New Mexico Administrative Code

Qualified applicants who fail to obtain the minimum required score may retake the exam an unlimited number of times. A new application must be submitted and applicants must pay the examination fee for each administration of the examination. Qualifications for examination will be …

Applicants for examination may request special facilities to accommodate disabilities or additional time to allow for English as a second language. Special requests must be submitted in writing, to the New Mexico board of social work examiners at the time of application. The boar…

The applicant will receive the results of the national exam immediately from ASWB.

All baccalaureate social workers, master social workers, and independent social workers.

These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work Practice Act, Section 61-31-8 A, 14-2-1, 61-31-19 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

January 5, 1995, unless a different date is cited at the end of a section.

To outline the examination requirements and process.

[Reserved]

The board adopts as its examination the examination as administered by the association of social work boards at the appropriate license level.

The board will administer the examinations at least twice a year or as frequently as is determined by the board.

Regulation and Licensing Department - Board of Social Work Examiners, P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504

An individual desiring to practice either as a baccalaureate social workers, or a master social workers, and independent social workers following a federally declared disaster.

These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work Practice Act, Section 61-31-8 A, 14-2-1, 61-31-19 NMSA 1978.

Permanent.

November 9, 2005, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

The objective of Part 5 is to outline requirements, procedures, and criteria for issuance of an emergency license.

[RESERVED]

A. Licensed social workers currently licensed and in good standing, or otherwise meeting the requirements for New Mexico licensure may be licensed in New Mexico during the six months following the declared disaster at no cost upon satisfying the following requirements: (1) receip…

A. The emergency license shall terminate upon the following circumstances: (1) the issuance of a permanent license under sections 16.63.9.8, 16.63.10.8, and 16.63.11.8 NMAC; (2) proof that the emergency license holder has engaged in fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in procurin…

Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work Examiners P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504

All baccalaureate social workers, master social workers, and independent social workers.

These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work Practice Act, Subsection A of Section 61-31-8, 14-2-1, 61-31-19 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

March 13, 2022, unless a different date is cited at the end of a section.

To state the minimum requirements for licensure by credentials.

[Reserved]

A person seeking reciprocity in the state of New Mexico shall A. possess a valid social worker license issued by the appropriate examining board under the laws of any other state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or any foreign nation, which license has …

Applicants for licensure by credentials; reciprocity must submit or cause to be submitted the following documentation to the board: A. completed application; B. two personal character references; C. a 2" x 2" photograph of the applicant taken within the preceding six months affix…

Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work Examiners, P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504

A qualified provisional licensee may apply for an extension of a provisional license if the applicant: A. fails to sit for the examination due to extenuating circumstances; these extenuating circumstances are defined as serious, physician-verified illness or death in immediate fa…

The applicant shall pay a license fee as set forth in Part 8.

All baccalaureate social workers, master social workers, and independent social workers.

These parts are promulgated pursuant to the Social Work Practice Act, Section 61-31-8 A, 14-2-1, 61-31-19 NMSA 1978.

Permanent

January 5, 1995, unless a different date is cited at the end of a section.

To state the minimum requirements for a provisional license, the duration of the license, and the process to reapply.

[Reserved]

A. When an applicant has submitted all documentation required for the license sought and the application is complete except that the applicant has not completed the licensure exam or the required course in New Mexico cultures, the board may issue a provisional license to the appl…

The provisional license shall be valid for twelve (12) months. A. The provisional license shall become immediately invalid if the provisional licensee fails to submit an official transcript of certification. B. During this twelve (12) month period the provisional licensee must pr…

Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of Social Work Examiners P.O. Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504.

The fee for application as a master social worker is one hundred dollars ($100.00), to be submitted with the application.

The fee for application as an independent social worker is one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00), to be submitted with the application.

For licensure by credentials the fee is commensurate with license level.

For a provisional license, the fee is commensurate for each license level as stated in Part 8, section 8, 9, 10 and 11.

For renewal of license as a baccalaureate social worker, one hundred dollars ($100.00).

For renewal of a license as a master social worker, one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).