N.Y. Education Law § 7704: Requirements for a license

§ 7704. Requirements for a license. 1. To qualify for a license as a

"licensed master social worker" an applicant shall fulfill the following

requirements:

(a) Application: file an application with the department;

(b) Education: have received an education, including a master's of

social work degree from a program registered by the department, or

determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent, in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(c) Experience: meet no requirement as to experience;

(d) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;

(f) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(g) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department

for an initial license, and a fee of one hundred fifty-five dollars for

each triennial registration period. An additional surcharge in the

amount of five dollars shall be paid with each triennial registration

fee and shall be used for the marketing and evaluation of the regents

licensed social worker loan forgiveness program established by section

six hundred five of this chapter.

2. To qualify for a license as a "licensed clinical social worker", an

applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

(a) Application: file an application with the department;

(b) Education: have received an education, including a master's of

social work degree from a program registered by the department, or

determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent, that

includes completion of a core curriculum which includes at least twelve

credit hours of clinical courses, in accordance with the commissioner's

regulations; a person who has received a master's, or equivalent degree

in social work, during which they did not complete a core curriculum

which includes clinical courses, may satisfy this requirement by

completing equivalent post-graduate clinical coursework, in accordance

with the commissioner's regulations;

(c) Experience: have at least three years full-time supervised

post-graduate clinical social work experience in diagnosis,

psychotherapy, and assessment-based treatment plans, or its part-time

equivalent, obtained over a continuous period not to exceed six years,

under the supervision, satisfactory to the department, of a

psychiatrist, a licensed psychologist, or a licensed clinical social

worker in a facility setting or other supervised settings approved by

the department. Satisfactory experience obtained in an entity operating

under a waiver issued by the department pursuant to section sixty-five

hundred three-a of this title may be accepted by the department,

notwithstanding that such experience may have been obtained prior to the

effective date of such section sixty-five hundred three-a and/or prior

to the entity having obtained a waiver. The department may, for good

cause shown, accept satisfactory experience that was obtained in a

setting that would have been eligible for a waiver but which has not

obtained a waiver from the department or experience that was obtained in

good faith by the applicant under the belief that appropriate

authorization had been obtained for the experience, provided that such

experience meets all other requirements for acceptable experience;

(d) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;

(f) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(g) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department

for an initial license and a fee of one hundred fifty-five dollars for

each triennial registration period.