Inactive License Status (for Regular Licensees ONLY):

Inactive License Status Application:

For regular actively licensed social workers in good standing who have ceased practice of social work in West Virginia for an undetermined period of time. Applying for Inactive status will protect the active license from expiration and loss. An “actively licensed” social worker is one with a license that has not expired or has expired but is still under the sixty-day post-expiration grace period. If the renewal “grace period” has ended, this privilege is not available. The approved inactive applicant may apply to reactivate the license in the future.

To apply for Inactive Status:

To apply for Inactive Status, you may request an application from the Board office by fax, phone, email, or mail. We will then mail you the Inactive application; you will receive a written response within ten business days following receipt of your application.

*Not available to Temporary Licensed Social Workers.

To Reactivate an Inactive Status License:

Only for those who previously applied and were approved for Inactive Status License. Please send a request to the Board office by e-mail, fax, phone or mail and we will send you an application to reactivate your license within 5 business days. Once this is completed and the appropriate fee is enclosed with the application, we will reactivate your social work license.

*Not available to Temporary Licensed Social Workers.

Completed applications must be mailed to the Board office:

WV Board of Social Work Examiners
PO Box 5459
Charleston, WV 25361