Licensure of behavior analysts.
Summary
Establishes the behavior analyst committee (committee) with oversight by the medical licensing board of Indiana (board). Requires the committee to recommend proposed rules to the board concerning the practice of behavior analysis and continuing education requirements for behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts. Requires the board to establish fees upon consideration of recommendations from the committee. Provides for the licensing of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts. Requires a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst to comply with a professional code published by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor for an unlicensed individual to profess to be a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst, but provides that certain types of individuals may use applied behavior analysis techniques without being licensed.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Apr 6, 2021
Signed Apr 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 30, 2021
How they voted
34–4
Passed
Total votes 38
Mar 30, 2021
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican30
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 29, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 8, 2021
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 394: yeas 81, nays 5
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 297: yeas 46, nays 4
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 69, nays 9
lower
Feb 16, 2021
Amended
Amendment #2 (Clere) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Reassigned to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
lower
4 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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