RULE 14
LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT (CRS 12-43-206)
(a)	General.  To be considered for licensure by endorsement under CRS 12-43-206, an applicant must submit a completed application form, all supporting documentation, and the appropriate fee.
(b)	Complaints/inquiries, investigations, disciplinary actions.  The Board may decline to issue a license to an applicant for licensure by endorsement against whom disciplinary action has been taken or is pending, against whom an investigation is being conducted in connection with her/his practice, or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.  
(c)	Criteria.  The Board has established the following criteria for determining whether an applicant possesses credentials and qualifications that are substantially equivalent to CRS 12-43-404.  To establish that her/his credentials and qualifications meet the statutory requirements, an applicant must submit proof satisfactory to the Board and has the burden of proof.  The Board may request additional information from the applicant.
All of the following factors must be shown in order for the applicant to establish that her/his credentials and qualifications are substantially equivalent to the requirements of CRS 12-43-404:
(1)	At the time of application for a Colorado license by endorsement, applicant is at least 21 years of age;
(2)	At the time of application for a Colorado license by endorsement, applicant must certify that:
 (A)	Applicant knows of no injunction entered against her/him and knows of no injunctive action pending against her/him or her/his license, certificate, or registration to practice social work where the injunction or injunctive action relates to her/his practice of social work.
(B)	Applicant knows of no malpractice judgment against her/him, knows of no settlement of a malpractice action or claim against her/him, and knows of no malpractice action or claim pending against her/him where the malpractice alleged relates to her/his practice of social work.
(C)	Applicant knows of no complaint pending before, investigation being conducted by, or disciplinary proceeding pending before the licensing, grievance, or disciplinary board of any jurisdiction in which s/he is licensed, registered, or certified to practice social work where the complaint, investigation, or proceeding concerns as a social worker.
(D)	Applicant has reported any misdemeanor or felony conviction(s).
 (3)	Submit verification of licensure from each jurisdiction(s) in which applicant has ever been licensed.
 (4)	At the time of application for a Colorado license by endorsement, the applicant holds a master's or a doctoral degree in social work from an accredited Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) program;
(5)	At the time of application for a Colorado license by endorsement: 
(A)	The applicant demonstrates having passed an examination, which covers the general areas of knowledge in social work, and is administered under contract as approved by the Board.  Social work endorsement applicants must have taken and passed the appropriate examination required for the level of licensure sought: OR
(B)	The applicant demonstrates that one (or more) of the jurisdictions in which s/he has been licensed, registered, or certified required a written examination, the content of which tested competence to practice independent social work (including the areas outlined in Rule 14(c)(5)(A)) and the applicant demonstrates that s/he has engaged in the active practice of social work as defined in Rule 14(c)(6) for at least two years.  The applicant may rely on an examination given and passed in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction from which s/he seeks licensure by endorsement: OR
(C)	If a written examination was not required by the jurisdiction at the time the applicant was originally licensed, the Board will accept as substantially equivalent to this qualification proof that the applicant has a record of actively practicing social work as defined in Rule 14(c)(6) at the independent level for at least five (5) out of the last ten (10) years without discipline. 
(6)	“Active practice of social work” means the applicant engaged in the practice of social work at least 20 hours per week, averaged over the entire time s/he has been in practice.
(d)	Licenses, certifications, or registrations from outside the United States.  Applicants who are licensed, certified, or registered social workers in a jurisdiction outside the United States must submit their educational credentials for evaluation and satisfy the requirements of this Rule.
(e)	Jurisprudence Examination.   Each applicant shall pass a Board-developed jurisprudence examination.