(1) The board shall issue a license as "licensed social worker" to an applicant who meets the following requirements: (a) Is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (b) Is a person of good moral character; (c) 1. Has received a baccalaureate degree in a social wo rk or social welfare program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; or 2. Has received a baccalaureate degree and has completed courses equivalent to a social work or social welfare program as determined by the board; (d) Has paid to the board an examination fee established by the board by promulgation of an administrative regulation; (e) Has passed an examination prepared by the board; (f) Has not within the preceding three (3) months failed to pass an examination given by the board; and (g) Has paid an initial license fee established by the board by promulgation of an administrative regulation. (2) The license shall be displayed in the licensee's principal place of practice, and shall entitle the licensee to hold himself forth to the public as providing services as authorized by KRS 335.010 to 335.160 and 335.990.
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