1. To renew a license as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst or registration as a registered behavior technician, each person must, on or before the first day of January of each odd-numbered year:

(a) Apply to the Division for renewal;

(b) Pay the biennial fee for the renewal of a license or registration;

(c) Submit evidence to the Division:

(1) Of completion of the requirements for continuing education as set forth in regulations adopted by the Board, if applicable; and

(2) That the person’s certification or registration, as applicable, by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or its successor organization, remains valid and the holder remains in good standing; and

(d) Submit all information required to complete the renewal.

2. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, to renew registration as a registered behavior technician for the third time and every third renewal thereafter, a person must submit to an investigation of his or her criminal history in the manner prescribed in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 437.200.

3. The Board shall adopt regulations that require, as a prerequisite for the renewal of a license as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst, each holder to complete continuing education, which must:

(a) Be consistent with nationally recognized standards for the continuing education of behavior analysts or assistant behavior analysts, as applicable; and

(b) Include, without limitation, a requirement that the holder of a license receive at least 2 hours of instruction on evidence-based suicide prevention and awareness.

4. The Board shall not adopt regulations requiring a registered behavior technician to receive continuing education.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 4229; A 2019, 2543)