Section 641B.105 - Examinations1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 641B.090 and 641B.126, an applicant for licensure as a licensed social worker, licensed master social worker, licensed independent social worker or licensed clinical social worker must pass the appropriate examination, as described in subsection 2, given by the Association of Social Work Boards or another testing administrator that has been approved by the Board.2. An applicant for licensure as: (a) A licensed social worker must pass the Bachelors Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards if the applicant holds a baccalaureate degree in social work as described in NRS 641B.220. If the applicant holds a master's degree in social work as described in NRS 641B.220, the applicant must pass the Masters Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards.(b) A licensed master social worker must pass the Masters Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards.(c) A licensed independent social worker must pass the Advanced Generalist Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards.(d) A licensed clinical social worker must pass the Clinical Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards.3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant who is required to pass an examination pursuant to this section must satisfy the Board that he or she possesses the necessary requirements regarding age, character, education and, if applicable for the relevant license, supervisory experience before taking the examination. A student of social work currently enrolled in his or her last semester may take the examination before the award of his or her degree. For the purposes of this subsection, "student of social work" means a person enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program of study leading to a degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or which is a candidate for such accreditation.4. An applicant for initial licensure as a licensed social worker or licensed master social worker who is required to pass an examination pursuant to this section must do so within 9 months after satisfying the requirements set forth in subsection 3.5. In addition to the requirements for offering examinations set forth in NRS 641B.250, examinations will be offered as deemed appropriate by the Board and as scheduled by the Association of Social Work Boards or another testing administrator that has been approved by the Board.6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a failed examination: (a) For initial licensure as a licensed social worker may be retaken every 90 days after the failed examination until the application expires pursuant to NAC 641B.090.(b) By a licensee in an internship undertaken pursuant to NAC 641B.140 or 641B.150 may be retaken every 90 days after the failed examination and thereafter.7. If a testing administrator provides a process that allows an applicant to retake a failed examination less than 90 days after the failed examination pursuant to subsection 6, an applicant may retake the examination in accordance with that process.Nev. Admin. Code § 641B.105
Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A 11-28-89; 11-8-95; R112-00, 1-17-2001; R079-02, 1-9-2003; R142-08, 2-11-2009; A by R025-14, eff. 10/24/2014; A by R110-17AP, eff. 2/27/2018; A by R055-19A, eff. 12/18/2019; A by R103-23A, eff. 6/5/2024NRS 641B.160, 641B.225, 641B.250