Assembly Bill A8518

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the regulation of the profession and practice of applied behavior analysis

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A8518 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6395
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §488, Soc Serv L; amd §8807, Ed L; amd §13, Chap 554 of 2013

2013-A8518 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the regulation of the profession and practice of applied behavior analysis.

2013-A8518 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8518

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Higher Education

AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to  the  definition
  of  human  services  professional;  to  amend  the  education  law, in
  relation to reporting on the number  of  individuals  engaged  in  the
  practice of applied behavior analysis; and to amend chapter 554 of the
  laws  of  2013  amending  the education law and other laws relating to
  applied behavior analysis, in relation to performing the duties  of  a
  licensed behavior analyst

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 5-a of section 488 of the social services  law,
as  added  by section 1 of part B of chapter 501 of the laws of 2012, is
amended to read as follows:
  5-a. "Human services professional" shall mean any:  physician;  regis-
tered  physician assistant; surgeon; medical examiner; coroner; dentist;
dental  hygienist;  osteopath;  optometrist;  chiropractor;  podiatrist;
resident;  intern;  psychologist;  registered  nurse; licensed practical
nurse; nurse practitioner; social worker; emergency medical  technician;
licensed  creative  arts  therapist; licensed marriage and family thera-
pist; licensed mental health counselor; licensed psychoanalyst; LICENSED
BEHAVIOR  ANALYST;  CERTIFIED  BEHAVIOR  ANALYST   ASSISTANT;   licensed
speech/language pathologist or audiologist; licensed physical therapist;
licensed  occupational  therapist;  hospital  personnel  engaged  in the
admission, examination, care or treatment of persons; Christian  Science
practitioner;  school  official,  which  includes  but is not limited to
school teacher, school guidance counselor, school  psychologist,  school
social  worker,  school  nurse,  school  administrator  or  other school
personnel required to hold  a  teaching  or  administrative  license  or
certificate; social services worker; any other child care or foster care
worker; mental health professional; person credentialed by the office of
alcoholism  and substance abuse services; peace officer; police officer;
district attorney or assistant district attorney; investigator  employed
in the office of a district attorney; or other law enforcement official.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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