Title 201 | Chapter 023 | Regulation 020REG


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BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Board of Social Work
(Amended at ARRS Committee)

201 KAR 23:020.Fees.

Section 1.

The fee for the licensed clinical social worker examination shall be the amount set by the Association of Social Work Boards published at https://www.aswb.org/exam/.

Section 2.

The fee for the certified social worker examination shall be the amount set by the Association of Social Work Boards published at https://www.aswb.org/exam/.

Section 3.

The fee for the licensed social worker examination shall be the amount set by the Association of Social Work Boards published at https://www.aswb.org/exam/.

Section 4.

The initial license fee and the renewal fee for a licensed clinical social worker license shall be $200.

Section 5.

The initial license fee and the renewal fee for a certified social worker license shall be $125.

Section 6.

The initial license fee and the renewal fee for a licensed social worker shall be seventy-five (75) dollars.

Section 7.

The initial license and renewal fee shall be fifty (50) dollars for the following licenses:

(1)

The temporary licensed social work license;

(2)

The temporary certified social work license;

(3)

The renewal of the temporary licensed social work license;

(4)

The renewal of the temporary certified social work license;

(5)

The out-of-state temporary 90-day license for licensed social work, certified social work, and licensed clinical social work.

Section 8.

The initial license fee and the renewal fee for the multistate license shall be seventy-five (75) dollars for licensed social work, $125 dollars for certified social work, and $200 for licensed clinical social work, inclusive of the portion the board pays to the Social Work Compact Commission as establishedset forth in 201 KAR 23:012.

Section 9.

The application fee for a license requested from the board shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.

(1)

The fee applies to:

(a)

The licensed social work license;

(b)

The certified social work license;

(c)

The licensed clinical social worker license;

(d)

The temporary licensed social work license;

(e)

The temporary certified social work license;

(f)

The renewal of the temporary licensed social work license;

(g)

g. The renewal of the temporary certified social work license;

(h)

h. The out-of-state temporary 90-day license for licensed social work, certified social work, and licensed clinical social work; and

(i)

The multistate license.

(2)

The fee is payable at the time of application and is non-refundable.

Section 10.

Equivalency. The application fee for an equivalency license requested from the board shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.

FILED WITH LRC: October 13, 2026
CONTACT PERSON: Marc Kelly, Executive Director, Kentucky Board of Social Work, 125 Holmes St., Suite 310, Frankfort Kentucky 40601, phone (502) 564-2350, email marc.kelly@ky.gov.

7-Year Expiration: 6/21/2026


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