A. Any person who becomes a resident of this state and who is or has been, immediately preceding the person's residency in this state, licensed to practice social work by another state which grants a like privilege of reciprocity and who meets the educational and work experience qualifications for licensure in this state may, upon payment of the necessary fee and submission of documentation as required by the Board, be licensed under the provisions of the Social Worker's Licensing Act.

B. In cases where reciprocity does not exist the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers may endorse the actions of another state licensing board upon receipt of information by that board documenting that the applicant has met the educational and supervisory requirements of the Oklahoma State Board in another state, and has passed the same examination or a more stringent examination than that used by the Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers.

C. 1. For a social worker currently licensed in another jurisdiction to obtain a license as a social worker by reciprocity in this state, an applicant shall:

a.submit a written application in the form prescribed by the Board,

b.have attained the age of majority,

c.have a social work degree at the designation for which the applicant is seeking licensure,

d.possess, at the time of initial licensure as a social worker, the qualifications necessary to have been eligible for licensure in this state,

e.present to the Board a passing score on the designated licensure examination,

f.present to the Board proof that the transferring social work license is current and in good standing,

g.present to the Board proof that any social work or any other professional license or other credential granted to the applicant by any other state has not been suspended, revoked, or otherwise restricted for any reason except nonrenewal or for the failure to obtain the required continuing education credits in any jurisdiction where the applicant is or has been licensed, and

h.pay the fees specified by the Board.

2. Applicants for license transfer under this section shall only be eligible for licensure at the equivalent designation recognized in the currently licensed jurisdiction.

Added by Laws 1982, c. 122, § 6, operative July 1, 1982. Amended by Laws 1987, c. 108, § 5, eff. July 1, 1987; Laws 2003, c. 85, § 10, eff. Nov. 1, 2003; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 44, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.