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§ 63-11-306. Exceptions from application of part.

TN Code § 63-11-306 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Other human services professionals who are licensed, registered, or certified by the state; provided, such individuals are working within the scope of practice of their professions and the scope of their training and competence;

(2) Unlicensed persons who deliver applied behavior analysis (ABA) services under the extended authority and direction of an LBA or an LABA who is supervised by an LBA. Such persons shall not represent themselves as professional behavior analysts;

(3) Family members of recipients of ABA services who implement certain ABA procedures with recipients under the extended authority and direction of LBAs or LABAs who are supervised by LBAs. Such persons shall not represent themselves as professional behavior analysts;

(4) Behavior analysts who practice with nonhumans, including applied animal behaviorists and animal trainers. Such persons may use the title “behavior analyst” but may not represent themselves as LBAs or LABAs unless they hold one (1) of the credentials issued by the committee;

(5) Persons who provide general ABA services to organizations, so long as those services are for the benefit of the organizations and do not involve direct services to individuals;

(6) Matriculated college or university students, interns, or postdoctoral fellows whose activities are part of a defined behavior analysis program of study, practicum, or intensive practicum; provided, that the practice under this exemption is directly supervised by an LBA in this state or an instructor in a BACB approved course sequence. Students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows shall not represent themselves as professional behavior analysts but shall use titles that clearly indicate their trainee status, such as “behavior analysis student,” “behavior analysis intern,” or “behavior analysis trainee”;

(7) Persons who teach behavior analysis or conduct behavior analytic research; provided, that such teaching or research does not involve the delivery of direct behavior analytic services. Such persons may use the title “behavior analyst” but may not represent themselves as LBAs or LABAs unless they hold one (1) of the credentials issued by the committee; and

(8) Unlicensed persons pursuing experiential training in behavior analysis consistent with the BACB's experience requirements; provided, such experience is supervised by an LBA in this state who meets BACB supervisor requirements, and that the supervised experience is conducted in accordance with other BACB standards and requirements.

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§ 63-11-306. Exceptions from application of part.