Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 58 - BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS › Chapter 10.58.16 - Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee › Section 10.58.16.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this
				  chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Asynchronous" means not occurring in
				  real time.
(2) "Board" means the
				  Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists.
(3) "Board-certified assistant behavior
				  analyst" means an individual who:
(a) Is
				  credentialed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or a successor
				  organization; and
(b) Practices
				  under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst in accordance with the
				  Behavior Analyst Certification Board's description of the role and functions of
				  a board-certified assistant behavior analyst and supervision
				  requirements.
(4)
				  "Board-certified behavior analyst" means an individual credentialed by the
				  Behavior Analyst Certification Board or a successor organization.
(5) "Committee" means the Behavior Analyst
				  Advisory Committee.
(6) "In-person"
				  means within the physical presence of the individual receiving behavior analyst
				  services or the individual's caregiver.
(7) "License" means a license issued by the
				  Board to practice behavior analysis.
(8) "Licensed behavior analyst" means a
				  behavior analyst licensed by the Board to practice behavior analysis.
(9) "Paraprofessional" means an individual
				  who:
(a) Practices behavior analysis under
				  the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst in accordance with requirements
				  set by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board; and
(b) Is not a board-certified assistant
				  behavior analyst; and
(c) May be a
				  registered behavior technician.
(10) Practice Behavior Analysis.
(a) "Practice behavior analysis" means to
				  design, implement, and evaluate systematic instructional and environmental
				  modifications to produce socially significant improvements in human
				  behavior.
(b) "Practice behavior
				  analysis" includes:
(i) The empirical
				  identification of functional relations between behavior and environmental
				  factors, also known as functional assessment and analysis; and
(ii) Interventions based on scientific
				  research and the direct observation and measurement of behavior and
				  environment.
(c)
				  "Practice behavior analysis" does not include:
(i) Psychological testing;
(ii) Diagnosis of a mental or physical
				  disorder;
(iii)
				  Neuropsychology;
(iv)
				  Psychotherapy;
(v) Cognitive
				  therapy;
(vi) Sex
				  therapy;
(vii) Psychoanalysis or
				  hypnotherapy; or
(viii)
				  Counseling.
(11) "Registered behavior technician" means
				  an individual who:
(a) Is credentialed as a
				  registered behavior technician by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or a
				  successor organization; and
(b)
				  Practices behavior analysis under the close, ongoing supervision of a licensed
				  behavior analyst in accordance with requirements set by the Behavior Analyst
				  Certification Board.
(12)
				  "Supervisee" means an individual who implements behavior analytic assessment or
				  intervention procedures under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst.
				  Supervisees include, but are not limited to:
(a) Board-Certified Assistant Behavior
				  Analysts;
(b)
				  Paraprofessionals;
(c) Matriculated
				  undergraduate or graduate students engaging in behavior analytic activities to
				  fulfill requirements for coursework, practica, internships, theses,
				  dissertations, graduate assistantships, or independent study; and
(d) Non-students who are completing the
				  supervised experiential training eligibility requirement for certification by
				  the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
(13) "Supervision" means:
(a) The ongoing monitoring of implementation
				  quality, the frequency of which should be based on the supervisee's:
(i) Training;
(ii) Competence; and
(iii) Experience;
(b) The nature of the assessment or
				  intervention procedures delegated to the supervisee; and
(c) Meeting the minimum supervision
				  requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
(14) "Supervisor" means a licensed behavior
				  analyst who:
(a) Provides supervision to a
				  supervisee; and
(b) Meets the
				  minimum supervision requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification
				  Board.
(15) "Synchronous"
				  means occurring in real time.
(16)
				  "Telehealth" has the meaning stated in Health Occupations Article, §
											1-1001, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
(17) "Telehealth
				  practitioner" means an individual authorized to provide telehealth services in
				  Maryland pursuant to Health Occupations Article, Title 17, Subtitle 6A,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland, who performs telehealth services within their
				  respective scope of practice.