Is there direct reciprocity between states?
Licensing is exclusively a state function and each state license authority sets its own requirements. In some cases, licenses can be obtained without retaking the test, if both states have identical standards. To obtain definitive information about reciprocity, call the state board in the receiving state. Members can contact NASW-IL for the NASW Chapter Office in the state to which you are relocating to assist you with the information about license transfers and their local state boards. In addition, a full list of state boards can be found on ASWBs Website www.aswb.org. If you have taken the same level of testing, then scores can be transferred by initially contacting ASWB and paying a score transfer fee. Your exam scores are automatically forwarded to the states licensing board. Providing everything else is in order, license is generally approved. ASWB recommends that this transfer process begin as soon as a social worker knows that relocation will occur, as each state requires an ap
