Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2711 – Examination
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2711
- Board: means the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
- Social worker: means a person who holds a degree in social work, having successfully completed an undergraduate or graduate level academic social work program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
- Supervision: means the professional relationship between a supervisor and a supervisee that provides guidance and evaluation of the services provided by the supervisee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2703
A. The place of examination shall be designated in advance by the board. The examination shall be given annually at such time and place and under such supervision as the board may determine, and specifically at such other times, as in the opinion of the board, the number of applicants warrants.
B. Applicants for licensure as a licensed clinical social worker and applicants for licensure as a licensed master’s social worker shall pass an examination approved by the board. The board shall assign the passing grade point to any examination administered after having promulgated rules and regulations. To ensure impartiality, written examinations shall be by numbers, and no paper examination shall bear the name of the applicant.
C. If an applicant fails the examination, he may retake the examination upon payment of a re-examination fee at the next opportunity given by the board, and in accordance with the rules of the board.
Acts 1999, No. 1309, §7, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2010, No. 880, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.