Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-26-409 - Continuing Education Requirement

A. A licensee shall complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education during each license period. A licensee shall ensure a minimum of four hours of continuing education during each license period addresses ethics.

B. During a licensee's first license period, the licensee shall complete a pro-rated number of continuing education hours. To determine the number of continuing education hours required during the first license period, the licensee shall multiply the number of whole months from the month of license issuance to the end of the license period by 1.25.

C. A licensee shall ensure that each continuing education program provides the necessary understanding of current developments, skills, or procedures related to the practice of behavior analysis. The following provide the necessary understanding of current developments, skills, or procedures related to the practice of behavior analysis:

1. College or university graduate coursework that directly relates to behavior analysis and is provided by an accredited educational institution: 15 hours of continuing education for each semester hour completed and 10 hours of continuing education for each quarter hour completed; a course syllabus and transcript are required for documentation;

2. Continuing education programs offered by a BACB-approved provider: One hour of continuing education for each hour of participation; a certificate or letter from the BACB-approved provider is required for documentation;

3. Self-study or correspondence course that is directly related to behavior analysis and offered by a BACB-approved provider or approved or offered by an accredited educational institution: Hours of continuing education determined by the course provider; a certificate or letter from the BACB-approved provider or a course syllabus and transcript from the accredited educational institution are required for documentation;

4. Online course that is directly related to behavior analysis and offered by a BACB-approved provider or approved or offered by an accredited educational institution: Hours of continuing education determined by the course provider; a certificate or letter from the BACB-approved provider or a course syllabus and transcript from the accredited educational institution are required for documentation;

5. Teaching a continuing education program offered by a BACB-approved provider or teaching a graduate university or college course offered by an accredited educational institution: One hour of continuing education for each hour taught; for graduate courses taught, 15 hours of continuing education for each semester hour completed and 10 hours of continuing education for each quarter hour completed;

6. Credentialing activities or events pre-approved for continuing education and initiated by the BACB: One hour of continuing education for each hour of participation; documentation from the BACB is required;

7. Publication of a peer-reviewed article or text book on the practice of behavior analysis or serving as a reviewer or action editor of an article pertaining to behavior analysis: eight hours of continuing education for one publication and one hour of continuing education for one review; and

8. Attending a meeting of the Board or Committee on Behavior Analysts: Three hours for attending a morning or afternoon session of a meeting and six hours for attending a full-day meeting.

D. The number of hours of continuing education is limited as follows:

1. No more than 50 percent of the required hours may be obtained from teaching a continuing education program or course under subsection (C)(5). A licensee shall not obtain continuing education hours for teaching the same continuing education program or course more than once during each licensing period. A licensee shall earn no continuing education hours for participating as a member of a panel at a continuing education program or course;

2. No more than 25 percent of the required hours may be obtained from continuing education under each of subsections (C)(3), (6) and (7).

3. No more than six of the required hours may be obtained under subsection (C)(8). Hours obtained under subsection (C)(8) may be used to complete the ethics requirement under subsection (A).

4. Hours obtained in excess of the minimum required during a license period shall not be carried over to a subsequent license period.

E. A licensee shall obtain a certificate or other evidence of attendance from the provider of each continuing education program or course attended that includes the following:

1. Name of the licensee;

2. Title of the continuing education;

3. Name of the continuing education provider;

4. Date, time, and location of the continuing education; and

5. Number of hours of continuing education obtained.

F. A licensee shall maintain the evidence of attendance described in subsection (E) for two licensing periods and make the evidence available to the Board upon request.

G. The Board may audit a licensee's compliance with the continuing education requirement. The Board may deny license renewal or take other disciplinary action against a licensee who fails to obtain or document the required continuing education hours. The Board may discipline a licensee who commits fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation regarding the continuing education hours.

H. A licensee who cannot comply with the continuing education requirement for good cause may seek an extension of time in which to comply by submitting a written request to the Board with the timely submission of the renewal application required under R4-26-408.

1. Good cause includes but is not limited to illness or injury of the licensee or a close family member, death of a close family member, birth or adoption of a child, military service, relocation, natural disaster, financial hardship, or residence in a foreign country for at least 12 months of the license period.

2. The Board shall not grant an extension longer than one year.

3. A licensee who obtains hours of continuing education during an extension of time provided by the Board shall ensure the hours are reported only for the license period extended.

4. A licensee who cannot comply with the continuing education requirement within an extension may apply to the Board for inactive license status under A.R.S. § 32-2091.06(E).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-26-409

Section made by final rulemaking at 18 A.A.R. 2490, effective September 11, 2012 (Supp. 12-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 215, effective 3/5/2017. Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 3100, effective 12/11/2018. Amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 3891, effective 1/29/2023.