General qualifications and requirements for applicants for licensure are as follows:

1. (1) The applicant is of good moral character.

2. (2) The applicant has not been convicted of a felony, which shall include a judgment, an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere, under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (35 P. S. § § 780-101—780-144), or of an offense under the laws of another jurisdiction, which, if committed in this Commonwealth, would be a felony under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, unless the following apply:

   1. (i) At least 10 years have elapsed from the date of conviction.
   2. (ii) The applicant satisfactorily demonstrates to the Board that the applicant has made significant progress in personal rehabilitation since the conviction, so that licensure of the applicant would not be expected to create a substantial risk of harm to the health and safety of the applicant’s clients or the public or a substantial risk of further criminal violations.
3. (3) The applicant has submitted an application for licensure on forms furnished by the Board. The application for licensure may be obtained by contacting the Board by mail at: State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, Post Office Box 2649, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2649, or by telephone at: (717) 783-1389 or e-mail at: socialwo@pados.dos.state.pa.us.
4. (4) The applicant has submitted the application licensure fee required by § 47.4 (relating to licensure fees), by check or money order, payable to the ‘‘Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.’’
5. (5) The applicant has submitted two Certificates of Recommendation on forms furnished by the Board.
6. (6) The applicant has completed at least 3 hours of training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with § 47.58(a) (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting—mandatory training requirement).
7. (7) The applicant has submitted an affirmation signed by the applicant verifying the information on the application.

Authority

The provisions of this 47.12 amended under section 6(2) of the Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act (63 P.S. § 1906(2)); and 23 Pa.C.S. § § 6301—6388.

Source

The provisions of this § 47.12 adopted November 23, 1990, effective November 24, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 5838; amended March 1, 2002, effective March 2, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 1197; amended March 18, 2022, effective March 19, 2022, 52 Pa.B. 1608. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (402373) to (402374).

Cross References

This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 47.12a (relating to licensed social worker); 49 Pa. Code § 47.12b (relating to provisional license as a social worker); and 49 Pa. Code § 47.12c (relating to licensed clinical social worker); 49 Pa. Code § 47.12e (relating to licensed bachelor social worker); 49 Pa. Code § 47.13b (relating to exemption from licensure examination—clinical social workers); 49 Pa. Code § 47.14 (relating to application for licensure by reciprocity); and 49 Pa. Code § 47.16 (relating to licensure by endorsement).