{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-30a-5","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 30-30A-5","heading":"Issuance of a multistate license.","body":"(a) Upon receipt of an application for Multistate License, the Home State Licensing Authority shall determine the applicant's eligibility for a Multistate License in accordance with §30-30A-4 of this Compact.\n(b) If such applicant is eligible pursuant to §30-30A-4 of this Compact, the Home State Licensing Authority shall issue a Multistate License that authorizes the applicant or Regulated Social Worker to practice in all Member States under a Multistate Authorization to Practice.\n(c) Upon issuance of a Multistate License, the Home State Licensing Authority shall designate whether the Regulated Social Worker holds a Multistate License in the Bachelors, Masters, or Clinical category of Social Work.\n(d) A Multistate License issued by a Home State to a resident in that state shall be recognized by all Compact Member States as authorizing Social Work Practice under a Multistate Authorization to Practice corresponding to each category of licensure regulated in each Member State.","path":["CHAPTER 30. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.","ARTICLE 30A. SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE COMPACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/30-30A-5/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:27Z","sha256":"3f65834dd7246daef23b85f260eb2d39ca11c79170d44a53778ac52b008abb43","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-30a-4","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-30-30a-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}