Section 19-304 - Examinations. - Maryland Statutes

§ 19-304. Examinations.
 

(a)  Right to license examination.- An approved applicant is entitled to be examined for licensure as provided in this section. 

(b)  Duty to examine.- The Board shall ensure that a Board-approved examination for each category of license is made available for an applicant to take at least twice a year, at the times and places that the Board determines. 

(c)  Notice requirement.- The Board shall notify each approved applicant of the procedures for taking the examination. 

(d)  Duty to approve examination.-  

(1) The Board shall approve the subjects, scope, form, and passing score for each type of examination given under this subtitle. 

(2) The examinations given under this subtitle shall strive to be free of cultural bias. 

(e)  Discretion of Board.-  

(1) The Board, by regulation, may limit: 

(i) The number of times an applicant may be reexamined after failing an examination required under this subtitle; and 

(ii) The interval between reexaminations. 

(2) If an applicant is permitted to be reexamined under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the applicant shall pay a fee to the examining body approved by the Board. 

(f)  Eligibility of doctoral program enrollees.- Notwithstanding the provisions of § 19-302 of this subtitle, an applicant for a certified social worker license or a certified social worker-clinical license who was enrolled in a doctoral program on October 1, 1992 and has remained continuously enrolled in a doctoral program and who otherwise qualifies for the applicable license is entitled to be examined for that license as provided in this section. 

(g)  Measure of competency.- The examination shall be prepared to measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the pertinent practice of social work. 

(h)  Outside contracting permitted.- In the preparation, administration, and grading of an examination, the Board may employ, cooperate, or contract with an organization or consultant. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, §§ 862, 868; 1981, ch. 8, § 2; 1990, ch. 6, § 11; 1992, ch. 433; 1993, ch. 333; 2000, ch. 554.]