Sec. 20-185i. Board certified behavior analyst. Board certified assistant behavior analyst. Use of title. (a) As used in this section:
(1) "Behavior Analyst Certification Board" means the nonprofit corporation established to meet the professional credentialing needs of behavior analysts, governments
and consumers of behavior analysis services and accredited by the National Council
for Certifying Agencies in Washington, D.C., or any successor national accreditation
organization;
(2) "Board certified behavior analyst (BCBA)" means a person who has been certified as a behavior analyst by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board; and
(3) "Board certified assistant behavior analyst (BCABA)" means a person who has
been certified as an assistant behavior analyst by the Behavior Analyst Certification
Board.
(b) No person, unless certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board as a
board certified behavior analyst or a board certified assistant behavior analyst, shall use
in connection with his or her name or place of business: (1) The words "board certified
behavior analyst", "certified behavior analyst", "board certified assistant behavior analyst" or "certified assistant behavior analyst", (2) the letters, "BCBA" or "BCABA", or
(3) any words, letters, abbreviations or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is
a board certified behavior analyst or board certified assistant behavior analyst or in any
way, orally, in writing, in print or by sign, directly or by implication, represent himself
or herself as a board certified behavior analyst or board certified assistant behavior
analyst. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more
than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. For the purposes of this section, each instance of contact or consultation with an individual which
is in violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
(P.A. 11-228, S. 1.)
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