Section 460IAC6-5-32. Applied behavior analysis services provider qualifications

   (a) To be approved to provide applied behavior analysis services as a lead therapist, an applicant shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Either be a licensed:

(A) psychiatrist under IC 25-22.5; or

(B) psychologist under IC 25-33 and have an endorsement as a health service provider in psychology pursuant to IC 25-33-1-5.1(c).

(2) Meet all of the following requirements:

(A) Have completed at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of training or supervised experience in the application of applied behavior analysis or an equivalent behavior modification theory for children with a pervasive developmental disorder.

(B) Have at least two (2) years of experience as an independent practitioner and as a supervisor of less experienced clinicians.

  (b) To be approved to provide applied behavior analysis services as a senior therapist, an applicant shall either:

(1) be a psychotherapist; or

(2) meet the following requirements:

(A) Have completed at least three thousand (3,000) hours of training or supervised experience in the application of applied behavior analysis or an equivalent behavior modification theory for children with a pervasive developmental disorder.

(B) Have at least four hundred (400) hours of training or supervised experience in the use of applied behavior analysis or an equivalent behavior modification program for children with an autistic disorder, asperger's disorder, or a pervasive developmental disorder, which may be included in the three thousand (3,000) hour training requirement in clause (A).

  (c) To be approved to provide applied behavior analysis services as line staff, an applicant must either:

(1) be in at least the second year of college and have obtained at least thirty (30) hours of experience utilizing intensive behavioral treatment with children with autism or at least one hundred sixty (160) hours working in any setting with children with autism; or

(2) be at least eighteen (18) years of age, a high school graduate, and have received at least two thousand (2,000) hours of training or supervised experience in the application of applied behavior analysis or an equivalent behavior modification program in a setting working with children with autism.

  (d) To maintain approval as a senior therapist, a senior therapist shall obtain annually at least ten (10) continuing education hours related to applied behavior analysis:

(1) from a Category I sponsor as provided in 868 IAC 1.1-15; or

(2) as provided by the BDDS's applied behavior analysis support curriculum list.

  (e) For an entity to be approved to provide applied behavior analysis services, the entity shall certify that, if approved, the entity shall provide lead therapist services, senior therapist services, or line staff services using only persons who meet the qualifications set out in this section. (Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 6-5-32; filed Aug 29, 2003, 10:30 a.m.: 27 IR 105; readopted filed Sep 26, 2008, 11:11 a.m.: 20081015-IR-460080618RFA; readopted filed Aug 11, 2014, 11:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-460140241RFA)