New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 42B - BOARD OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST EXAMINERS RULES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 13:42B-1.2 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"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 pursuant to 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.
"BACB" means the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
"BCaBA" means a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst from the BACB.
"BCBA" means a Board Certified Behavior Analyst from the BACB.
"BCBA-D" means as Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral from the BACB.
"Board" means the State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners.
"Licensed applied behavior analyst" means a person who holds a current, valid license to practice applied behavior analysis issued by the Board.
"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 issued by the Board.
"Licensee" means an individual who is licensed as a licensed applied behavior analyst or as a licensed assistant applied behavior analyst.
"Paraprofessional technician" means an individual who provides applied behavior analysis services pursuant to a delegation from a licensee and who is not a licensed applied behavior analyst, licensed assistant applied behavior analyst, or who does not otherwise qualify for exemption to licensure requirements pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:8B-103.b(2) or N.J.A.C. 13:42B-1.1. "Paraprofessional technician" includes a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certified by the BACB.
