319C.010 Definitions for chapter.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1)"Applied behavior analysis" means the design, implementation, and evaluation of
environmental modifications, using behavioral stimuli and consequences, to
produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the use of
direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relationship
between environment and behavior;
(2)"Applied behavior analysis interventions" means interventions that are based on
scientific research and the direct observation and measurement of behavior and
environment which utilize contextual factors, establishing operations, antecedent
stimuli, positive reinforcement, and other consequences to help people develop new
behaviors, increase or decrease existing behaviors, and elicit behaviors under
specific environmental conditions;
(3)"Board" means the Kentucky Applied Behavior Analysis Licensing Board;
(4)"Certification board" means the Behavior Analyst Certification Board® or its
successor;
(5)"Certified" means a practitioner who has met the certification criteria of the
certification board;
(6)"Licensed behavior analyst" means an individual who is licensed by the board and
meets the requirements of KRS 319C.080;
(7)"Licensed assistant behavior analyst" means an individual who:
(a)Is licensed by the board as an assistant behavior analyst and meets the
requirements of KRS 319C.080; and
(b)Works under the supervision of a certified behavior analyst;
(8)"Practice of applied behavior analysis" means the application of the principles,
methods, and procedures of the experimental analysis of behavior and applied
behavior analysis, including but not limited to applications of those principles,
methods, and procedures to:
(a)Design, implement, evaluate, and modify treatment programs to change the
behavior of individuals diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder;
(b)Design, implement, evaluate, and modify treatment programs to change the
behavior of individuals;
(c)Design, implement, evaluate, and modify treatment programs to change the
behavior of groups; and
(d)Consult with individuals and organizations.
The practice of applied behavior analysis shall not include diagnosis, counseling,
psychological testing, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, sex
therapy, psychoanalysis, or hypnotherapy as treatment modalities;
(9)"Supervised experience" means services rendered as a part of the certification
requirements of a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst under the
supervision of a licensed behavior analyst;
(10)"Supervisee" means a person who is not licensed but acts under the extended
authority and direction of a licensed behavior analyst or a licensed assistant
behavior analyst to provide applied behavior analysis services; and
(11)"Temporary licensee" means a person who is obtaining supervised experience and
has obtained a temporary license.