(a) Each person desiring to obtain a license shall submit an application and fee to the committee. The application shall include evidence that the applicant meets all of the following requirements for licensure:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-11-304

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Board: means the board of examiners in psychology, created by §. See Tennessee Code 63-11-302
  • Committee: means the applied behavior analyst licensing committee of the board of examiners in psychology, created by §. See Tennessee Code 63-11-302
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Supervision: means the direct observation and provision of feedback to a supervisee by an LBA or an LABA who is supervised by an LBA. See Tennessee Code 63-11-302
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) The applicant is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2) The applicant is of good moral character and conducts his or her professional activities in accordance with accepted professional and ethical standards, including the certifying entity’s Professional Disciplinary and Ethical Standards and Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts;
(3) The applicant has not had a professional credential refused, revoked, suspended, or restricted and does not have a complaint, allegation, or investigation pending in any regulatory jurisdiction in the United States or in another country for reasons that relate to unprofessional conduct, unless the committee finds that the conduct has been corrected or that mitigating circumstances exist that prevent resolution;
(4) LBA applicants shall:

(A) Be certified as a BCBA or board certified behavior analyst-doctoral at the time of application; and
(B) Not be the subject of disciplinary actions by the certifying entity; and
(5) LABA applicants shall:

(A) Be certified as a board certified assistant behavior analyst at the time of application;
(B) Not be the subject of disciplinary actions by the certifying entity; and
(C) Provide proof of ongoing supervision by an LBA who is currently certified as a BCBA or board certified behavior analyst-doctoral in a manner consistent with the certifying entity’s requirements for supervision of board certified assistant behavior analysts.
(b)

(1) When the board receives a completed application for initial licensure from an applicant, then the board shall, within sixty (60) days from the date the board receives the completed application:

(A) Render a decision on the application; or
(B) Inform the applicant of the need to appear before the board.
(2) As used in this subsection (b), “completed application” means an application that satisfies all statutory and board rule requirements.
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