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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 10.58.16.02" title_num="10" subtitle_num="58" chapter_num="16" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Asynchronous” means not occurring in real time.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Board” means the Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Board-certified assistant behavior analyst” means an individual who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is credentialed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or a successor organization; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Practices under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst in accordance with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board's description of the role and functions of a board-certified assistant behavior analyst and supervision requirements.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Board-certified behavior analyst” means an individual credentialed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or a successor organization.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Committee” means the Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“In-person” means within the physical presence of the individual receiving behavior analyst services or the individual’s caregiver.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“License” means a license issued by the Board to practice behavior analysis.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Licensed behavior analyst” means a behavior analyst licensed by the Board to practice behavior analysis.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Paraprofessional” means an individual who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Practices behavior analysis under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst in accordance with requirements set by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is not a board-certified assistant behavior analyst; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>May be a registered behavior technician.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Practice Behavior Analysis.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Practice behavior analysis” means to design, implement, and evaluate systematic instructional and environmental modifications to produce socially significant improvements in human behavior.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Practice behavior analysis” includes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The empirical identification of functional relations between behavior and environmental factors, also known as functional assessment and analysis; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Interventions based on scientific research and the direct observation and measurement of behavior and environment.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>“Practice behavior analysis” does not include:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Psychological testing;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Diagnosis of a mental or physical disorder;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Neuropsychology;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Psychotherapy;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Cognitive therapy;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Sex therapy;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Psychoanalysis or hypnotherapy; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>Counseling.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Registered behavior technician” means an individual who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is credentialed as a registered behavior technician by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board or a successor organization; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Practices behavior analysis under the close, ongoing supervision of a licensed behavior analyst in accordance with requirements set by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Supervisee” means an individual who implements behavior analytic assessment or intervention procedures under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst. Supervisees include, but are not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Board-Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Paraprofessionals;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Matriculated undergraduate or graduate students engaging in behavior analytic activities to fulfill requirements for coursework, practica, internships, theses, dissertations, graduate assistantships, or independent study; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Non-students who are completing the supervised experiential training eligibility requirement for certification by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Supervision” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The ongoing monitoring of implementation quality, the frequency of which should be based on the supervisee’s</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Training;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Competence; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Experience;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The nature of the assessment or intervention procedures delegated to the supervisee; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Meeting the minimum supervision requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Supervisor” means a licensed behavior analyst who:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Provides supervision to a supervisee; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Meets the minimum supervision requirements of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Synchronous” means occurring in real time.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Telehealth” has the meaning stated in Health Occupations Article, §1-1001, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Telehealth practitioner” means an individual authorized to provide telehealth services in Maryland pursuant to Health Occupations Article, Title 17, Subtitle 6A, Annotated Code of Maryland, who performs telehealth services within their respective scope of practice.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>