OAR 877-020-0031: Surrender of License or Certificate

(1) Licensed clinical social workers or clinical social work associates may offer to surrender their license or certificate at any time. (2) If no complaint is pending at the time an offer to surrender is received, the board may approve the surrender and void the license or certificate. (3) If a complaint is pending, licensed clinical social workers or clinical social work associates may offer to surrender their license or certificate after a complaint has been filed with the board or after the board has initiated disciplinary action. An offer to surrender may be approved by the board. The board may make approval contingent upon terms of a final order in a contested case. (4) If the surrender of a license or certificate is required by a final order in a contested case, the final order may specify whether and under what conditions the holder of the license or certificate may apply for a new license or certificate and may attach conditions that restrict the use of the license or certificate.