Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. A licensee shall
complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education during each license
period. A licensee shall ensure a minimum of four hours of continuing education
during each license period addresses ethics.
B. During a licensee's first license period,
the licensee shall complete a pro-rated number of continuing education hours.
To determine the number of continuing education hours required during the first
license period, the licensee shall multiply the number of whole months from the
month of license issuance to the end of the license period by 1.25.
C. A licensee shall ensure that each
continuing education program provides the necessary understanding of current
developments, skills, or procedures related to the practice of behavior
analysis. The following provide the necessary understanding of current
developments, skills, or procedures related to the practice of behavior
analysis:
1. College or university graduate
coursework that directly relates to behavior analysis and is provided by an
accredited educational institution: 15 hours of continuing education for each
semester hour completed and 10 hours of continuing education for each quarter
hour completed; a course syllabus and transcript are required for
documentation;
2. Continuing
education programs offered by a BACB-approved provider: One hour of continuing
education for each hour of participation; a certificate or letter from the
BACB-approved provider is required for documentation;
3. Self-study or correspondence course that
is directly related to behavior analysis and offered by a BACB-approved
provider or approved or offered by an accredited educational institution: Hours
of continuing education determined by the course provider; a certificate or
letter from the BACB-approved provider or a course syllabus and transcript from
the accredited educational institution are required for
documentation;
4. Online course
that is directly related to behavior analysis and offered by a BACB-approved
provider or approved or offered by an accredited educational institution: Hours
of continuing education determined by the course provider; a certificate or
letter from the BACB-approved provider or a course syllabus and transcript from
the accredited educational institution are required for
documentation;
5. Teaching a
continuing education program offered by a BACB-approved provider or teaching a
graduate university or college course offered by an accredited educational
institution: One hour of continuing education for each hour taught; for
graduate courses taught, 15 hours of continuing education for each semester
hour completed and 10 hours of continuing education for each quarter hour
completed;
6. Credentialing
activities or events pre-approved for continuing education and initiated by the
BACB: One hour of continuing education for each hour of participation;
documentation from the BACB is required;
7. Publication of a peer-reviewed article or
text book on the practice of behavior analysis or serving as a reviewer or
action editor of an article pertaining to behavior analysis: eight hours of
continuing education for one publication and one hour of continuing education
for one review; and
8. Attending a
meeting of the Board or Committee on Behavior Analysts: Three hours for
attending a morning or afternoon session of a meeting and six hours for
attending a full-day meeting.
D. The number of hours of continuing
education is limited as follows:
1. No more
than 50 percent of the required hours may be obtained from teaching a
continuing education program or course under subsection (C)(5). A licensee
shall not obtain continuing education hours for teaching the same continuing
education program or course more than once during each licensing period. A
licensee shall earn no continuing education hours for participating as a member
of a panel at a continuing education program or course;
2. No more than 25 percent of the required
hours may be obtained from continuing education under each of subsections
(C)(3), (6) and (7).
3. No more
than six of the required hours may be obtained under subsection (C)(8). Hours
obtained under subsection (C)(8) may be used to complete the ethics requirement
under subsection (A).
4. Hours
obtained in excess of the minimum required during a license period shall not be
carried over to a subsequent license period.
E. A licensee shall obtain a certificate or
other evidence of attendance from the provider of each continuing education
program or course attended that includes the following:
1. Name of the licensee;
2. Title of the continuing
education;
3. Name of the
continuing education provider;
4.
Date, time, and location of the continuing education; and
5. Number of hours of continuing education
obtained.
F. A licensee
shall maintain the evidence of attendance described in subsection (E) for two
licensing periods and make the evidence available to the Board upon
request.
G. The Board may audit a
licensee's compliance with the continuing education requirement. The Board may
deny license renewal or take other disciplinary action against a licensee who
fails to obtain or document the required continuing education hours. The Board
may discipline a licensee who commits fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation
regarding the continuing education hours.
H. A licensee who cannot comply with the
continuing education requirement for good cause may seek an extension of time
in which to comply by submitting a written request to the Board with the timely
submission of the renewal application required under
R4-26-408.
1. Good cause includes but is not limited to
illness or injury of the licensee or a close family member, death of a close
family member, birth or adoption of a child, military service, relocation,
natural disaster, financial hardship, or residence in a foreign country for at
least 12 months of the license period.
2. The Board shall not grant an extension
longer than one year.
3. A licensee
who obtains hours of continuing education during an extension of time provided
by the Board shall ensure the hours are reported only for the license period
extended.
4. A licensee who cannot
comply with the continuing education requirement within an extension may apply
to the Board for inactive license status under A.R.S. §
32-2091.06(E).
