Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
An LBA shall attest to completing the continuing education
(CE) requirements in WAC 246-805-401 and an LABA shall attest to completing the
CE requirements in WAC 246-805-402 as a condition of renewing the license every
two years.
The general requirements are:
(1) Fifty minutes of CE contact time or
direct instruction is equivalent to one CE hour.
(2) The CE hours must be obtained through one
or more of the following:
(a) Courses from a
college or university accredited by the United States Department of Education
may meet all of the required CE hours.
(i) One
academic semester credit is equivalent to 15 CE hours.
(ii) One academic quarter credit is
equivalent to 10 CE hours.
(b) Courses from a CE provider.
(i) Courses from providers approved by a
professional credentialing entity may meet all of the required CE
hours.
(ii) Courses from providers
not approved by a professional creden-tialing entity may meet no more than
eight CE hours.
(c)
Licensee-led instruction of a CE course.
(i)
College or university instruction may meet no more than 16 CE hours.
(ii) Any other type of instruction may meet
no more than eight CE hours.
(iii)
Repeated instruction in the same course may only qualify for CE credit one time
in a single CE reporting period.
(iv) Instruction must be related to applied
behavior analysis.
(d)
The following activities are eligible for up to eight CE hours and only count
during the CE time period when the article was published or reviewed:
(i) Publication of an applied behavior
analysis article in a peer-reviewed journal is equivalent to eight CE
hours;
(ii) Completion of reviewing
an applied behavior analysis article for a peer-reviewed journal is equivalent
to one CE hour; or
(iii) Serving as
an action editor of an applied behavior analysis article for a peer-reviewed
journal is equivalent to one CE hour.
(3) An LBA and LABA shall comply with the
requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC to include keeping records documenting
attendance for four years; and shall provide CE documentation upon request.
Acceptable documentation depends on the CE activity and includes:
(a) Course syllabus and transcript from
college or university;
(b)
Certificate or letter from a CE provider that includes the course topic and CE
hours completed;
(c) Title,
description, and dates of course of instruction on a letter from the academic
institution or education provider;
(d) Copy of the final publication of article
listing the credential holder as the author;
(e) Letter of attestation from the action
editor reporting the credential holder's name as a reviewer of an applied
behavior analysis article; or
(f)
Editorial decision letter reporting the credential holder's name as an action
editor of an applied behavior analysis article.
