{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac140-20-51","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC140-20-51","heading":"Requirements for licensure by examination as an LBSW or LMSW","body":"A. In order to be approved to sit for the board-approved examination as an LBSW or an LMSW, an applicant shall:\n\n1. Meet the education requirements prescribed in 18VAC140-20-60.\n\n2. Submit a completed application to the board office to include:\n\na. The application fee prescribed in 18VAC140-20-30; and\n\nb. Official transcripts submitted from the appropriate institutions of higher education.\n\nB. In order to be licensed by examination as an LBSW or an LMSW, an applicant shall:\n\n1. Meet the requirements prescribed in 18VAC140-20-60; and\n\n2. Submit, in addition to the application requirements of subsection A of this section, the following:\n\na. Verification of a passing score on the board-approved national examination;\n\nb. Documentation of any other health or mental health licensure or certification, if applicable; and\n\nc. A current report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 140. Board of Social Work","Chapter 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Social Work","Part II. Requirements for Licensure"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency140/chapter20/section51/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:12Z","sha256":"13f5d8eb3f4505464e223a96e66f03926e8e57798172d803c0dba1b1386834fe","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac140-20-50","next":"us-va/18vac140-20-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}