition to paying
all fees required by the board:
a. Bachelor social worker. An applicant for a license as a
bachelor social worker shall present evidence satisfactory to the
board that the applicant:
(1) Possesses a bachelor's degree in social work from an
accredited college or university approved by the board.
(2) Has passed an examination given by the board.
(3) Will conduct all professional activities as a bachelor social
worker in accordance with standards for professional conduct
established by the board.
b. Master social worker. An applicant for a license as a
master social worker shall present evidence satisfactory to the board
that the applicant:
(1) Possesses a master's or doctoral degree in social work from
an accredited college or university approved by the board.
(2) Has passed an examination given by the board.
(3) Will conduct all professional activities as a master social
worker in accordance with standards for professional conduct
established by the board.
c. Independent social worker. An applicant for a license as
an independent social worker shall present evidence satisfactory to
the board that the applicant:
(1) Possesses a master's or doctoral degree in social work from
an accredited college or university approved by the board.
(2) Has passed an examination given by the board.
(3) Will conduct all professional activities as a social worker
in accordance with standards for professional conduct established by
the board.
(4) Has engaged in the practice of social work, under
supervision, for at least two years as a full-time employee or for
four thousand hours prior to taking the examination given by the
board.
(5) (a) Supervision shall be provided in any of the following
manners:
(i) By a social worker licensed at least at the level of the
social worker being supervised and qualified under this section to
practice without supervision.
(ii) By another qualified professional, if the board determines
that supervision by a social worker as defined in subparagraph
subdivision (i) is unobtainable or in other situations considered
appropriate by the board.
(b) Additional standards for supervision shall be determined by
the board.
2. Reciprocal license. The board shall issue an appropriate
license to an applicant licensed to practice social work in another
state which imposes licensure requirements similar or equal to those
imposed under subsection 1.
3. License renewal and continuing education. Licenses shall
be renewed biennially, and licensees shall pay a fee for renewal as
determined by the board and shall present evidence satisfactory to
the board that the licensee has satisfied continuing education
requirements as determined by the board. Section History: Recent Form
84 Acts, ch 1075, § 3; 96 Acts, ch 1035, § 7; 2000 Acts, ch 1140,
§40; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §148; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263; 2009 Acts, ch
133, §60
Referred to in § 147.14, 154C.6, 249A.15A