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Social Work License from Florida to Indiana: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Updated · Data verified · source: Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency) ↗
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Does Indiana accept a Florida social work license?

A social work license transfers from Florida to Indiana by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency), verify your Florida license, and meet Indiana's endorsement requirements. The ASWB exam is not retaken: reciprocity applicants have ASWB send an official score report showing a pass on the ASWB Clinical exam directly to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (only the Clinical exam qualifies for the LCSW; 839 IAC 1-2-1(c)). If your out-of-state license was not based on an ASWB exam at the same or a higher level, you must apply by examination instead. The Board's reciprocity instructions (archived February 2024) also require LSW and LCSW reciprocity applicants to pass a 30-question Indiana jurisprudence exam (statutes and rules, 75% to pass) emailed after Board approval; the current online LCSW reciprocity checklist (archived July 2026) does not list it, so confirm with the Board.

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Neither Florida nor Indiana has enacted the Social Work Licensure Compact, and it is not issuing licenses anywhere in any case, so this is a plain endorsement move. The Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency) verifies your Florida license, accepts your ASWB score by transfer, and adds its own requirements.

What's different between Florida and Indiana

Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Indiana. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.

Route, each way

Florida to Indiana (this page): Licensure by endorsement.

Indiana to Florida (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.

The route is the same in both directions.

Does coming from Florida matter?

Coming from Florida does not change the answer: every origin (the other 49 states and DC) gets the same result for a move into Indiana.

SW Compact membership

Neither Florida nor Indiana has enacted the Social Work Licensure Compact.

Application fee

Indiana lists $50 for an out-of-state applicant and Florida lists $180 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.

Processing time

Florida lists up to 6 weeks for the reverse move; Indiana has no verified processing-time figure on file, so the two cannot be compared here.

Exam rules on record

Indiana and Florida carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.

  • Indiana (this move): The ASWB exam is not retaken: reciprocity applicants have ASWB send an official score report showing a pass on the ASWB Clinical exam directly to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (only the Clinical exam qualifies for the LCSW; 839 IAC 1-2-1(c)). If your out-of-state license was not based on an ASWB exam at the same or a higher level, you must apply by examination instead. The Board's reciprocity instructions (archived February 2024) also require LSW and LCSW reciprocity applicants to pass a 30-question Indiana jurisprudence exam (statutes and rules, 75% to pass) emailed after Board approval; the current online LCSW reciprocity checklist (archived July 2026) does not list it, so confirm with the Board.
  • Florida (the reverse move): The national clinical exam is not retaken; have your ASWB Clinical exam score (or another state board's official score report) sent directly to the Board. Florida has no state law exam, but requires an 8-hour Florida Laws and Rules course from a board-approved provider plus 3-hour HIV/AIDS and 2-hour domestic violence courses.

What changes, Florida → Indiana

Side-by-side: Florida vs Indiana (Social Work (LCSW / LICSW)), verified 2026-09-27
Florida (current)Indiana (destination)
SW Compact statusLicensure by endorsementLicensure by endorsement
Application fee$180 ($180 total: $100 non-refundable application fee + $75 initial license fee + $5 unlicensed activity fee. $80 is refunded if the application is denied or withdrawn. Livescan fingerprint fees are paid to the vendor. Florida may reduce fees for military members, veterans and their spouses.)$50 ($50 nonrefundable application/issuance fee for a clinical social worker license (839 IAC 1-2-5(b), readopted 2024; the Board's July 2026 LCSW reciprocity checklist also lists $50). Fingerprint background-check vendor fees are extra and not stated by the Board. Renewal is $50 every two years; licenses expire April 1 of even years.)
Processing timeup to 6 weeks (The Board says to allow up to 30 business days for the initial review of new applications (about 6 weeks). Under Fla. Stat. 456.0145 the Board must issue the license within 7 days once all documentation, including background screening, is received.)No processing time is published for LCSW reciprocity. The Board says only that it takes 7-10 business days to process exam results once received. Applications are abandoned if not completed within one year
Licensing authorityFlorida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health CounselingIndiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency)

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Indiana sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Indiana's current requirements on the Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold an active clinical social work license of equal level in another state with no pending disciplinary proceeding (IC 25-23.6-5-10.5, as cited by the Board).
  5. Have ASWB send an official score report showing you passed the Clinical exam directly to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency.
  6. Have each state that licenses you send verification of your license (copies of license cards are not accepted).
  7. Complete a national fingerprint-based criminal background check at your cost, after you submit the application.
  8. Apply online and pay the $50 application fee.
  9. Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.

Official links

Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency) ↗Indiana application ↗License verification ↗

Related guides

Social Work in FloridaSocial Work in IndianaAll social work statesThe SW Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Will Indiana accept the supervised hours I completed in Florida?

Most boards credit supervised experience completed under another state's rules, but some compare it with their own requirement. Indiana's rule, where the Indiana Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board (Professional Licensing Agency) publishes one, is in the requirements on this page; confirm with the board if your hours were logged under a different structure.

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-09-27.

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