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.