Overview:

Interstate Teleheath Provider is an authorization to practice social work under WV Code §30-30-8 et seq for the limited purpose of providing interstate social work services via telehealth. All social workers providing social work or therapy via telehealth to persons residing and located in West Virgina shall be licensed or registered by the West Virginia Board of Social Work. Clinical social work services provided by individuals outside of the state may only be provided by a practitioner licensed at the clinical level.

§25-1- 6. Interstate Registration as a Telehealth Provider

      6.1.  To be eligible for registration as an interstate telehealth social worker, the registrant shall:

6.1.1.  Submit a registration application to the Board on a form approved by the Board;

6.1.2.  Pay the appropriate registration fee as required in W. Va. Code §30-30-10 et seq

6.1.3.  Hold license(s) in good standing in all states in which he/she is currently licensed, and shall not currently be under investigation or subject to an administrative complaint.

6.1.4.  Registration as an out-of-state telehealth practitioner should occur prior to the provision of services. 

To apply for a Telehealth License:

Download, complete, and return the form below according to the following instructions:

Telehealth Application (PDF) 

Telehealth Rules (PDF)

Completed applications should NOT be faxed or emailed (as they contain personally identifiable information) - they MUST BE MAILED to the Board office:

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