{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-8804","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 8804","heading":"Requirements and procedures for professional licensure","body":"§ 8804. Requirements and procedures for professional licensure. 1. To\nqualify for certification as a certified behavior analyst assistant, an\napplicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n  (a) Application: file an application with the department;\n  (b) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or\nhigher degree from a program registered by the department or determined\nby the department to be the substantial equivalent thereof, in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations.\n  (c) Experience: have experience in the practice of applied behavior\nanalysis satisfactory to the board and the department in accordance with\nthe commissioner's regulations.\n  (d) Examination: pass an examination acceptable to the board and the\ndepartment in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.\n  (e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n  (f) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment and submit an attestation of moral character; and\n  (g) Fee: pay a fee of one hundred fifty dollars for an initial license\nand a fee of seventy-five dollars for each triennial registration\nperiod.\n  2. To qualify for a license as a licensed behavior analyst, an\napplicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n  (a) Application: file an application with the department;\n  (b) Education: have received an education, including a master's or\nhigher degree from a program registered by the department or determined\nby the department to be the substantial equivalent, thereof, in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations.\n  (c) Experience: have experience in the practice of applied behavior\nanalysis satisfactory to the board and the department in accordance with\nthe commissioner's regulations.\n  (d) Examination: pass an examination acceptable to the board and the\ndepartment in accordance with the commissioner's regulations.\n  (e) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n  (f) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment and submit an attestation of moral character; and\n  (g) Fee: pay a fee of two hundred dollars for an initial license and a\nfee of one hundred dollars for each triennial registration period.","path":["Education Law","Title 8. The Professions","Article 167. Applied Behavior Analysis"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/8804","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"da63a8cdeaf9e449e507bfb0b05e665c3776f1f0715f935a93aa38bb3aa05aa0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-8803","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-8805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}