KRS 319C.010: Definitions for chapter.

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 impr ovement 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 re search 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 de crease 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, eva luate, 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, neur opsychology, 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.