Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-1284

A. To be eligible for a Multistate License under the terms and

provisions of the Compact, an applicant, regardless of category

must:

1. Hold or be eligible for an active, Unencumbered License in

the Home State;

2. Pay any applicable fees, including any State fee, for the

Multistate License;

3. Submit, in connection with an application for a Multistate

License, fingerprints or other biometric data for the purpose of

obtaining criminal history record information from the Federal

Bureau of Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining

that State’s criminal records;

4. Notify the Home State of any Adverse Action, Encumbrance, or

restriction on any professional license taken by any Member State or

non-Member State within thirty (30) days from the date the action is

taken;

5. Meet any continuing competence requirements established by

the Home State;

6. Abide by the laws, regulations, and applicable standards in

the Member State where the client is located at the time care is

rendered.

B. An applicant for a clinical-category Multistate License must

meet all of the following requirements:

1. Fulfill a competency requirement, which shall be satisfied

by either:

a. passage of a clinical-category Qualifying National

Exam, or

b. licensure of the applicant in their Home State at the

clinical category, beginning prior to such time as a

Qualifying National Exam was required by the Home

State and accompanied by a period of continuous Social

Work licensure thereafter, all of which may be further

governed by the Rules of the Commission, or

c. the substantial equivalency of the foregoing

competency requirements which the Commission may

determine by Rule;

2. Attain at least a master’s degree in Social Work from a

program that is:

a. operated by a college or university recognized by the

Licensing Authority, and

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b. accredited, or in candidacy that subsequently becomes

accredited, by an accrediting agency recognized by

either:

(1) the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or

its successor, or

(2) the United States Department of Education;

3. Fulfill a practice requirement, which shall be satisfied by

demonstrating completion of either:

a. a period of postgraduate supervised clinical practice

equal to a minimum of three thousand (3,000) hours, or

b. a minimum of two (2) years of full-time postgraduate

supervised clinical practice, or

c. the substantial equivalency of the foregoing practice

requirements which the Commission may determine by

Rule.

C. An applicant for a master’s-category Multistate License must

meet all of the following requirements:

1. Fulfill a competency requirement, which shall be satisfied

by either:

a. passage of a master's-category Qualifying National

Exam,

b. licensure of the applicant in their Home State at the

master’s category, beginning prior to such time as a

Qualifying National Exam was required by the Home

State at the master’s category and accompanied by a

continuous period of Social Work licensure thereafter,

all of which may be further governed by the Rules of

the Commission, or

c. the substantial equivalency of the foregoing

competency requirements which the Commission may

determine by Rule;

2. Attain at least a master’s degree in Social Work from a

program that is:

a. operated by a college or university recognized by the

Licensing Authority, and

b. accredited, or in candidacy that subsequently becomes

accredited, by an accrediting agency recognized by

either:

(1) the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or

its successor, or
which the Commission may

determine by Rule;

2. Attain at least a master’s degree in Social Work from a

program that is:

a. operated by a college or university recognized by the

Licensing Authority, and

b. accredited, or in candidacy that subsequently becomes

accredited, by an accrediting agency recognized by

either:

(1) the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or

its successor, or

(2) the United States Department of Education.

D. An applicant for a bachelor’s-category Multistate License

must meet all of the following requirements:

1. Fulfill a competency requirement, which shall be satisfied

by either:

a. passage of a bachelor’s-category Qualifying National

Exam,

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b. licensure of the applicant in their Home State at the

bachelor’s category, beginning prior to such time as a

Qualifying National Exam was required by the Home

State and accompanied by a period of continuous Social

Work licensure thereafter, all of which may be further

governed by the Rules of the Commission, or

c. the substantial equivalency of the foregoing

competency requirements which the Commission may

determine by Rule;

2. Attain at least a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from a

program that is:

a. operated by a college or university recognized by the

Licensing Authority, and

b. accredited, or in candidacy that subsequently becomes

accredited, by an accrediting agency recognized by

either:

(1) the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or

its successor, or

(2) the United States Department of Education.

E. The Multistate License for a Regulated Social Worker is

subject to the renewal requirements of the Home State. The

Regulated Social Worker must maintain compliance with the

requirements of subsection A of this section to be eligible to renew

a Multistate License.

F. The Regulated Social Worker’s services in a Remote State are

subject to that Member State’s regulatory authority. A Remote State

may, in accordance with due process and that Member State’s laws,

remove a Regulated Social Worker’s Multistate Authorization to

Practice in the Remote State for a specific period of time, impose

fines, and take any other necessary actions to protect the health

and safety of its citizens.

G. If a Multistate License is encumbered, the Regulated Social

Worker’s Multistate Authorization to Practice shall be deactivated

in all Remote States until the Multistate License is no longer

encumbered.

H. If a Multistate Authorization to Practice is encumbered in a

Remote State, the regulated Social Worker’s Multistate Authorization

to Practice may be deactivated in that State until the Multistate

Authorization to Practice is no longer encumbered.