148.9986 PROHIBITED PRACTICE OR USE OF TITLES; PENALTY.
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148.9986 PROHIBITED PRACTICE OR USE OF TITLES; PENALTY.
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Subdivision 1. Practice.
Effective January 1, 2025, an individual must not engage in the practice of applied behavior analysis unless the individual is licensed under sections 148.9981 to 148.9995 as a behavior analyst or is exempt under section 148.9987 . A psychologist licensed under sections 148.88 to 148.981 who practices behavior analysis is not required to obtain a license as a behavior analyst under sections 148.9981 to 148.9995 .
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Subd. 2. Use of titles.
(a)An individual must not use a title incorporating the words "licensed behavior analyst," or "behavior analyst," or use any other title or description stating or implying that they are licensed or otherwise qualified to practice applied behavior analysis, unless that person holds a valid license under sections 148.9981 to 148.9995 .
(b)Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a licensed psychologist who practices applied behavior analysis within the psychologist's scope of practice may use the title "behavior analyst," but must not use the title "licensed behavior analyst" unless the licensed psychologist holds a valid license as a behavior analyst issued under sections 148.9981 to 148.9995 .
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Subd. 3. Penalty.
An individual who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.