NH Rev Stat § 330-A:18-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXX - Occupations and Professions|Title 330-A - Mental Health Practice|Section 330-A:18-d - Social Work; Conditional License.

    330-A:18-d Social Work;  Conditional License. –||I. Applicants for licensure under this section may apply to the board for conditional licensure. To receive a conditional license, applicants shall comply with the following requirements:||(a) Clinical Social Worker:||(1) Hold a master's or doctoral degree in social work or social welfare from a CSWE approved program.||(2) Obtain a board approved supervisory agreement with documented intent to pursue licensure as a clinical social worker under this chapter.||(3) Meet other criteria as reasonably established by the board.||(b) School Social Worker:||(1) Hold a master's or doctoral degree in social work or social welfare from a CSWE approved program.||(2) Obtain a board approved supervisory agreement, with documented intent to pursue licensure as a clinical social worker under this chapter.||(3) Meet other criteria as reasonably established by the board.||(c) Licensed Social Worker:||(1) Hold a bachelor's degree in social work or social welfare from a CSWE approved program.||(2) Obtain a board approved supervisory agreement consistent with RSA 330-A:18-b, III, with documented intent to pursue licensure as a licensed social worker under this chapter.||(3) Meet other criteria as reasonably established by the board.||(d) Licensed Social Work Associate:||(1) Hold an associate's or bachelor's degree in clinical mental health, social work, psychology, behavioral health counseling, human services discipline, or equivalent program from an accredited college or university.||(2) Complete 300 hours of social work or mental health education within the degree-granting program or separately.||(3) Complete 300 hours of supervised practical training within the degree-granting program, as part of the supervised work experience or separately.||(4) Obtain a board approved supervisory agreement consistent with RSA 330-A:18-c, III, with documented intent to pursue licensure as a licensed social work associate under this chapter.||(5) Meet other criteria as reasonably established by the board.||(e) Clinical Mental Health Counselor:||(1) Hold a master's or doctoral degree in clinical mental health counseling from a CACREP accredited institution or its equivalent which has received regional accreditation from the Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges.||(2) Obtain a board approved supervisory agreement with documented intent to pursue licensure as a clinical mental health counselor under this chapter.||(3) Meet other criteria as reasonably established by the board.||(f) Marriage and Family Therapist:||(1) Hold a master's or doctoral degree in family therapy from a program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education or has a master's degree or doctorate degree with a concentration in the field of marriage and family therapy from a regionally accredited institution or has a clinical membership in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.||(2) Obtain a board approved supervisory agreement with documented intent to pursue licensure as a marriage and family therapist under this chapter.||(3) Meet other criteria as reasonably established by the board.||II. Conditional licenses issued under this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed 2 years from the date of issuance. Applicants in good standing with the board may apply for a one-time renewal of a conditional license.|||Source. 2021, 183:7, eff. Oct. 9, 2021.|