Section 100. Continuing education requirements

A. In order to renew an active license, a behavior analyst shall attest to having completed 24 hours of continuing education and an assistant behavior analyst shall attest to having completed 16 hours of continuing education as approved and documented by a sponsor recognized by the BACB within the last biennium.

B. A practitioner shall be exempt from the continuing education requirements for the first biennial renewal following the date of initial licensure in Virginia.

C. The practitioner shall retain in his records the completed form with all supporting documentation for a period of four years following the renewal of an active license.

D. The board shall periodically conduct a random audit of its active licensees to determine compliance. The practitioners selected for the audit shall provide all supporting documentation within 30 days of receiving notification of the audit.

E. Failure to comply with these requirements may subject the licensee to disciplinary action by the board.

F. The board may grant an extension of the deadline for continuing education requirements, for up to one year, for good cause shown upon a written request from the licensee prior to the renewal date.

G. The board may grant an exemption from all or part of the requirements for circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, such as temporary disability, mandatory military service, or officially declared disasters.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 30, Issue 16, eff. May 7, 2014.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-2957.16 of the Code of Virginia.