258 CMR, § 9.10 - Application Procedures and Applicant Responsibilities
(1) All applications for licensure to
practice social work in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall be made in
accordance with all instructions and procedures prescribed by the
Board.
(2) Applicants shall be
responsible for ensuring that any and all information provided to the Board or
its designee in connection with any application for licensure is accurate and
complete. An applicant shall notify the Board or its designee, in writing, of
any and all material changes in any information provided to the Board in
connection with his or her license application which may occur during the
license application process.
(3) An
applicant may be required to submit to the Board such additional information as
the Board may reasonably require in order to determine whether the applicant is
qualified and/or suitable for licensure. The Board may require such an
applicant to provide such information either in person or in writing. Failure
to respond to or cooperate with such requests shall constitute grounds for
denial of the application.
(4) An
applicant shall be notified of any deficiency in his or her application for
licensure. Upon receipt of such notice, an applicant shall have 30 days in
which to correct the deficiency and/or submit any missing or incomplete
information, unless a longer period is granted by the Board in writing. Failure
to submit missing or corrected information within the prescribed time period
shall constitute grounds for denial of the application.
(5) Scores on the licensure examinations
prescribed by the Board shall be valid for two years from the date on which the
report of the score was issued to the applicant. Any applicant whose score on
the applicable licensing examination is more than two years old shall be
required to retake that examination in order to be licensed at that
level.
(6) Applicants shall be
responsible for payment of all fees and charges required for licensing
examinations, processing of license applications and/or issuance of licenses.
All such fees and charges are non-refundable, unless otherwise indicated by the
Board or its designee in writing. Failure to pay any fee in a timely manner as
directed by the Board shall constitute grounds for denial of the license
sought.
(7) A licensee shall notify
the Board, in writing or by electronic communication, of any change in his or
her name or address, as listed in the licensure records of the Board. Failure
to do so shall not excuse the licensee from his or her obligation to renew his
or her license in a timely manner, as required by
258
CMR 9.09.
Notes
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(1) All applications for licensure to practice social work in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts shall be made in accordance with all instructions and procedures prescribed by the Board.
(2) Applicants shall be responsible for ensuring that any and all information provided to the Board or its designee in connection with any application for licensure is accurate and complete. An applicant shall notify the Board or its designee, in writing, of any and all material changes in any information provided to the Board in connection with his or her license application which may occur during the license application process.
(3) An applicant may be required to submit to the Board such additional information as the Board may reasonably require in order to determine whether the applicant is qualified and/or suitable for licensure. The Board may require such an applicant to provide such information either in person or in writing. Failure to respond to or cooperate with such requests shall constitute grounds for denial of the application.
(4) An applicant shall be notified of any deficiency in his or her application for licensure. Upon receipt of such notice, an applicant shall have thirty (30) days in which to correct the deficiency and/or submit any missing or incomplete information, unless a longer period is granted by the Board in writing. Failure to submit missing or corrected information within the prescribed time period shall constitute grounds for denial of the application.
(5) Scores on the licensure examinations prescribed by the Board shall be valid for two years from the date on which the report of the score was issued to the applicant. Any applicant whose score on the applicable licensing examination is more than two years old shall be required to retake that examination in order to be licensed at that level.
(6) Applicants shall be responsible for payment of all fees and charges required for licensing examinations, processing of license applications and/or issuance of licenses. All such fees and charges are non-refundable, unless otherwise indicated by the Board or its designee in writing. Failure to pay any fee in a timely manner as directed by the Board shall constitute grounds for denial of the license sought.
(7) A licensee shall notify the Board, in writing or by electronic communication, of any change in his or her name or address, as listed in the licensure records of the Board. Failure to do so shall not excuse the licensee from his or her obligation to renew his or her license in a timely manner, as required by 258 CMR 9.09.