Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4783 - Behavior Analysts › Chapter 4783-2 - Continuing Education › Section 4783-2-01 - Scope, responsibilities, and requirements for continuing education

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Scope. Every
			 certified Ohio behavior analyst subject to continuing education (CE)
			 requirements as set forth in division (B) of section
			 4783.05 of the Revised Code
			 shall meet the requirements of that section.
(B) Responsibilities:
(1) In accordance with the requirements of
			 sections 4783.05 of the Revised Code, it
			 shall be the responsibility of each certified Ohio behavior analyst submitting
			 a biennial registration of a certificate to certify to the board that the
			 
									CE experience required for certificate renewal
			 has been completed. Other than as provided for in paragraph (C)(8) of rule
			 4783-2-01 of the Administrative Code, each certificate holder shall complete
			 biennially no fewer than twenty three hours of approved
			 
									CE substantially relevant to the practice of
			 applied behavior analysis, including no fewer than four hours in ethics and
			 professional conduct and/or the role of culture and/or ethnic identity in the
			 provision of applied behavior analysis services.
(2)
									Certificate
			 holders who demonstrate active certification as a board certified behavior
			 analyst by the behavior analyst certification board or its successor
			 organization at the time of submitting a biennial registration of a certificate
			 or request for reinstatement of an expired certificate shall be deemed to have
			 completed sufficient biennial CE to meet the requirements of paragraph (B)(1)
			 of this rule and to have certified to the board that the CE requirements have
			 been met.
(3)
									For certificate holders
			 who do not demonstrate active certification as a board certified behavior
			 analyst by the behavior analyst certification board or its successor
			 organization at the time of submitting a biennial registration of a
			 certificate, CE may be applied to meet the requirements of paragraph
			 (B)(1) of this rule if both of the following requirements are met:
(a) It is obtained through a program or
			 course approved by the board, the "Behavior Analyst Certification Board," the
			 "Ohio Psychological Association," the "Association of Black Psychologists," the
			 "American Psychological Association," the "Ohio School Psychologists
			 Association," or the "National Association of School Psychologists"; and
(b) Completion of the program or
			 course is recorded with  the "Ohio Psychological Association," or the
			 "Ohio School Psychologists Association."
(4) The state board of
			 psychology may disapprove any program or course that has been approved by the
			 "Behavior Analyst Certification Board," the "Ohio Psychological Association,"
			 the "Association of Black Psychologists," the "American Psychological
			 Association," the "Ohio School Psychologists Association," or the "National
			 Association of School Psychologists. Such program or course may not be applied
			 to meet the requirement of paragraph (B)(1) of this rule.
(5)
			 Each certificate holder shall personally maintain CE records for three years
			 following the renewal deadline for which the credits were used to satisfy
			 requirements for certificate renewal.
(6) Each certified
			 Ohio behavior analyst shall be given a sufficient choice of
			 
									CE acceptable to the board to ensure that each
			 person has had a reasonable opportunity to participate in
			 
									CE that is relevant to that person's practice in
			 terms of subject matter and level. This requirement shall be judged to be met
			 so long as a certified Ohio behavior analyst does not register a challenge and
			 supply adequate documentation in writing to the board by March first of the
			 year of required biennial registration. The board shall arrange for appropriate
			 
									CE to be made available in case of a valid
			 challenge. The validity of a challenge, as judged by the board, shall be
			 binding.