45:8B-93 Definitions relative to the practice of applied behavior analysis.

3. As used in this act:

"Board" means the State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners.

"Applied behavior analysis" means the practice of designing, implementing, and evaluating instructional and environmental modifications to produce socially significant improvements in human behavior, including the empirical identification of functional relations between behavior and environmental factors, known as functional assessment and analysis. Applied behavior analysis interventions are based on scientific research and direct and indirect observation and measurement of behavior and environment. Applied behavior analysts utilize contextual factors, motivating operations, antecedent stimuli, positive reinforcement, and other procedures to help individuals develop new behaviors, increase or decrease existing behaviors, and emit behaviors under specific environmental conditions. The practice of behavior analysis does not include psychological testing, diagnosis of mental, physical, or speech language, hearing, and other communication and swallowing disorders, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, sex therapy, psychoanalysis, hypnotherapy, and counseling as treatment modalities.

"Director" means the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety.

"Licensed assistant applied behavior analyst" means a person who holds a current, valid license to practice applied behavior analysis under the ongoing supervision of a licensed applied behavior analyst pursuant to this act.

"Licensed applied behavior analyst" means a person who holds a current, valid license to practice applied behavior analysis pursuant to this act.

L.2019, c.337, s.3.