North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 90B Social Worker Certification and Licensure Act

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-1. Short title
This Chapter shall be known as the "Social Worker Certification and Licensure Act." (1983, c. 495, s. 1; 1999-313, s. 1.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-2. Purpose
Since the profession of social work significantly affects the lives of the people of this State, it is the purpose of this Chapter to...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-3. Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Chapter: (1) Board. - The North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board. (2) Repealed by Session Laws...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-4. Prohibitions
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, it is unlawful for any person who is not certified as a social worker, master social...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-5. North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board; appointments; terms; composition
(a) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Chapter, there is hereby created the North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-6. Functions and duties of the Board
(a) The Board shall administer and enforce the provisions of this Chapter. (b) The Board shall elect from its membership, a chairperson, a vice-chairperson,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-6.1. Board general provisions
The Board shall be subject to the administrative provisions of Chapter 93B of the General Statutes. (1983, c. 495, s. 1.)
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-6.2. Fees
(a) The Board shall establish fees not exceeding the following amounts: (1) All initial applications $200.00 (2) Examination Cost plus an amount not to...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-7. Titles and qualifications for certificates and licenses
(a) Each person desiring to obtain a certificate or license from the Board shall make application to the Board upon such forms and in...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-8. Persons from other jurisdictions
(a) The Board may grant a certificate or license without examination or by special examination to any person who, at the time of application,...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-9. Renewal of certificates and licenses
(a) All certificates and licenses shall be effective upon date of issuance by the Board, and shall be renewed on or before the second...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-10. Exemption from certain requirements
(a) Applicants who were engaged in the practice of social work before January 1, 1984, shall be exempt from the academic qualifications required by...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-11. Disciplinary procedures
(a) The Board may, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, deny, suspend, or revoke an application, certificate, or...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-12. Violation a misdemeanor
Any person violating any provision of this Chapter is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1983, c. 495, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s....
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-13. Injunction
As an additional remedy, the Board may proceed in a superior court to enjoin and restrain any person from violating the prohibitions of this...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-14. Third-party reimbursements
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to authorize or require direct third-party reimbursement to persons certified under this Chapter. (1991, c. 732, s.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-15. License or certificate to be displayed
A person licensed or certified under this Chapter shall conspicuously display the license or certificate issued by the Board at the licensee's or certificate...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90B-16. Title protection
(a) Except as provided in G.S. 90B-10, an individual who (i) is not certified, licensed, or associate licensed by this Chapter as a social...

Last modified: March 23, 2014