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Behavior Analyst Licensure/Certification Statutes

Updated April 2013

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ALASKA
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ARIZONA
Regulatory Body and State Department: Arizona Board of Psychological Examiners
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ARKANSAS
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CALIFORNIA
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COLORADO
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CONNECTICUT
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Prohibits use of the BCBA or BCaBA credentials unless certified by the BACB. Penalty for violation is up to a $500 fine and no more than 5 years imprisonment.
 
DELAWARE
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Insurance Regulation Effective:12/11/2012
 
FLORIDA
Regulatory Body and State Department: Regulated by the BACB
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ILLINOIS
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INDIANA
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Penalty for Activity by Noncertified Individuals Sec. 1. An individual may not: (1) profess to be a certified behavior analyst; or (2) use the initials "BCBA" or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the individual is a certified behavior analyst; unless the individual holds and maintains the certified behavior analyst credentials administered by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. (BACB). Sec. 2. An individual who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class B misdemeanor.
 
KANSAS
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KENTUCKY
Regulatory Body and State Department: Kentucky Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Board
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LOUISIANA
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MAINE
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MASSACHUSETTS
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MICHIGAN
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MISSOURI
Regulatory Body and State Department: Missouri Behavior Analyst Advisory Board
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MONTANA
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NEVADA
Regulatory Body and State Department: State of Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
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NEW JERSEY
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NEW MEXICO
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NEW YORK
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NORTH DAKOTA
 
OKLAHOMA
Regulatory Body and State Department: Oklahoma Licensed Behavior Analyst Board
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PENNSYLVANIA
Regulatory Body and State Department: State Board of Medicine
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Notes:
Licensing of "Behavior specialists" begins on page 10 line 29.
 
RHODE ISLAND
Regulatory Body and State Department: Department of Health
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SOUTH CAROLINA
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TEXAS
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VERMONT
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VIRGINIA
Regulatory Body and State Department: Board of Medicine
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Effective 7/1/2012
 
WEST VIRGINIA
Regulatory Body and State Department: BACB
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Notes:
Note not a licensure law, but finding of Legislative Auditor: The Oversight of Behavior Analysts by the National Behavior Analyst Certification Board Provides Adequate Protection for the Citizens of the State
 
WISCONSIN
Regulatory Body and State Department: Wisconson Department of Safety and Professional Services
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Insurance law is on page 595 section 3197