Sec. 505.358. PROVISIONAL LICENSE

(a) A person may apply for a provisional license as a social worker by paying the appropriate fee and filing an application with the board. The board may issue a provisional license to a person who meets the requirements of this section.

(b) An applicant for a provisional license must:

(1) be licensed or certified in good standing as a social worker in another state that has licensing or certification requirements determined by the board to be substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;

(2) have passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of social work; and

(3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice social work.

(c) An applicant is not required to comply with Subsection (b)(3) if the board determines that compliance constitutes a hardship to the applicant.

(d) A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license under Section 505.359.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 892, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.