1. (a) Upon receipt of an application for multistate license, the home state licensing authority shall determine the applicant’s eligibility for a multistate license in accordance with § 5-39.2-4.
2. (b) If such applicant is eligible pursuant to § 5-39.2-4, the home state licensing authority shall issue a multistate license that authorizes the applicant or regulated social worker to practice in all member states under a multistate authorization to practice.
3. (c) Upon issuance of a multistate license, the home state licensing authority shall designate whether the regulated social worker holds a multistate license in the bachelor’s, master’s, or clinical category of social work.
4. (d) A multistate license issued by a home state to a resident in that state shall be recognized by all compact member states as authorizing social work practice under a multistate authorization to practice corresponding to each category of licensure regulated in each member state.

History of Section.
P.L. 2024, ch. 268, § 1, effective June 25, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 269, § 1, effective June 25, 2024.