{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-641b.275","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 641B.275","heading":"Provisional licensure; regulations.","body":"1. The Board shall grant a provisional license to engage in social work as a social worker to a person:\n(a) Who applies to take the next available examination and who is otherwise eligible to be a social worker pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 641B.220; or\n(b) Who:\n(1) Possesses a baccalaureate degree or a master’s degree in a related field of study from:\n(I) An accredited college or university recognized by the Board; or\n(II) A college or university located in a foreign country, or the equivalent of a baccalaureate degree or a master’s degree in a related field from such a college or university, if the applicant includes in his or her application the documentation required by NRS 641B.204; and\n(2) Presents evidence of enrollment in a program of study leading to a degree in social work at:\n(I) A college or university accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or which is a candidate for such accreditation and which is approved by the Board; or\n(II) A college or university located in a foreign country, or a program of study leading to the equivalent of a degree in social work from such a college or university, if the applicant includes in his or her application the documentation required by NRS 641B.204.\n2. The Board shall grant a provisional license to engage in social work as an independent social worker to a person who applies to take the next available examination and who is otherwise eligible to be an independent social worker pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 641B.230.\n3. The Board shall grant a provisional license to engage in social work as a clinical social worker to a person who applies to take the next available examination and who is otherwise eligible to be a clinical social worker pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 641B.240.\n4. The Board shall establish by regulation the period during which a provisional license issued pursuant to this section will be valid. The period must be:\n(a) No longer than 9 months for a person who is granted a provisional license to engage in social work pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or subsection 2 or 3; and\n(b) No longer than 3 years for a person who is granted a provisional license to engage in social work pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1.","path":["TITLE 54 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS AND BUSINESSES","CHAPTER 641B - SOCIAL WORKERS","LICENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-641B.html#NRS641BSec275","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:45Z","sha256":"c752e985e605768ee8ea724c16262e399c0d2ebc91a9468fe7d29feb2bc538bc","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-641b.272","next":"us-nv/nrs-641b.280"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}