7004.1 Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an applicant shall receive a passing score on the required level of the examination sponsored by the Association of Social Work Boards (the "national examination") or on another examination determined by the Board to be equivalent.

7004.2 An applicant who has passed the examination required under § 7004.1 more than five (5) years prior to the application date, shall be required to retake the examination unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board that the applicant has been continuously licensed and practicing as a social worker in the United States since the date the applicant passed the examination.

7004.3 The passing score on the Associate (social work associate) level of the national examination shall be seventy-five (75).

7004.4 The passing score on the Basic (graduate social worker) level of the national examination shall be seventy-five (75).

7004.5 The passing score on the Intermediate (Independent social worker) level of the national examination shall be seventy-five (75).

7004.6 The passing score on the Advanced (Independent clinical social worker) level of the national examination shall be seventy-five (75).

7004.7 An applicant shall submit the applicant's examination results, which have been certified or validated by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), to the Board with the completed application.

7004.8 The Board may require an applicant who fails to pass the examination after two (2) consecutive attempts to complete a review course approved by the Board or any remediation as determined by the Board to be appropriate, prior to retaking the examination.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 1059, 1062 (February 19, 1988); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 37 DCR 2747, 2754 (May 4, 1990); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 10686 (December 9, 2005).