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A score report covers one category and shows four section scores plus a total. Each section is scored 1 to 4, so the total runs 4 to 16, and 12 is required to pass. The report says whether the standard was met and shows where the licensee was strong and where they were not. It does not recommend what your board should do.
What is on the report
The four sections follow the rubric: introductory opinion statements, consequences, public protection, and solutions. Together they show whether the licensee can name the ethical issues in a situation, trace who is affected, explain the risk to the public, and describe what would resolve it.
The most useful detail is in the section scores. A licensee who scores 4 on naming the issues and 2 on public protection understands that something was wrong but not the risk it posed to the public, and that is a different problem from a licensee who scores low throughout.
For the criteria behind each score, see Sample Assessment and Scoring Rubric. For how the scores are produced, see How an Assessment Is Scored.
Sample Score Reports
Each report shows whether the standard was met. A total of 12 or more is highlighted green, and a total below 12 is highlighted red.
Passing Result
Not-passing result
What a passing score tells your board
The licensee’s reasoning met the standard in that scenario. That is worth reading narrowly: it says they can identify the issue and work through it, not that they will.
It also sets a baseline your board can use later. Once a licensee has demonstrated they understand where the line is, a later problem is harder to attribute to not knowing.
What a not-passing score tells your board
The reasoning did not meet the standard on that scenario, and the section detail shows where. That points remediation at something specific rather than at ethics in general, and it gives your board a defined thing to reassess later.
A not-passing result is not the end of the process. The licensee can retake unless your board’s order sets a limit. See Retakes, No-Shows, and Missed Deadlines.
What the report does not do
It carries no recommendation about licensure, remediation, or discipline, and no opinion on the underlying case. EBAS reports what the graders found, and what follows is your board’s decision.
Reading a specific report
A score report review is a short call with the EBAS team to walk through a report your board has received, section by section, including what an uneven set of section scores is showing.
