NAC641B.090. Application for licensure or renewal; conditions for waiver of examination.

     1. An application for licensure or renewal must be submitted on a form provided by the Board.

     2. For good cause, the Board may allow an applicant to present material at its meeting in addition to the materials which he or she has previously submitted to the Board.

     3. By submitting an application, an applicant grants the Board full authority to make any investigation or personal contact necessary to verify the authenticity of, or to clarify an ambiguity in, the matters and information stated within the application. If the Board so requests, the applicant must supply to the Board information that will verify the authenticity or clarify any ambiguity in the application.

     4. An applicant for initial licensure must submit to the Board to satisfy the requirements of NRS 641B.202:

     (a) Two sets of completed fingerprint cards;

     (b) Written authorization for the Board to forward those cards to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report; and

     (c) The amount of the fees charged by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the handling of the fingerprint cards and issuance of the reports of criminal histories.

     5. If deemed necessary, the Board will appoint a member of the Board or a designee to examine an application, take the actions authorized pursuant to subsection 3 and make recommendations for the Board’s action.

     6. If deemed necessary, the Board will require the personal appearance of the applicant.

     7. For each application, the Board will:

     (a) Approve the application;

     (b) Defer action on the application pending the receipt by the Board of additional information concerning the application; or

     (c) Deny the application.

     8. The Board will waive the required examination for an applicant if:

     (a) The applicant is not eligible for endorsement pursuant to NAC 641B.126;

     (b) The applicant has passed an appropriate examination in another state within the 6 months immediately preceding the date on which he or she submits his or her application for licensure with the Board; and

     (c) The examination that the applicant passed is equivalent to the examination that the applicant would otherwise be required to take pursuant to NAC 641B.105.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam’rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A 11-8-95; R112-00, 1-17-2001; R079-02, 1-9-2003; R048-04, 5-25-2004; R142-08, 2-11-2009)