Section 7704. Requirements for a license

1. To qualify for a license as a
  "licensed master social worker" an applicant shall fulfill the following
  requirements:
    (a) Application: file an application with the department;
    (b) Education: have received an education,  including  a  master's  of
  social  work  degree  from  a  program  registered by the department, or
  determined by the  department  to  be  the  substantial  equivalent,  in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
    (c) Experience: meet no requirement as to experience;
    (d)  Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
    (e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
    (f) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
  department; and
    (g)  Fees:  pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department
  for an initial license, and a fee of one hundred fifty-five dollars  for
  each  triennial  registration  period.  An  additional  surcharge in the
  amount of five dollars shall be paid with  each  triennial  registration
  fee  and  shall  be used for the marketing and evaluation of the regents
  licensed social worker loan forgiveness program established  by  section
  six hundred five of this chapter.
    2. To qualify for a license as a "licensed clinical social worker", an
  applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
    (a) Application: file an application with the department;
    (b)  Education:  have  received  an education, including a master's of
  social work degree from a  program  registered  by  the  department,  or
  determined  by  the  department  to  be the substantial equivalent, that
  includes completion of a core curriculum which includes at least  twelve
  credit  hours of clinical courses, in accordance with the commissioner's
  regulations; a person who has received a master's, or equivalent  degree
  in  social  work,  during  which they did not complete a core curriculum
  which  includes  clinical  courses,  may  satisfy  this  requirement  by
  completing  equivalent  post-graduate clinical coursework, in accordance
  with the commissioner's regulations;
    (c)  Experience:  have  at  least  three  years  full-time  supervised
  post-graduate    clinical   social   work   experience   in   diagnosis,
  psychotherapy, and assessment-based treatment plans,  or  its  part-time
  equivalent,  obtained  over a continuous period not to exceed six years,
  under  the  supervision,  satisfactory   to   the   department,   of   a
  psychiatrist,  a  licensed  psychologist,  or a licensed clinical social
  worker in a facility setting or other supervised  settings  approved  by
  the department;
    (d)  Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
    (e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
    (f) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
  department; and
    (g)  Fees:  pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department
  for an initial license and a fee of one hundred fifty-five  dollars  for
  each triennial registration period.