§ 25-23.6-5-11 — Temporary permit; requirements; expiration; renewal

Indiana § 25-23.6-5-11

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 25: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
• Art. 23.6: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND HUMAN
• Ch. 5: Social Worker Licensure

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(a) The board may issue a temporary
permit to an individual to profess to be a clinical social worker if the
individual pays a fee and the individual.
(1) has a valid license or certificate to practice from another state
and the individual has passed an examination substantially
equivalent to the level for which licensure is being requested;
(2) is practicing in a state that does not license or certify social
workers or clinical social workers, but is certified by a national
association approved by the board and the individual has applied
for a license from the board; or
(3) has been approved by the board to take the examination and
has graduated from a school or program approved by the board
and the individual has completed any experience requirement.
(b) A temporary permit expires the earlier of:
(1) the date the individual holding the permit is issued a license
under this article;
(2) the date the board disapproves the individual's license
application; or
(3) one hundred eighty (180) days after the initial permit is issued.
(c) The board may renew a temporary permit if the individual
holding the permit was scheduled to take the next examination and the
individual:
(1) did not take the examination; and
(2) shows good cause for not taking the examination.
(d) A permit renewed under subsection (c) expires on the date the
individual holding the permit receives the results from the next
examination given after the permit was issued, and may not be
extended if the applicant has failed the examination.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.186-1990, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.255-1996, SEC.23; P.L.147-1997, SEC.54; P.L.195-2018, SEC.12.