AN ACT to modify the credentialing of behavior analysts under the north carolina behavior analyst board.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 90‑732 reads as rewritten:

§ 90‑732.  Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1)        Behavior analysis. – The design, implementation, and evaluation of systematic instructional and environmental modifications to produce significant personal or interpersonal improvements in human behavior.

(2)        Behavior technician. – A paraprofessional who delivers applied behavior analysis services and who practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a licensed behavior analyst, licensed assistant behavior analyst, or other professional licensed under this Chapter or Chapter 90B of the General Statutes, so long as the services of the licensed professional are within the scope of practice of the license possessed by that licensed professional, and the services performed are commensurate with the licensed professional's education, training, and experience. The behavior technician does not design assessment or intervention plans or procedures but delivers services as assigned by a supervisor who is responsible for the behavior technician's work.

(3)        Board. – The North Carolina Behavior Analyst Board.

(4)        Certifying entity. – The nationally accredited Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or its successor.successor, or the nationally accredited Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board, or its successor.

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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.