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§8804*. Requirements and procedures for professional licensure.

  1. To qualify for certification as a certified behavior analyst assistant, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
    1. Application: file an application with the department;
    2. Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or higher degree from a program registered by the department or determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent thereof, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
    3. Experience: have experience in the practice of applied behavior analysis satisfactory to the board and the department in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
    4. Examination: pass an examination acceptable to the board and the department in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
    5. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
    6. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department and submit an attestation of moral character; and
    7. Fee: pay a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for an initial license and a fee of seventy-five dollars for each triennial registration period.
  2. To qualify for a license as a licensed behavior analyst, an applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
    1. Application: file an application with the department;
    2. Education: have received an education, including a master's or higher degree from a program registered by the department or determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent, thereof, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
    3. Experience: have experience in the practice of applied behavior analysis satisfactory to the board and the department in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
    4. Examination: pass an examination acceptable to the board and the department in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.
    5. Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
    6. Character: be of good moral character as determined by the department and submit an attestation of moral character; and
    7. Fee: pay a fee of two hundred dollars for an initial license and a fee of one hundred dollars for each triennial registration period.

* NB Effective July 1, 2014