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

Last verified: 2026-09-27 · source: Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers ↗

A social work license transfers from Florida to Nevada by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers, verify your Florida license, and meet Nevada's endorsement requirements. The ASWB exam is not retaken, but endorsement requires that you passed the equivalent ASWB exams; Nevada's LCSW requires the ASWB Masters exam AND the ASWB Clinical exam. No Nevada jurisprudence exam is listed..

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Neither Florida nor Nevada 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 Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers verifies your Florida license, accepts your ASWB score by transfer, and adds its own requirements.

What changes, Florida → Nevada

Side-by-side: Florida vs Nevada (Social Work (LCSW / LICSW)), verified 2026-09-27
Florida (current)Nevada (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 $80 is refunded if the application is denied or withdrawn.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.)$175 (LCSW level: $50 application fee plus $125 endorsement fee; the $125 initial license fee is also due (Board fee schedule, Jan 2022). Annual LCSW renewal is $187.50. Eligible military members, spouses and veterans pay half the initial fee.)
Processing time~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.
Licensing authorityFlorida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health CounselingNevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Nevada's current requirements on the Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold a current, unrestricted clinical social work license in another state (the LCSW application is only for those currently licensed as clinical social workers elsewhere).
  5. Have the university send transcripts verifying your CSWE-accredited MSW directly to the Board.
  6. Show at least 3,000 hours of post-graduate internship/supervised experience; simply being licensed elsewhere is not sufficient.
  7. Pass state and federal background checks.
  8. Arrange written license verification from Arizona, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey or Utah if you were licensed there (the Board pulls other states online).
  9. Pay the fees ($175 (LCSW level: $50 application fee plus $125 endorsement fee; the $125 initial license fee is also due (Board fee schedule, Jan 2022). Annual LCSW renewal is $187.50. Eligible military members, spouses and veterans pay half the initial fee.)) and allow No processing time is published..

Official links

Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers ↗Nevada application ↗License verification ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Nevada → FloridaSocial Work in FloridaSocial Work in NevadaAll social work statesThe SW Compact explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Nevada accept a Florida social work license?

A social work license transfers from Florida to Nevada by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers, verify your Florida license, and meet Nevada's endorsement requirements. The ASWB exam is not retaken, but endorsement requires that you passed the equivalent ASWB exams; Nevada's LCSW requires the ASWB Masters exam AND the ASWB Clinical exam. No Nevada jurisprudence exam is listed..

Do I retake the ASWB exam moving from Florida to Nevada?

The ASWB exam is not retaken, but endorsement requires that you passed the equivalent ASWB exams; Nevada's LCSW requires the ASWB Masters exam AND the ASWB Clinical exam. No Nevada jurisprudence exam is listed. ASWB sends the score for $40 per transfer, requested in ASWBCentral, and delivery takes 7-10 business days.

What does the Florida-to-Nevada move cost and how long does it take?

$175 (LCSW level: $50 application fee plus $125 endorsement fee; the $125 initial license fee is also due (Board fee schedule, Jan 2022). Annual LCSW renewal is $187.50. Eligible military members, spouses and veterans pay half the initial fee.) Processing: No processing time is published.

Will Nevada 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. Nevada's rule, where the Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers 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.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-09-27

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