General Assembly Committee Bill No. 799
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4637
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Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 799
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 4637
*_____SB00799PH____032111____*
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING MISREPRESENTATION AS A BOARD CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) (a) As used in this section and sections 10-76ii and 38a-514b of the general statutes:
(1) "Behavior Analyst Certification Board" means the nonprofit corporation established and accredited to meet the professional credentialing needs of behavior analysts, governments and consumers of behavior analysis services;
(2) "Board certified behavior analyst (BCBA)" means a person who has been certified as a behavior analyst by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board; and
(3) "Board certified assistant behavior analyst (BCABA)" means a person who has been certified as an assistant behavior analyst by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.
(b) No person, unless certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board as a board certified behavior analyst or a board certified assistant behavior analyst, shall use in connection with his or her name or place of business: (1) The words "board certified behavior analyst", "certified behavior analyst", "board certified assistant behavior analyst" or "certified assistant behavior analyst", (2) the letters, "BCBA" or "BCABA", or (3) any words, letters, abbreviations or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is a board certified behavior analyst or board certified assistant behavior analyst or in any way, orally, in writing, in print or by sign, directly or by implication, represent himself or herself as a board certified behavior analyst or board certified assistant behavior analyst. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. For the purposes of this section, each instance of contact or consultation with an individual which is in violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a separate offense.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2011
New section
PH Joint Favorable
PH
Joint Favorable