TITLE
16 OCCUPATIONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER
63 SOCIAL WORKERS
PART
4 EXAMINATIONS
16.63.4.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Regulation and Licensing Department, Board of
Social Work Examiners
P.O.
Box 25101, Santa Fe, NM 87504
[9/8/96;
16.63.4.1 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 63.4.1, 06/19/02]
16.63.4.2 SCOPE: All baccalaureate social workers, master
social workers, and independent social workers.
[9/8/96;
16.63.4.2 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 63.4.2, 06/19/02]
16.63.4.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: These parts are promulgated pursuant to the
Social Work Practice Act, Section 61-31-8A, 14-2-1, 61-31-19 NMSA 1978.
[9/8/96;
16.63.4.3 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 63.4.3, 06/19/02]
16.63.4.4 DURATION: Permanent
[9/8/96;
16.63.4.4 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 63.4.4, 06/19/02]
16.63.4.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: January 5, 1995, unless a different date is
cited at the end of a section.
[9/8/96;
16.63.4.5 NMAC - Rn & A, 16 NMAC 63.4.5, 06/19/02]
16.63.4.6 OBJECTIVE: To outline the examination requirements and
process.
[9/8/96;
16.63.4.6 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 63.4.6, 06/19/02]
16.63.4.7 DEFINITIONS: [Reserved]
16.63.4.8 EXAMINATIONS: The board adopts as its examination the
examination as administered by the association of social work boards at the
appropriate license level.
[1/1/90,
9/13/90, 5/15/91, 6/22/92, 1/5/95; 16.63.4.8 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 63.4.8,
06/19/02; A, 4/24/06; A, 11/30/06]
16.63.4.9 FREQUENCY: The board will administer the examinations at
least twice a year or as frequently as is determined by the board.
[1/1/90,
9/13/90, 5/15/91, 6/22/92, 1/5/95, 5/1/99; 16.63.4.9 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC 63.4.9,
06/19/02]
16.63.4.10 REQUIREMENTS: In order to sit for the ASWB examination,
applicants must submit, to the board, a completed examination application and
supporting documentation.
[1/1/90,
9/13/90, 5/15/91, 6/22/92, 1/5/95, 5/1/99; 16.63.4.10 NMAC - Rn & A, 16
NMAC 63.4.10, 06/19/02; A, 11/30/06]
16.63.4.11 PASSING SCORES: For the examinations administered by the
association of social work boards, ASWB, the board will accept as passing,
scores of 70 or higher.
[1/1/90,
9/13/90, 5/15/91, 6/22/92, 1/5/95; 16.63.4.11 NMAC - Rn & A, 16 NMAC
63.4.11, 06/19/02; A, 4/24/06]
16.63.4.12 REPEATED EXAMINATIONS: Qualified applicants who fail to obtain the
minimum required score may retake the exam an unlimited number of times. A new application must be submitted and
applicants must pay the examination fee for each administration of the
examination. Qualifications for examination will be evaluated based on the most
recent application.
[1/1/90,
9/13/90, 5/15/91, 6/22/92, 1/5/95, 5/1/99; 16.63.4.12 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC
63.4.12, 06/19/02]
16.63.4.13 SPECIAL ACCOMODATIONS: Applicants for examination may request
special facilities to accommodate disabilities or additional time to allow for
English as a second language. Special
requests must be submitted in writing, to the New Mexico board of social work
examiners at the time of application.
The board will consider each request on a case-by-case basis.
[1/1/90,
9/13/90, 5/15/91, 6/22/92, 1/5/95, 5/1/99; 16.63.4.13 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC
63.4.13, 06/19/02]
16.63.4.14 NOTIFICATION: The applicant will receive the results of the
national exam immediately from ASWB.
[1/1/90,
9/13/90, 5/15/91, 6/22/92, 1/5/95, 5/1/99; 16.63.4.14 NMAC - Rn, 16 NMAC
63.4.14, 06/19/02; A, 11/30/06]
HISTORY
OF 16.63.4 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC
History: The material in this part was derived from
that previously filed with the Commission of Public Records-State Records Center
and Archives:
Rule
7, Examinations, 12/1/89.
Rule
7, Examinations, 8/13/90.
Rule
4, Examinations, 4/15/91.
Rule
4, Examinations, 5/22/92.
Rule
4, Examinations, 12/5/94.
History
of Repealed Material: [RESERVED]