Applied behavior analysis; transferring licensure powers and duties to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; requiring background check. Effective date.

The application authority for Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts was changed from the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists to the Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the Department of Human Services.

The definition of 'Applied behavior analysis' was updated to explicitly include 'environmental modifications' in addition to instructional modifications.

The document format was updated to reflect the House floor version, including page headers and committee amendment indicators.

Added a mandatory national criminal history record check for all applicants seeking licensure.

Added a prohibition preventing the Board from disseminating criminal history record information obtained during the background check.

Corrected the definition of 'Certified assistant behavior analyst' to reflect certification by the Department of Human Services instead of the Board of Examiners of Psychologists, while simultaneously transferring the Board's authority to determine qualifications.

Corrected various formatting errors, numbering inconsistencies, and text overlaps present in the engrossed version to create a clean final text.

The agency responsible for licensing behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts was changed from the Developmental Disabilities Services Division of the Department of Human Services to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

The definition of 'Board' was updated to refer to the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists instead of the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners.

The definition of 'Certified assistant behavior analyst' was updated to require certification by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists instead of the Department of Human Services.

The definition of 'Licensed behavior analyst' was updated to require licensing by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists instead of the Department of Human Services.

The definition of 'Human services professional' was expanded to include psychologists and health service psychologists, whereas the previous version did not explicitly list them.

The previous definition of 'Certified assistant behavior analyst' requiring certification by the Department of Human Services was removed.