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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="19-309.1" title_number="19" title_name="Social Workers" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If an administrative delay for any reason or an unforeseen circumstance, act, or occurrence prevents an examination required under this subtitle from being available to an applicant for a period of at least 15 business days, the Board may issue a conditional license to an applicant who, except for passing the examination, has met the appropriate education and experience requirements of this subtitle for a license issued under § 19–302 of this subtitle to practice:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Bachelor social work; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Master social work.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A conditional license issued under this section authorizes the holder to practice social work in the State only under the supervision of a Board–approved supervisor while the conditional license is effective.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A conditional license is valid until 180 days after the examination becomes readily available to the applicant.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>On or before December 31 each year, beginning in 2024, the Board shall report to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the following information for the immediately preceding 12–month period:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Whether the examination was unavailable at any time during the reporting period; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the examination was unavailable:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The number of applicants who were eligible for a conditional license due to the unavailability of the examination;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The number of applicants who applied to take the examination;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The number of applications that were delayed in processing; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>The number of conditional licenses issued under this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
