(a) An approved applicant is entitled to be examined for licensure as provided in this section.
(b) The Board shall ensure that a Board–approved examination for each category of license is made available for an applicant to take at least twice a year, at the times and places that the Board determines.
(c) The Board shall notify each approved applicant of the procedures for taking the examination.
(d) (1) The Board shall approve the subjects, scope, form, and passing score for each type of examination given under this subtitle.
(2) The examinations given under this subtitle shall strive to be free of cultural bias.
(e) (1) The Board, by regulation, may limit:
(i) The number of times an applicant may be reexamined after failing an examination required under this subtitle; and
(ii) The interval between reexaminations.
(2) If an applicant is permitted to be reexamined under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the applicant shall pay a fee to the examining body approved by the Board.
(f) The examination shall be prepared to measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the pertinent practice of social work.
(g) In the preparation, administration, and grading of an examination, the Board may employ, cooperate, or contract with an organization or consultant.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 19-301 - License Required; Exceptions; Practice Without License
Section 19-302 - Qualifications of Applicants
Section 19-302.1 - Out-of-State Applicant
Section 19-302.2 - Criminal History Records Check
Section 19-302.3 - Physical or Mental Examination of Applicants
Section 19-303 - Applications for Licenses
Section 19-306 - Maintenance of Roster of Licensees on Website; Electronic License Records
Section 19-307 - Scope of Licenses
Section 19-308 - Term and Renewal of Licenses; Change of Address
Section 19-309 - Inactive Status and Reactivation
Section 19-310 - Surrender of License
Section 19-311 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds
Section 19-314 - Reinstatement of Licenses
Section 19-315 - Social Worker Rehabilitation Committees
Section 19-316 - Injunctive Relief
Section 19-316.1 - Cease and Desist Order or Injunction