| Alabama | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alabama State Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Alaska | Yes | Yes | Yes | Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Arizona | Yes | Yes | Yes | Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners |
| Arkansas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Arkansas Social Work Licensing Board |
| California | Yes | Yes | Yes | Board of Behavioral Sciences |
| Colorado | No | n/a | Yes | State Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Connecticut | No | n/a | Yes | Connecticut Department of Public Health |
| Delaware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Board of Clinical Social Work Examiners |
| Florida | No | n/a | Yes | Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling |
| Georgia | No | n/a | Yes | Georgia Board of Prof. Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage & Family Therapists |
| Hawaii | Yes | Yes | Yes | Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Professional & Vocational Licensing |
| Idaho | Yes | Yes | Yes | Idaho Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Illinois | Yes | Yes | Yes | Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation |
| Indiana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Indiana Professional Licensing Agency |
| Iowa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Iowa Board of Social Work |
| Kansas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Behavioral Science Regulatory Board |
| Kentucky | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kentucky Board of Social Work |
| Louisiana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Maine | Yes | Yes | Yes | State Board of Social Work Licensure |
| Maryland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Board of Registration of Social Workers |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Michigan Board of Social Work |
| Minnesota | Yes | Yes | Yes | State of Minnesota Board of Social Work |
| Mississippi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage & Family Therapists |
| Missouri | Yes | Yes | Yes | Committee for Social Workers |
| Montana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montana Board of Social Work Examiners and Professional Counselors |
| Nebraska | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services |
| Nevada | Yes | Yes | Yes | State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Work |
| New Hampshire | No | n/a | Yes | New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice |
| New Jersey | Yes | Yes | Yes | State Board of Social Work Examiners |
| New Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | Board of Social Work Examiners |
| New York | No | n/a | Yes | Office of the Professions |
| North Carolina | Yes | Yes | Yes | North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board |
| North Dakota | Yes | Yes | Yes | North Dakota State Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Ohio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board |
| Oklahoma | Yes | Yes | Yes | Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers |
| Oregon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Board of Licensed Social Workers |
| Pennsylvania | Provisional license for MSW students | Yes | Yes | State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors |
| Rhode Island | No | n/a | Yes | State of Rhode Island Department of Health |
| South Carolina | Yes | Yes | Yes | South Carolina Board of Social Work Examiners |
| South Dakota | Yes | Yes | Yes | South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Tennessee | Yes | Yes | Yes | Tennessee Board of Social Worker Licensure |
| Texas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners |
| Utah | Yes | Yes | Yes | Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing |
| Vermont | No | n/a | Yes | Vermont Secretary of State – Professional Regulation |
| Virginia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Virginia Board of Social Work |
| Washington | No | n/a | Yes | Washington State Department of Health |
| West Virginia | Yes | Yes | Yes | West Virginia Board of Social Work Web Site |
| Wisconsin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services |
| Wyoming | Yes | Yes | Yes | Wyoming Board of Social Work |