LM - Licensed Master Social Worker

• Application Fee of $25
• Licensure Fee of $70
• Criminal History Records Check Fee of $21

• Biennial

If applying, you must submit:

• A completed Application for Licensure;
• Official transcript of an earned MSW degree from a CSWE accredited institution;
• NPDB/HIPDB Self-query report(s);
• Documentation of successful passage of the required examination (Intermediate/Masters); and
• Three current letters of professional recommendation written within the past year, two of which must be from LCSW, LMSW, or CSW-IPs or MSWs licensed in other states.

Note: You must apply for LMSW Conditional Clinical licensure in order to begin your clinical consultation toward LCSW licensure.

If you are currently licensed in another state and are applying for licensure in Maine, you must submit all of the required documentation (as listed above) as well as the items listed below:

• A copy of the state or county licensure act under which the applicant is licensed;
• A copy of the applicant's social work license; and
• A completed verification of licensure form.

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• Application form (PDF)

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• $70

• A late fee of $50 is assessed for licenses renewed after the license expiration date.
• Renewal reminders are mailed approximately 60 days prior to the license expiration date.
• A person who submits an application for renewal more than 90 days after the license expiration date is subject to all requirements governing new applicants and is required to reapply with an original license application, documentation and fees.
• Continuing Education: 25 hours of continuing education pursuant to board rules.

• Fill out the online renewal application and submit.