Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 340 - Department of Human Services › Chapter 100 - Developmental Disabilities Services › Subchapter 18 - Licensing › Section 340:100-18-1 - Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) license and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) certification

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Authority.
Section
				1928
				of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes (59 O.S. § 1928) directs the Oklahoma
				Department of Human Services (DHS) Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) to
				provide for licensing of (BCBAs) and certification of BCaBAs.
(b)
Definitions.
The following
				words and terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following
				meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)
"Applied behavior analysis"
means the process of systematically applying interventions based upon the
				principles of learning theory to improve socially significant behaviors to a
				meaningful degree, and to demonstrate that the interventions employed are
				responsible for the improvement in behavior.
(2)
"Behavior Analyst Certification
				Board (
national
Board)"
means the
				national-accrediting Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
(3)
"Board Certified
Assistant
Behavior Analyst
(BCaBA)
"
means an individual who is certified by the national Board,
				practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a BCBA and is certified by
				DHS DDS to provide applied behavior analysis services in Oklahoma.
(4)
"Board Certified
Behavior Analyst
(BCBA)
"
means an
				individual who is certified by the national Board and is licensed by DHS DDS to
				provide applied behavior analysis services in Oklahoma.
(5)
"Employee-employer relationship"
means the BCBA
				  employs the BCaBA or the registered behavior technician (RBT).
(6)
"Human services
				professional"
means an individual licensed or certified in Oklahoma as a
				licensed:
(A) physical therapist or physical
				therapist assistant;
(B)
				occupational therapist or occupational therapist assistant;
(C) clinical social worker;
(D) masters social worker;
(E) social work associate;
(F) psychologist or health service
				psychologist;
(G) speech
				pathologist;
(H) audiologist;
(I) professional counselor or
				professional counselor candidate;
(J) marital and family therapist or marital
				and family therapist candidate; or
(K) behavioral practitioner or behavioral
				practitioner candidate.
(7)
"Licensed behavior analyst"
means an individual who is certified by the national-accrediting Board as a
				BCBA and is licensed by DHS DDS to provide applied behavior analysis services
				in Oklahoma.
(8)
"Oklahoma
				Licensed Behavior Analyst Board (OLBAB)"
or
"
state
Board"
means the state board responsible for
				licensing behavior analysts and regulating the practice of applied behavior
				analysis professionals.
(9)
"Real-time supervision"
means the observation of the provision of
				service with all parties participating in or monitoring live interactions.
(10)
"Registered behavior
				technician (RBT)"
means a paraprofessional who is certified by the
				national Board and practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a BCBA.
				The RBT works under the license number of a BCBA and is primarily responsible
				for the direct implementation of BCBA designed and prescribed behavior-analytic
				services.
(11)
"Supervisee"
means a BCaBA or RBT who acts under the authority and
				supervision of a BCBA to provide applied behavior analysis services or a BCaBA
				or RBT candidate in training to provide such services as defined by the
				national board.
(A) The supervisee does not
				design intervention or assessment plans. It is the supervising BCBA's
				responsibility to determine which other tasks the supervisee may perform as a
				function of his or her training, experience, and competence.
(B) The BCBA is responsible for the
				supervisee's work on the cases he or she is overseeing.
(C) A BCBA, BCaBA, or RBT as a guardian or
				parent, may not provide services to his or her own child or ward.
(12)
"Supervision"
means the direct observation and professional guidance during the provision of
				service by a BCBA, BCaBA, or RBT.
(13)
"Two-way interactions"
means the observation of the provision of service using real-time visual and
				auditory contact through the use of technological devices.