Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Health Professions

Board of Social Work

Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work [18 VAC 140 ‑ 20]

Action:

Acceptance of state examinations

General Information

Action Summary	The Board is considering an amendment to licensure by endorsement that would allow acceptance of a state examination rather than the national examination, which is currently required for licensure in Virginia. A state examination would be acceptable only if another U. S. jurisdiction did not require the national examination at the time the social worker was initially licensed and if the examination was deemed to be a comparable level for the license being sought.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Exempt from APA	No, this action is subject to Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act.
RIS Project	Yes [7043]
Associated Petitions for Rulemaking	Deletion of requirement for passage of exam for endorsement
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
9358	NOIRA	Stage complete. Comment period ended 02/02/2022.
9556	Fast-Track	Governor's office has completed its review - Next step is Submission to the Registrar.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Jaime Hoyle / Executive Director
Address:	9960 Mayland Drive Suite 300 Richmond, VA 23233-1463
Email Address:	jaime.hoyle@dhp.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)367-4406 FAX: (804)527-4435 TDD: ()-

This person is the primary contact for this chapter.