1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 641B.270 to 641B.275, inclusive, before the issuance of a license, each applicant, otherwise eligible for licensure, who has paid the fee and presented the required credentials, other than an applicant for a license to engage in social work as an associate in social work, must appear personally and pass an examination concerning his or her knowledge of the practice of social work.
2. Any such examination must be fair and impartial, practical in character with questions designed to discover the applicant’s fitness.
3. The Board may employ specialists and other professional consultants or examining services in conducting the examination.
4. The member of the Board who is the representative of the general public shall not participate in the grading of the examination.
5. The Board shall examine applicants for licensure at least twice a year.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1119; A 1993, 131; 1995, 450; 2015, 3035, 3915)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
NRS 641B.020 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 641B.100 - Appointment by Governor; qualifications.
NRS 641B.110 - Expiration of term; replacement.
NRS 641B.120 - Officers; elections; meetings; quorum.
NRS 641B.130 - List of licensed social workers required to be maintained by Board.
NRS 641B.140 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses for members and employees.
NRS 641B.170 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 641B.180 - Forms for licensure.
NRS 641B.200 - Preliminary qualifications.
NRS 641B.202 - Submission of fingerprints.
NRS 641B.205 - Submission of official transcripts by alternate means.
NRS 641B.225 - Master social worker: Qualifications; practice; supervision of other social workers.
NRS 641B.250 - Examination; prohibition on participation in grading examination.
NRS 641B.270 - Licensing of person licensed in another state.
NRS 641B.271 - Expedited license by endorsement: Requirements; procedure for issuance.
NRS 641B.275 - Provisional licensure; regulations.
NRS 641B.290 - Delinquent licenses: Date; notice; renewal; expiration; restoration.
NRS 641B.295 - Inactive status of license: Application; effect; duration; regulations; fees.
NRS 641B.400 - Grounds for disciplinary action.
NRS 641B.410 - Complaints: Filing; retention.
NRS 641B.425 - Subpoenas: Issuance; enforcement.
NRS 641B.450 - Reinstatement after revocation.
NRS 641B.500 - Representation as social worker without license.
NRS 641B.505 - Practice of social work without required license unlawful.
NRS 641B.510 - Use of title of licensee or otherwise implying licensure.