Apply for a Social Worker License

Here, you can apply for initial licensure reciprocity, or for re-licensure of a license that has been expired for more than one year.

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

Bureau of Health Professions Licensure

The Details

What you need

Fees

Application fees

  • New applicant (all licenses): US $173
  • Reciprocity: US $187-US$267 (varies by license)
  • Relicensure: US $153
  • Update application: US $50

Exam registration fees

  • Bachelors or Masters: US $230
  • Clinical or Advanced Generalist: US $260

Licensure fees
(due after exam and licensing requirements have been met)

  • LICSW:  $82
  • LCSW:  $68
  • LSW:  $54
  • LSWA: $42

How to apply

MassHealth

To apply or reinstate, all LICSWs must apply to be a fully participating or a non-billing provider for MassHealth, regardless of whether you have an active practice or where your practice is located.  If you cannot attest that you have applied, your license will not be renewed, even if you complete and submit the renewal.

For information on how to apply, contact the MassHealth Customer Service Center for Providers:

Main: (800) 841-2900
TTY: (800) 497-4648
providersupport@mahealth.net

Go to the Health Professions Licensing Portal  and create an account, or log into your existing account. If this is your first time using this new portal, please visit Health Professions Licensing System User Guide.

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