18.380.020 Licensure or certification required—Unauthorized practices.

WA Rev Code § 18.380.020 (2019) (N/A)
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RCW 18.380.020 Licensure or certification required—Unauthorized practices.

(1)(a) Except as provided in RCW 18.380.030, no person may engage in the practice of applied behavior analysis unless he or she holds a license or a temporary license under this chapter. The use of behavioral techniques described in RCW 18.380.010(6)(a)(iii) alone does not constitute the practice of applied behavior analysis.

(b) A person not licensed under this chapter may not represent himself or herself as a "licensed behavior analyst" or a "licensed assistant behavior analyst."

(2) Except as provided in RCW 18.380.030, no person may practice as a certified behavior technician in this state without having a certification issued by the secretary. A person not certified under this chapter may not represent himself or herself as a "certified behavior technician."

[ 2015 c 118 § 2.]

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Effective date—2015 c 118: See note following RCW 18.380.010.