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N.Y. Education Law § 8804: Requirements and procedures for professional licensure

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  1. Education Law
  2. Title 8. The Professions
  3. Article 167. Applied Behavior Analysis

§ 8804. Requirements and procedures for professional licensure. 1. To

qualify for certification as a certified behavior analyst assistant, an

applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

(a) Application: file an application with the department;

(b) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or

higher degree from a program registered by the department or determined

by the department to be the substantial equivalent thereof, in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations.

(c) Experience: have experience in the practice of applied behavior

analysis satisfactory to the board and the department in accordance with

the commissioner's regulations.

(d) Examination: pass an examination acceptable to the board and the

department in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.

(e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;

(f) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department and submit an attestation of moral character; and

(g) Fee: pay a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for an initial license

and a fee of seventy-five dollars for each triennial registration

period.

2. To qualify for a license as a licensed behavior analyst, an

applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:

(a) Application: file an application with the department;

(b) Education: have received an education, including a master's or

higher degree from a program registered by the department or determined

by the department to be the substantial equivalent, thereof, in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations.

(c) Experience: have experience in the practice of applied behavior

analysis satisfactory to the board and the department in accordance with

the commissioner's regulations.

(d) Examination: pass an examination acceptable to the board and the

department in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.

(e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;

(f) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department and submit an attestation of moral character; and

(g) Fee: pay a fee of two hundred dollars for an initial license and a

fee of one hundred dollars for each triennial registration period.

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