2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 20 - Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards
Chapter 382a - Behavior Analysts
Section 20-185j - (Note: This section is effective July 1, 2018.) Behavior analysts. Licensure requirements. Exceptions.
(a) No person may practice behavior analysis unless licensed pursuant to section 20-185k or 20-185l.
(b) No person may use the title “behavior analyst” or make use of any title, words, letters or abbreviations that may reasonably be confused with licensure as a behavior analyst unless such person is licensed pursuant to section 20-185k or 20-185l.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who (1) provides behavior analysis or assists in the practice of behavior analysis while acting within the scope of practice of the person’s license or certification and training, provided the person does not hold himself or herself out to the public as a behavior analyst, (2) is a student enrolled in a behavior analysis educational program accredited by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, or a graduate education program in which behavior analysis is an integral part of the student’s course of study and such student is performing such behavior analysis or assisting in behavior analysis under the direct supervision of a behavior analyst, (3) is an instructor in a course approved by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, (4) is an assistant behavior analyst working under the supervision of a behavior analyst in accordance with the standards established by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, (5) implements an intervention based on behavior analysis under the supervision of a behavior analyst, or (6) is a family member, guardian or caretaker implementing a behavior analysis treatment plan under the direction of a behavior analyst.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 189.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 effective July 1, 2018 (Revisor’s Note: Pursuant to June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 57, in Subsec. (a), references to Secs. 10-241b and 10-158a(a) were changed editorially by the Revisors to Secs. 20-185k and 20-185l for accuracy).
