To delete the requirement of passage of a board-approved national exam for applicants with a LCSW license in another state applying for licensure by endorsement.

In accordance with Virginia law, the petition was filed with the Register of Regulations and will be published on July 19, 2021 with comment accepted through August 18, 2021. The petition is also posted on the Virginia Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.viginia.gov.

The petition and any comment will be considered by the Board at its next meeting following the close of comment, which is scheduled for September 10, 2021. The petitioner will be informed of its decision following that meeting.

The petition was considered by the Board at its meeting on January 14, 2022. The Board has begun the regulatory action to propose acceptance of a state examination if the national exam was not required at the time a social worker was initially licensed in the other state. During the process of promulgating that regulation, it will consider acceptance of licensure by endorsement for applicants with lengthy experience who were grandfathered without examination in another state.