Subd. 1. Requirements for a provisional license.

An applicant may be issued a provisional license if the applicant:

1. (1) was born in a foreign country;
2. (2) communicates in English as a second language;
3. (3) has taken the applicable examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or similar examination body designated by the board;

4. (4) has met the requirements of section 148D.055, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses

   (1), (3), (4), (5), and (6); or subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), (4), (5), and (6); or subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7); or subdivision 5, paragraph

   (a), clauses (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7); and

5. (5) complies with the requirements of subdivisions 2 to 7.

Subd. 2. License term.

1. (a) A provisional license is valid until expiration, or until the board issues or denies a license under section 148D.055, or until the board revokes the provisional license, whichever occurs first.
2. (b) A provisional license expires three years after the effective date of the license.

Subd. 3. Scope of practice.

A licensee who is issued a provisional license must comply with the requirements of section 148D.050.

Subd. 4. Fee.

A licensee who is issued a provisional license must pay the appropriate license fee specified in section 148D.180.

Subd. 5. Supervised practice requirements.

A licensee who is issued a provisional license must document supervised practice as provided in section 148D.062. If a licensee issued a provisional license is granted a license under section 148D.055, the licensee must also meet the supervised practice requirements in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115. The supervised practice completed under a provisional license does not apply to this requirement.

Subd. 6. Evaluation by supervisor.

1. (a) After being issued a provisional license under subdivision 1, the licensee must submit an evaluation by the licensee's supervisor every six months during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice. The evaluation must meet the requirements in section 148D.063. The supervisor must meet the eligibility requirements specified in section 148D.062.
2. (b) After completion of 2,000 hours of supervised social work practice, the licensee's supervisor must submit a final evaluation and attest to the applicant's ability to engage in the practice of social work safely and competently.

Subd. 7. Completion of requirements.

Upon completion of the requirements for a provisional license under subdivisions 1 to 6, an applicant shall not practice social work in Minnesota except as provided in section 148D.065, unless licensed according to section 148D.055.

Subd. 8. Disciplinary or other action.

The board may take action according to sections

1. (1) the licensee's supervisor does not submit an evaluation as required by section 148D.062;
2. (2) an evaluation submitted according to section 148D.062 indicates that the licensee cannot practice social work competently and safely; or
3. (3) the licensee does not comply with the requirements of subdivisions 1 to 7.

148D.260 to 148D.270 if:

Subd. 9. Revocation of provisional license.

The board may immediately revoke the provisional license of a licensee who violates any requirements of this section. The revocation must be made for cause. A licensee whose provisional license is revoked must immediately return the provisional license to the board.