Oklahoma Administrative Code

Persons not residing in Oklahoma may apply for, receive and renew a license provided they otherwise meet the requirements and submit appropriate documentation to the Board. However, their reasons for desiring licensure must be documented and the Board will assume no responsibilit…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:10-1-12 Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3190, eff 7-25-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1632, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 253, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1816, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.Supp.1980, §§ 1250.1 through 1273; 59 O.S. Supp…

(a) All licenses shall expire at the end of each calendar year and shall be subject to renewal on the first day of the next calendar year. (b) All licensees must submit a complete licensure renewal application, including fee, postmarked or submitted online by December 31 of the c…

(a) Licenses lapsed beyond the ninety (90) day period from the first day of the new calendar year will be treated as a new application after March 31 of each calendar year. A new application must be submitted with appropriate documentation as required by the Board. All current re…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:10-1-13.1 Added at 9 Ok Reg 3345, eff 7-27-92; Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 253, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1816, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.Supp.1980, §§ 1250.1 through 1273; 59 O.S. Supp 2003 § 1256.1(10)

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:10-1-14 Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 253, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1816, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.Supp.1980, §§ 1250.1 through 1273; 59 O.S. Supp 2003 § 1256.1(10)

(a) Any person who becomes a resident of Oklahoma and who is or has been, immediately preceding his residency in this state, licensed in good standing to practice social work by another state which grants a like privilege or reciprocity and who meets the educational and work expe…

Persons who have met all qualifications for licensure under the provisions of this Chapter, except passage of the required examination, shall, upon payment of the necessary fee and submission of documentation as required by the Board, be issued a provisional license as provided i…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:10-1-16.1 Added at 9 Ok Reg 3345, eff 7-27-92; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3190, eff 7-25-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1632, eff 5-27-99; Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 253, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1816, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.Supp.198…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:10-1-17 Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 253, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1816, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.Supp.1980, §§ 1250.1 through 1273; 59 O.S. Supp 2003 § 1256.1(10)

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:10-1-18 Added at 14 Ok Reg 3190, eff 7-25-97; Revoked at 25 Ok Reg 2020, eff 6-26-08 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.Supp.1980, §§ 1250.1 through 1273; 59 O.S. Supp 2003 § 1256.1(10)

The Board shall authorize the issuance of licenses to persons who qualify as follows: (1) as a Licensed Social Worker who has a master's degree in social work from a Board approved social work program and has two (2) years of full-time post degree experience or the equivalent the…

The Board shall authorize the issuance of licenses to persons who qualify as follows: (1) as a LSW-Adm who has a master's degree in social work from a Board approved social work program and has two (2) years of full-time post degree experience or the equivalent thereto of part-ti…

The Board shall authorize the issuance of licenses to persons who qualify as follows: (1) as a Licensed Social Worker Associate who has a bachelor's degree in social work from a Board approved social work program (2) passed the examination provided for under the provisions of Sec…

No person shall engage in the practice of social work as defined by law without having the legal possession of a current license. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:10-1-3.1 Added at 21 Ok Reg 253, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Added at 21 Ok Reg 1816, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.…

(a) No person may engage in the private practice of social work unless:(1) licensed under this act as an LCSW, (2) has had 100 hours of face-to-face educational supervision in no less than two (2) years of full-time or the equivalent thereto of part-time experience, a total of 4,…

(a) Licensed Clinical Social Worker. (1) Definition. Clinical social work is defined as set out in Section 1250.1 of Title 59 of the laws of Oklahoma. (2) Setting. Clinical social work is practiced within a private office or under the auspices of public, voluntary, or proprietary…

(a) Continuing education. (1) As a requirement for license renewal, sixteen (16) clock hours of continuing education units shall be required for each license held. These hours must have been obtained during the previous renewal period (January through December) and approved by th…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:10-1-7 Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 253, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1816, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.Supp.1980, §§ 1250.1 through 1273; 59 O.S. Supp 2003 § 1256.1(10)

The Board will issue an appropriate license to all applicants who meet the requirements for licensure in order to identify the social workers to the public as a LCSW, LMSW, LSW, LSW-Adm or LSWA. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:10-1-8 Amended at 21 Ok Reg 253, eff 11-14-03 (emergenc…

(a) Applicants for licensure as a LCSW, LMSW, LSW, LSW-Adm or LSWA shall make such application on the most current form prescribed by the Board, shall submit the required fee and shall supply appropriate documentation as required by the Board to validate the facts which are claim…

This Chapter establishes the guidelines for the documentation of supervised experience that must be received from all persons applying for social work licensure. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:12-1-1 Added at 16 Ok Reg 1638, eff 5-27-99 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S., §§ 1250.1 through…

(a) Licensed clinical social worker. The two year supervised experience requirement for licensure as a LCSW must be under the supervision of a social worker holding the LCSW license. (b) Licensed master social worker. No supervision is required for the LMSW. (c) Licensed social w…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:12-1-3 Added at 16 Ok Reg 1638, eff 5-27-99; Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1828, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S., §§ 1250.1 through 1273

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:12-1-3.1 Added at 21 Ok Reg 265, eff 11-14-03 through 7-14-04 (emergency)1 1This emergency action expired without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency action enacting a new Section, the Section is no longer effectiv…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:12-1-3.2 Added at 21 Ok Reg 265, eff 11-14-03 through 7-14-04 (emergency)1 1This emergency action expired without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency action enacting a new Section, the Section is no longer effectiv…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:12-1-3.3 Added at 21 Ok Reg 265, eff 11-14-03 through 7-14-04 (emergency)1 1This emergency action expired without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency action enacting a new Section, the Section is no longer effectiv…

(a) Engaging in the private practice of social work requires holding of the LCSW license. (b) Engaging in the independent practice of social work requires holding of the LCSW, LSW-Adm or LSW license. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:12-1-4 Added at 16 Ok Reg 1638, eff 5-27-99; Amend…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:12-1-5 Added at 16 Ok Reg 1638, eff 5-27-99; Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 265, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1828, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S., §§ 1250.1 through 1273

(a) Requirements. The two year experience requirement for specialty certification contracted external to the agency must be under the supervision of a Board Approved Supervisor. A Board approved social worker with one of the specialty certifications presently recognized by the Bo…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:12-1-7 Added at 16 Ok Reg 1638, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 265, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1828, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S., §§ 1250.1 through 1273

Social workers seeking to transfer their licensure supervision as a new resident of this state will be required to provide documentation of supervision hours from the previous jurisdiction to assure the hours accrued conform to the requirements for social work supervision as outl…

This Chapter describes the requirements for continuing education for all licensed social workers with specialty certification(s). Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:15-1-1 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.Supp.1980, §§ 1250.1 through 1273; 59 O.S. Supp 2003 § 1256.1(10)

The Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers will recognize all continuing education activities provided by ASWB-ACE, National Association of Social Workers (NASW-CE), state and local providers who have been approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers, …

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:15-1-2.1 Added at 21 Ok Reg 267, eff 11-14-03 through 7-14-04 (emergency)1 1This emergency action expired without being superseded by a permanent action. Upon expiration of an emergency action enacting a new Section, the Section is no longer effectiv…

(a) Continuing education hours. The number of hours specified for each social work license specialty title is 16 clock hours of verified continuing education per specialty per licensing period. Any individual holding more than one license is required to obtain 6 additional hours …

(a) In ascertaining appropriate areas of learning content in Category I, II and III events, the following methods are substantive topical organizers for continuing education activities.(1) Direct methods. (A) Individual Counseling (B) Psychotherapy (C) Family Treatment (D) Group …

(a) When planning a continuing education activity (face-to-face or distance education) for social workers, the provider needs to consider six essential program elements. The guidelines that follow delineate those elements and establish respective professional expectations of prov…

Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:15-1-6 Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 267, eff 11-14-03 (emergency); Revoked at 21 Ok Reg 1830, eff 7-1-04 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S.Supp.1980, §§ 1250.1 through 1273; 59 O.S. Supp 2003 § 1256.1(10)

Specific hours of continuing education clock hours will be awarded for the completion of various self-directed activities, specifically: (1) Completion of an article in a referred journal - 6 hours (2) Publication of an article in a referred journal - 4 hours (3) Publication of a…

The rules of this chapter are intended to define unprofessional conduct in the context of the rendering of social work services within the meaning of 59 O.S., Section 1266.1 (A)(1) and to establish norms of professional conduct for social workers. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:20…

Citations to statutes in the rules of this chapter refer to the most recent codification of the statute. Notes Okla. Admin. Code § 675:20-1-2 AUTHORITY: OK-OAC 59 O.S., §§ 1250.1 through 1273

The following words or terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Social worker" means any person licensed by the Board of Licensed Social Workers and includes licensed master's social workers, licensed soc…

(a) Social workers shall not exploit their professional relationships with clients (or former clients), supervisees, students, employees, or research participants, sexually or otherwise for personal or business advantage. Social workers shall not condone or engage in sexual haras…

(a) The social worker shall not participate in or condone fraud or any other misrepresentation. The social worker shall not misrepresent professional qualifications, education, experience, affiliations, or services performed. (b) The social worker shall not practice, condone, fac…

The Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers as approved by the 1996 NASW Delegate Assembly and revised by the 2017 Delegate Assembly is hereby adopted in its entirety as an addition to the existing Code of Professional Conduct of the Oklahoma State Board of L…

If an applicant otherwise qualifies for licensure, the Board shall issue an appropriate license to applicants who present satisfactory evidence of equivalent education, training and experience completed by the applicant as a member of the Armed Forces or Reserves of the United St…

(a) Automatic extension pursuant to 59 O.S. § 4100.6(A). The license of active-duty military service members shall be automatically extended and placed on inactive licensure status during active-duty military service and for one (1) year after active-duty military service, unless…

The procedure to expedite endorsement of licensure pursuant to Section 4100.5 of Title 59 of the laws of the State of Oklahoma for applicants who are licensed in another state and who are the spouse of an active-duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States is as follows: …

Pursuant to Title 63 Section 2059, the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers will serve in an advisory capacity to the State Regents of Higher Education, the Oklahoma Military Department and the Oklahoma Schools of Social Work toward the development of curricula designe…