Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.18265

  • Assistant behavior analyst: means an individual who is licensed or otherwise authorized under this part to engage in practice as an assistant behavior analyst. See Michigan Laws 333.18251
  • BACB: means the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, a nonprofit corporation that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501, or its successor, as determined by the board. See Michigan Laws 333.18251
  • Behavior analyst: means an individual who is licensed or otherwise authorized under this part to engage in the practice of applied behavior analysis. See Michigan Laws 333.18251
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Other certification board: means a nationally recognized behavior analysis certification board approved by the department by rule. See Michigan Laws 333.18251
  • Rules: means rules promulgated by the department in consultation with the board under this part. See Michigan Laws 333.18251
  In addition to the requirements of part 161, the department, in consultation with the board, may promulgate rules to require a licensee seeking renewal to do 1 of the following:
  (a) For a licensee seeking renewal of his or her behavior analyst license, furnish evidence that, during the licensing period immediately preceding the application for renewal, he or she is current on his or her certification by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or other certification board as a board certified behavior analyst.
  (b) For a licensee seeking renewal of his or her assistant behavior analyst license, furnish evidence that, during the licensing period immediately preceding the application for renewal, he or she is current on his or her certification by the BACB or other certification board as a board certified assistant behavior analyst and that he or she is practicing under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst.