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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Pleadings, Motions and Preliminary Proceedings › Section 641A.475 - Filing and availability of pleadings, motions and other papers

Current through June 11, 2024
An original and two legible copies of each pleading, motion
				  or other paper must be filed with the Board. The Board may direct that a copy
				  of each pleading and motion be made available by the party filing it to any
				  other person who the Board determines may be affected by the proceeding and who
				  desires a copy.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Pleadings, Motions and Preliminary Proceedings › Section 641A.485 - Service of documents

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Every notice,
				advisory opinion, declaratory order or other document to be served by the Board
				will be served by mail or delivered in person. Service thereof by mail shall be
				deemed complete when a true copy of the document, properly addressed and
				stamped, is deposited in the United States mail.
2. Every document required to be served by a
				party must be served by mail or delivered in person. Service thereof by mail
				shall be deemed complete when a true copy of the document, properly addressed
				and stamped, is deposited in the United States mail.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Pleadings, Motions and Preliminary Proceedings › Section 641A.495 - Proof of service

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will include with each document which it serves,
				  other than one of its decisions or orders, an acknowledgment of service or the
				  following certificate:
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing
				  document upon all parties of record in this proceeding by delivering a copy
				  thereof in person to ......................... or by mailing a copy thereof,
				  properly addressed and with postage prepaid
				  to.....................................................................................
DATED at..............
this ............(day) of ....................(month) of
				  ............(year)
.........................................................................
(Signature)
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.505 - Notice of hearing

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board will serve notice of a hearing at least 10 days
				  before the day set for the hearing. A hearing which has previously been
				  continued may be reset on advance notice of at least 5 days.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.515 - Failure to appear

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a party fails
				to appear at a hearing scheduled by the Board and no continuance has been
				requested or granted, the Board may hear testimony of witnesses who have
				appeared and proceed to consider the matter and dispose of it on the basis of
				the evidence before it.
2. Where,
				because of accident, sickness or other reasonable cause, a person fails to
				appear for a hearing or request a continuance thereof, he or she may, within a
				reasonable time but not more than 10 days after the date originally set for the
				hearing, apply to the Board to reopen the proceedings. Upon finding the cause
				sufficient and reasonable, the Board will set a new time and place for hearing
				and give the person notice thereof. Witnesses who have previously testified may
				not be required to appear at the second hearing unless so directed by the
				Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.525 - Preliminary procedure

Current through June 11, 2024
The presiding member shall call the proceeding to order,
				  proceed to take the appearances and act upon any pending motions or petitions.
				  The parties may then make opening statements.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A by R173-03,
				  8-20-2004
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.535 - Conduct at hearings

Current through June 11, 2024
At a hearing before the Board, all parties and their counsel
				  and the spectators shall conduct themselves in a respectful manner.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.545 - Order of presentation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each applicant,
				petitioner or complainant may present his or her evidence, and then such
				parties as may be opposing the application, petition or complaint may submit
				their evidence. The presiding member shall determine the order in which any
				intervener may introduce his or her evidence.
2. Evidence will ordinarily be received from
				the parties in the following order:
(a) Upon
				an application or petition:
(1) Applicant or
				petitioner.
(2) Staff.
(3) Protestant.
(4) Rebuttal by applicant or
				petitioner.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.555 - Consolidation

Current through June 11, 2024
The presiding member may consolidate two or more proceedings
				  for one hearing whenever it appears that the issues are substantially the same
				  and the interests of the parties will not be prejudiced by a
				  consolidation.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A by R173-03,
				  8-20-2004
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.565 - Stipulations

Current through June 11, 2024
With the approval of the presiding member, the parties may
				  stipulate as to any fact at issue, either by a written stipulation introduced
				  in evidence as an exhibit or by an oral statement shown upon the record. Any
				  such stipulation is binding upon all parties to the stipulation, and it may be
				  treated as evidence at the hearing. The presiding member may require evidential
				  proof of the facts stipulated to, notwithstanding the stipulation.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A by R173-03,
				  8-20-2004
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.575 - Briefs

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board may request briefs to be filed within a specified
				  time. Briefs must be accompanied by proof of service.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.585 - Official notice

Current through June 11, 2024
In addition to the facts mentioned in subsection 5 of
				  NRS 233B.123, the Board
				  may take official notice of regulations, official reports, decisions, orders,
				  standards or records of the Board, of any other regulatory agency of the State
				  of Nevada or of any court of record.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.595 - Informal hearing

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board may hold an informal hearing to:
1. Mediate problems;
2. Discuss factual or legal questions
				relating to the propriety of certain conduct;
3. Discuss certain conduct and warn holders
				of licenses that engaging in the conduct would be in violation of law or the
				Board's regulations; or
4.
				Determine the appropriateness of holding a formal hearing on any
				matter.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A by
				  R091-14,
				  eff. 6/28/2016; A by
				  R094-18AP,
				  eff. 8/30/2018
NRS
				  641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.605 - Submission for decision

Current through June 11, 2024
A proceeding stands submitted for decision by the Board
				  after:
1. The taking of
				evidence;
2. The filing of briefs;
				or
3. The presentation of such oral
				arguments as may have been permitted by the Board,
whichever occurs last.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.615 - Petition for rehearing

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Within 15 days
				after the Board has made a decision or issued an order, the aggrieved party may
				apply for a rehearing by filing a written petition setting forth the grounds
				for the rehearing.
2. The Board
				will act upon such a petition within 30 days after receiving it. If no action
				is taken by the Board within the 30-day period, the petition shall be deemed
				denied.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.625 - Rehearing on motion by Board

Current through June 11, 2024
The Board, on its own motion, may order a rehearing of its
				  decision if mistake, fraud or misconception of facts existed in the forming of
				  its original decision.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Hearings and Rehearings › Section 641A.635 - Effect of filing petition for rehearing

Current through June 11, 2024
The filing of a petition for a rehearing does not excuse
				  compliance with the order or decision, nor suspend its effectiveness, unless
				  the Board, by order, allows the excuse or declares the
				  suspension.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Declaratory Orders and Advisory Opinions › Section 641A.645 - Petition for declaratory order or advisory opinion

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The
				Board will consider petitions for declaratory orders or advisory opinions as to
				the applicability of any statutory provision or any regulation or decision of
				the Board.
2. A petition for a
				declaratory order or an advisory opinion must be in writing and be prepared in
				a form approved by the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Declaratory Orders and Advisory Opinions › Section 641A.655 - Consideration of petition

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Upon receiving a
				petition for a declaratory order or an advisory opinion, the Board will place
				the matter on the agenda for discussion at its next regularly scheduled
				meeting. If the petition is received within 10 days before the next regularly
				scheduled meeting, the petition may be placed on the agenda for discussion at
				the following meeting.
2. At the
				appropriate meeting, the Board will consider the matter and grant or deny the
				petition.
3. If the Board denies
				the petition, no further action will be taken.
4. If the Board grants the petition, the
				Board will issue its declaratory order or advisory opinion within 60 days after
				granting the petition, or within 120 days if good cause exists for an extended
				period of consideration. The Board may schedule a hearing on the issue raised
				in the petition before issuing its decision. Such a hearing constitutes
				sufficient cause to warrant the extension.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Declaratory Orders and Advisory Opinions › Section 641A.665 - Preparation of decision

Current through June 11, 2024
After the Board determines that an issue concerning the
				  applicability of a provision of a statute, regulation or decision should be
				  addressed, the President or other presiding officer shall assign one member of
				  the Board to write the order or opinion. Within 30 days thereafter, the member
				  so assigned shall:
1. Review comments
				by all members of the Board on the issue;
2. Research the issue and, if necessary, seek
				the assistance of the Attorney General; and
3. Submit a draft of the order or opinion to
				the Board for its approval.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Declaratory Orders and Advisory Opinions › Section 641A.675 - Notice to petitioner

Current through June 11, 2024
After the Board renders its declaratory order or advisory
				  opinion, the Secretary-Treasurer shall give notice of it to the
				  petitioner.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Declaratory Orders and Advisory Opinions › Section 641A.685 - Violation of order or opinion

Current through June 11, 2024
After the Board renders such an order or opinion, any
				  violation of it is cause for a disciplinary hearing.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Miscellaneous Petitions › Section 641A.695 - Petition for adoption, amendment or repeal of regulation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A petition for the adoption, amendment or
				repeal of a regulation must be in writing and be prepared in a form approved by
				the Board.
2. If the Board receives
				such a petition within 30 days before its next regular meeting, the petition
				must be placed on the agenda for discussion to determine whether the petition
				should be denied or procedures for adoption of a regulation should be
				commenced.
3. If the petition is
				received by the Board during any period in which a regular meeting is not
				scheduled within 30 days, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Board shall commence
				the Board's regulatory proceedings. The Board may, however, call a special
				meeting to deny the petition, thus terminating the proceedings.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff. 12-14-87; A by R173-03,
				  8-20-2004
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641A - Marriage and Family Therapists and Clinical Professional Counselors › ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS › Miscellaneous Petitions › Section 641A.705 - Petition to appear before the Board

Current through June 11, 2024
Any person may petition the Board to appear and be heard on
				  any matter within the jurisdiction of the Board, as follows:
1. The petitioner must use a form which is
				approved by the Board. The petition must contain a brief summary of the subject
				matter and contain the reasons for bringing the matter before the
				Board.
2. The petition must be
				received by the Board at least 10 days before the meeting at which the
				petitioner wishes to be heard, but the Board's Secretary-Treasurer may waive
				this requirement.
3. Upon receipt
				of the petition, the Secretary-Treasurer or another member of the Board or any
				other person designated by the Board to do so may make an initial evaluation to
				determine whether the subject of the petition is a proper item for the agenda
				of a formal hearing and, if so, whether a special meeting of the Board must be
				called for such a hearing.
4. If
				the person evaluates the petition as presenting cause for a disciplinary action
				involving a revocation, suspension or probation, the petitioner must file a
				formal complaint, and the Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the petitioner of
				the requirements for making such a complaint.
5. If the evaluation results in a
				determination that there is no possibility for a revocation, suspension or
				probation, and if the matter is within the Board's jurisdiction, the matter
				will be placed on the agenda as an item of new business for discussion.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Exam'rs for Marriage & Fam. Therapists, eff.
				  12-14-87
NRS
					 641A.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › Section 641B.Sec. 2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensed master social worker" means a person licensed by the
			 Board pursuant to NRS 641B.225 to engage in the
			 practice of social work as a master social worker.
Added
			 to NAC by Bd. of Exam'rs for Social Workers by
			 R103-23A,
			 eff. 6/5/2024
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › Section 641B.Sec. 3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
		  An application to place a license on inactive status pursuant to
		  NRS
		  641B.295 must be complete before the Board
		  will process the application. The Board will consider such an application to be
		  complete if:
(a) The application is submitted
		  on a form provided by the Board; and
(b) All the information requested has been
		  provided in accordance with the instructions on the form.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.005 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC
				641B.010 to
				641B.065, inclusive, and
				sections 2, 3 and 4 have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A 11-28-89; R113-98, 1-13-99;
				R112-00, 1-17-2001; R079-02, 1-9-2003; A by
				R110-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.010 - "Applicant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Applicant" means a person who applies for any privilege,
				license, approval or authority from the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A by R113-98,
				1-13-99
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.012 - "Approved provider of continuing education" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Approved provider of continuing education" means a provider
				that the Board has approved to provide programs of continuing education without
				submitting the contents of each individual program for the review process set
				forth in subsection 1 of NAC 641B.191.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R112-00, 1-17-2001
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.017 - "Client" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Client" means a natural person, couple, family, group,
				organization, governmental agency or political subdivision of this State that
				receives services from a social worker, regardless of whether the social worker
				charges a fee or receives any compensation for the services.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R113-98, eff. 1-13-99; A by R079-02, 1-9-2003;
				R142-08, 2-11-2009
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.022 - "Colleague" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Colleague" means any provider of services directly to a
				client, including, without limitation, professionals, paraprofessionals and
				team members.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R079-02, eff.
				1-9-2003
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.025 - "Complainant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Complainant" means any person who complains to the Board of
				any act of another person practicing as a social worker.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A by
				R055-19A,
				eff. 12/18/2019
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.027 - "Continuing education hour" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Continuing education hour" means 60 minutes of instruction
				devoted to a program of continuing education.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 11-28-89; A 5-15-92; 11-8-95; R113-98,
				1-13-99
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.028 - "Degree in a related field" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Degree in a related field" means a degree that includes a
				curriculum in:
1. Theories or concepts
			 of human behavior and the social environment;
2. Methods used in the practice of social
			 work for intervention and delivery of services;
3. Research concerning social work,
			 including, without limitation, the evaluation of programs or
			 practices;
4. Management,
			 administration or social policy; and
5. Ethics in the practice of social
			 work.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 11-28-89; A by R112-00,
				1-17-2001)-(Substituted in revision for NAC 641B.058
				)
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.029 - "Dual relationship" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Dual relationship" means a relationship between a licensee and
				a client to whom the licensee provides professional services or an intern or
				person who is supervised by the licensee that includes another professional,
				social or business relationship with the client, intern or other
				person.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Exam'rs for Social Workers by
				R110-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.035 - "Intern" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Intern" means an applicant for licensure as a licensed
				independent social worker or as a licensed clinical social worker who has not
				yet completed 3,000 hours of supervised postgraduate training, but is in the
				process of doing so under a program of internship approved by the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A by R079-02,
				1-9-2003
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.040 - "Intervener" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Intervener" means any person who is not an original party to a
				proceeding but who may be directly and substantially affected by it and who
				secures an order from the Board or presiding officer granting him or her leave
				to intervene.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.041 - "Licensed associate in social work" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensed associate in social work" means a person licensed by
				the Board pursuant to
				NRS
				641B.210 to engage in the practice of social
				work as an associate in social work.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R079-02, eff. 1-9-2003; A by
				R110-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018; A by
				R055-19A,
				eff. 12/18/2019
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.042 - "Licensed clinical social worker" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensed clinical social worker" means a person licensed by
				the Board pursuant to
				NRS
				641B.240 to engage in the practice of social
				work as a clinical social worker.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R079-02, eff.
				1-9-2003
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.043 - "Licensed independent social worker" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensed independent social worker" means a person licensed by
				the Board pursuant to
				NRS
				641B.230 to engage in the independent
				practice of social work as an independent social worker.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R079-02, eff. 1-9-2003; A by
				R055-19A,
				eff. 12/18/2019
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.044 - "Licensed social worker" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensed social worker" means a person licensed by the Board
				pursuant to
				NRS
				641B.220 to engage in the practice of social
				work as a social worker.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R079-02, eff. 1-9-2003; A by
				R110-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018; A by
				R055-19A,
				eff. 12/18/2019
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.045 - "Licensee" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensee" means a person holding a license or provisional
				license pursuant to this chapter as a licensed associate in social work,
				licensed social worker, licensed master social worker, licensed independent
				social worker or licensed clinical social worker.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A by R113-98, 1-13-99; R079-02,
				1-9-2003; A by
				R103-23A,
				eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.047 - "Licensing period" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensing period" means the period in which a license is valid
				as prescribed in NAC 641B.110.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 11-28-89
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.050 - "Petitioner" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Petitioner" means any person, except a complainant, who
				petitions for any affirmative relief, including a person who requests an
				advisory opinion or declaratory order or requests the adoption, amendment or
				repeal of a regulation.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.052 - "Program of continuing education" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Program of continuing education" means a course or program of
				education and training that:
1. Is
			 designed to maintain, improve or enhance the knowledge and competency of a
			 licensee in the practice of social work; and
2. Has been approved by the Board.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R113-98, eff. 1-13-99; A by R112-00, 1-17-2001;
				R079-02, 1-9-2003; R142-08, 2-11-2009
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.056 - "Provider" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Provider" means a person or entity who offers programs of
				continuing education that must be approved pursuant to the review process set
				forth in subsection 1 of NAC 641B.191.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 11-28-89; A by R113-98, 1-13-99; R112-00,
				1-17-2001
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.057 - "Psychotherapeutic methods and techniques" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Psychotherapeutic methods and techniques" means the methods of
				treatment, including, without limitation, the use of individual, couples,
				family and group therapy, that use a specialized, formal interaction between a
				licensed clinical social worker and a client in which a therapeutic
				relationship is established and maintained to:
1. Understand unconscious processes and
			 intrapersonal, interpersonal and psychosocial dynamics; and
2. Diagnose and treat mental, emotional and
			 behavioral disorders, conditions and addictions.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R113-98, eff. 1-13-99; A by R079-02, 1-9-2003;
				R142-08, 2-11-2009
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.059 - "Reporting period" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Reporting period" means the period set forth in section 5
				during which a licensee must obtain the hours of continuing education required
				pursuant to NAC
				641B.187.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Exam'rs for Social Workers by
				R110-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.060 - "Respondent" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Respondent" means a person against whom any complaint is filed
				or investigation is initiated.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.062 - "Services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Services that are culturally and linguistically appropriate"
				means any care or services provided by a licensee that:
1. Are effective, understandable and
			 respectful; and
2. Within the
			 limitations of any available resources, are compatible with the client's:
(a) Cultural beliefs and practices;
			 and
(b) Preferred language of
			 communication.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.063 - "Social work services" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Social work services" means the application of skills,
				knowledge, methods, principles and techniques relating to social work in the
				licensed practice of social work.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R113-98, eff. 1-13-99; A by R079-02,
				1-9-2003
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.065 - "Social worker" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Social worker" means a licensed associate in social work or a
				person holding a license or provisional license as a licensed social worker, a
				licensed master social worker, a licensed independent social worker or a
				licensed clinical social worker unless the context specifically refers solely
				to a person licensed as a licensed social worker pursuant to
				NRS
				641B.220.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A by R112-00, 1-17-2001; R079-02,
				1-9-2003; A by
				R103-23A,
				eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.066 - "Telehealth" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Telehealth" means the delivery of services from a provider of
				health care to a client at a different location through the use of various
				technologies. The term includes the delivery of services from a social worker
				to a client at a different location using electronic means or telecommunication
				technologies.
Added to NAC
				by Bd. of Exam'rs for Social Workers by
				R110-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.068 - Interpretation of term "all costs incurred by the Board relating to the discipline of the person (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R079-02, eff. 1-9-2003; R by
				R110-17AP,
				eff. 2/27/2018
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.069 - Interpretation of terms used in NRS 641B.030

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in
				NRS 641B.030, the
				Board interprets:
1. "Administration"
			 to mean one or more methods used by those persons with administrative
			 responsibility to plan and achieve organizational goals that will enhance the
			 ability of a client to function physically, socially and
			 economically.
2. "Case work" to
			 mean a method to advocate, plan, provide, evaluate, coordinate and monitor
			 services from a variety of resources on behalf of and in collaboration with a
			 client.
3. "Community organization"
			 to mean a process of intervention to deal with social problems and to enhance
			 the public safety and welfare through planned collective action.
4. "Consultation" to mean a problem-solving
			 process in which expertise is offered to a client or colleague to assist in
			 learning how to solve problems and make decisions to enhance or restore the
			 ability of a client to function physically, socially and economically. The term
			 includes counseling and may be on a continuous, temporary or ad hoc
			 basis.
5. "Group work" to mean an
			 orientation and method of social work intervention in which a small number of
			 persons who share similar problems convene and engage in activities designed to
			 achieve certain objectives.
6.
			 "Planning" to mean the process of specifying future objectives for a client,
			 evaluating the means for achieving those objectives and making deliberate
			 choices with or for the client about the appropriate course of action to
			 achieve the objectives.
7.
			 "Research" to mean systematic procedures used in seeking facts or principles to
			 assist clients in their ability to enhance or restore their ability to function
			 physically, socially and economically.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R142-08, eff.
				2-11-2009
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 641B.070 - Severability

Current through June 11, 2024
If any provision of this chapter or any application thereof to
				any person, thing or circumstance is held invalid, the Board intends that such
				invalidity not affect the provisions or applications to the extent that they
				can be given effect.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.075 - Evidence of license (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R113-98, eff. 1-13-99; A by R079-02, 1-9-2003; R
				by
				R103-23A,
				eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.080 - Display of license

Current through June 11, 2024
A licensee shall display prominently at each place of
				employment or practice of the licensee, the license issued to him or her by the
				Board or a copy of the license.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A by R113-98, 1-13-99; R112-00,
				1-17-2001; A by
				R055-19A,
				eff. 12/18/2019
NRS
				641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.082 - Display of internship certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
An internship certificate issued by the Board must be
				prominently displayed at all times at each location approved by the Board for
				the internship.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers by R113-98, eff.
				1-13-99
NRS
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.085 - List of licensed persons; notice of change of address

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 A copy of the list of names and professional addresses of each person licensed
			 pursuant to this chapter may be obtained from the Board upon written request
			 and payment of the cost of reproduction.
2. Each licensee shall furnish the Board with
			 written notice of his or her home and professional address within 30 days after
			 moving.
3. The addresses, telephone
			 numbers and electronic mail addresses of licensees on file with the Board are
			 confidential and may not be obtained pursuant to subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				Exam'rs for Social Workers, eff. 9-20-88; A 11-28-89; R112-00, 1-17-2001; A by
				R103-23A,
				eff. 6/5/2024
NRS 641B.130,
				  641B.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.090 - Application for licensure or renewal; conditions for waiver of examination

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application for licensure or renewal
			 must be complete before the Board will process the application. An applicant
			 for initial licensure or licensure by endorsement must complete the application
			 before the application expires pursuant to subsection 9 or 10, as applicable.
			 The Board will consider such an application to be complete if:
(a) The application is submitted on a form
			 provided by the Board;
(b) All the
			 information requested has been provided in accordance with the instructions on
			 the form;
(c) All payments and fees
			 required by the Board for licensure or renewal have been received by the Board;
			 and
(d) All documents required by
			 the Board for licensure or renewal have been received by the Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.093 - Application for authorization to make certifications for emergency admission, release from emergency admission or involuntary court-ordered admission to mental health facility; duty to maintain certain insurance

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 A licensed clinical social worker must apply to the Board for authorization to
			 make the certifications for an emergency admission, release from an emergency
			 admission or involuntary court-ordered admission described in
			 NRS
			 433A.162,
			 433A.170,
			 433A.195 and
			 433A.200.
2. The application required pursuant to
			 subsection 1 must be submitted to the Board on a form approved by the Board and
			 must include, without limitation, evidence which is satisfactory to the Board
			 that the applicant:
(a) Has not had a lapse
			 in his or her license as a clinical social worker or his or her practice of
			 social work as a clinical social worker for a minimum of 5 years;
(b) Does not have a professional license or
			 credential that is currently revoked or suspended by an agency of another state
			 and is not currently subject to other disciplinary action by the Board or with
			 regard to a professional license or registration that was issued by another
			 state; and
(c) Has at least 3
			 years' experience in a mental health setting in the practice of clinical social
			 work or the supervision of clinical social work. The experience in a mental
			 health setting must have been obtained after the applicant was licensed as a
			 clinical social worker.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.095 - Evidence of age, citizenship and entitlement to remain and work in United States

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For the purposes
			 of
			 NRS
			 641B.200, the Board will accept as
			 satisfactory evidence of the age of the applicant:
(a) A certified copy of his or her birth
			 certificate;
(b) A copy of a
			 current passport;
(c) A copy of a
			 current driver's license; or
(d)
			 Any other such documentation regarding age that is satisfactory to the
			 Board.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.100 - Evidence of education

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for
			 licensure or provisional licensure as:
(a) A
			 licensed social worker;
(b) A
			 licensed master social worker;
(c)
			 A licensed independent social worker; or
(d) A licensed clinical social worker, must
			 cause the college or university from which he or she graduated to forward
			 directly to the Board a certified transcript of his or her educational course
			 work which sets forth the degree awarded.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.105 - Examinations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
			 641B.090 and
			 641B.126, an applicant for
			 licensure as a licensed social worker, licensed master social worker, licensed
			 independent social worker or licensed clinical social worker must pass the
			 appropriate examination, as described in subsection 2, given by the Association
			 of Social Work Boards or another testing administrator that has been approved
			 by the Board.
2. An applicant for
			 licensure as:
(a) A licensed social worker
			 must pass the Bachelors Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards if
			 the applicant holds a baccalaureate degree in social work as described in
			 NRS
			 641B.220. If the applicant holds a master's
			 degree in social work as described in
			 NRS
			 641B.220, the applicant must pass the Masters
			 Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards.
(b) A licensed master social worker must pass
			 the Masters Examination of the Association of Social Work Boards.
(c) A licensed independent social worker must
			 pass the Advanced Generalist Examination of the Association of Social Work
			 Boards.
(d) A licensed clinical
			 social worker must pass the Clinical Examination of the Association of Social
			 Work Boards.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.110 - Expiration and renewal of license and provisional license

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except for a provisional license issued pursuant to
			 NRS
			 641B.275:
(a) An initial license will not become
			 delinquent less than 1 year after the date of issuance.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in
			 subsection 4, after initial licensure, each license will become delinquent
			 annually on the last day of the month of birth of the licensee and will expire
			 60 days thereafter.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.111 - Restoration of expired license: Required submissions; notification of owed debt; extension for completion of continuing education; hearing for restoration under certain circumstances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application
			 for restoration of an expired license must be completed on a form supplied by
			 the Board and submitted to the Board within 1 year after the date on which the
			 license expired.
2. In addition to
			 the requirements set forth in
			 NRS
			 641B.290 and except as otherwise provided in
			 subsection 4, an application for restoration of an expired license must be
			 accompanied by:
(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;
(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 report of criminal history;
(d) Evidence of the completion of all past
			 continuing education hours; and
(e)
			 Evidence that the licensee has maintained an equivalent license from another
			 state in good standing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.112 - Provisional license: Eligibility; validity; disciplinary action; reinstatement or restoration; supervision of holder

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For
			 purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of
			 NRS
			 641B.275, an applicant must cause the college
			 or university from which he or she graduated to forward directly to the Board:
(a) Evidence of graduation from a program
			 accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; and
(b) An official transcript for the
			 educational coursework that also sets forth the degree awarded.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641B - Social Workers › LICENSING, AUTHORIZATIONS AND SUPERVISION › Section 641B.115 - Fees

Current through June 11, 2024
An applicant must pay the following fees for licensure:
1. Licensed associate in social work:
(a) Annual renewal of license, including,
			 without limitation, an inactive license
			 ..................................................................................................................................$125.00
(b) Restoration of revoked license
			 ...................................................................................150.00
(c) Restoration of expired license
			 ....................................................................................200.00
(d) Renewal of delinquent license, including,
			 without limitation, an inactive license
			 ....................................................................................................................................
			 100.00