NRS 641B.275 Provisional licensure; regulations.

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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.