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<section article="gho" article_name="Health Occupations" number="17-6A-06" title_number="17" title_name="Professional Counselors and Therapists" subtitle_number="6A" subtitle_name="Behavior Analysts">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Committee consists of five members appointed by the Board as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>On or before  December 31, 2014, four behavior analysts who:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Are certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Have a minimum of 5 years of clinical experience; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>On or after January 1, 2015, four licensed behavior analysts who:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>Are certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Have a minimum of 5 years of clinical experience; and</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>One consumer member who is receiving services, has received services, or has a child who is receiving services for a behavioral disorder, including an autism spectrum disorder.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The consumer member of the Committee:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Shall be a member of the general public;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>May not be or ever have been a behavior analyst or in training to become a behavior analyst;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>May not have a household member who is a behavior analyst or in training to become a behavior analyst;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>May not participate or ever have participated in a commercial or professional field related to behavior analysis;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>May not have a household member who participates in a commercial or professional field related to behavior analysis; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>May not have had within 2 years before appointment a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of a member is 4 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Committee on October 1, 2014.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A member may not serve more than 2 consecutive full terms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct.</text>
  </level>
</section>
