1. The Board may hold hearings and conduct investigations into any matter related to an application for licensure. The Board may require the presentation of evidence.
2. The Board may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if the applicant:
(a) Is not of good moral character as it relates to the practice of social work;
(b) Has submitted any false credential to the Board;
(c) Has been disciplined in another state in connection with the practice of social work or a related profession or has committed any act in another state which is a violation of this chapter;
(d) Has committed an act that constitutes grounds for initiating disciplinary action pursuant to NRS 641B.400;
(e) Has entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo contendere to, been found guilty or guilty but mentally ill of, or been convicted, in this State or any other jurisdiction, of a crime arising out of, in connection with or related to the activities of such a person in such a manner as to demonstrate his or her unfitness to engage in social work, and the time for appeal has elapsed or the judgment of conviction has been affirmed on appeal; or
(f) Fails to comply with any other requirements for licensure.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1119; A 1995, 450; 2021, 3496)
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.