Nevada Revised Statutes 641B.275 – Provisional licensure; regulations
1. The Board shall grant a provisional license to engage in social work as a social worker to a person:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 641B.275
- Board: means the Board of Examiners for Social Workers. See Nevada Revised Statutes 641B.030
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Social work: means the application of methods, principles and techniques of case work, group work, community organization, administration, planning, consultation and research to assist persons, groups or communities to enhance or restore their ability to function physically, socially and economically. See Nevada Revised Statutes 641B.030
(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.