(a) No person shall use the title “licensed behavior analyst” or “licensed assistant behavior analyst” unless that person holds the applicable license issued by the committee.

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-11-305

  • Committee: means the applied behavior analyst licensing committee of the board of examiners in psychology, created by §. See Tennessee Code 63-11-302
  • LABA: means an individual who is certified as a board certified assistant behavior analyst (BCABA) and is licensed in this state to practice applied behavior analysis under the extended authority and supervision of a licensed behavior analyst. See Tennessee Code 63-11-302
  • LBA: means an individual who is certified as a board certified behavior analyst (BCBA) or board certified behavior analyst-doctoral (BCBA-D) and is licensed in this state to practice applied behavior analysis as an independent practitioner. See Tennessee Code 63-11-302
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) No person shall practice applied behavior analysis unless that person is licensed by the committee as an LBA or an LABA or meets criteria for one (1) of the exemptions in § 63-11-306.
(c) Any person who violates this section commits a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, the suspension or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this part, or both fine and loss of licensure.
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