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HB0143 • 2024

Practice of behavior analyst and technician-family members.

AN ACT relating to psychology and behavior analysts; authorizing family members to deliver behavior analyst services to a recipient as specified; authorizing caregivers or family members to act as behavior technicians as specified; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for effective dates.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor
Representative Olsen
Last action
2024-03-05
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill specifies that certain sections are to be effective upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law, but does not provide specific dates or details about implementation beyond this.

Family Members Can Help with Behavior Analysis

This act allows family members and caregivers to help deliver behavior analysis services under supervision by a licensed professional.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows family members or caregivers to provide behavior analyst services if they are supervised by a licensed behavior analyst.
  • Requires that these helpers only use titles like 'applied behavior analysis technician' or 'behavior technician,' not 'licensed behavior analyst.'
  • Gives the board of psychology the power to make rules about how this act will work.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Family members and caregivers who want to help with behavior analysis services.
  • People receiving behavior analyst services from licensed professionals.
  • Licensed behavior analysts supervising family members or caregivers.

Terms To Know

Behavior Analyst
A professional who designs and implements plans to change behaviors in a positive way.
Behavior Technician
Someone trained to help with behavior analysis under the supervision of a licensed analyst.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how family members or caregivers will be trained.
  • It is unclear what happens if someone violates these rules.
  • This act is inactive and may not move forward in its current session.

Bill History

  1. 2024-03-05 House

    H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4

  2. 2024-02-23 House

    H No report prior to CoW Cutoff

  3. 2024-02-14 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor 57-4-1-0-0

  4. 2024-02-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  5. 2024-02-09 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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24LSO-0525
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0525
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0143

Practice of behavior analyst and technician-family members.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Olsen, Bear, Chadwick, Neiman, Penn, Trujillo, Yin and Zwonitzer, Dn and Senator(s) Brennan and Hutchings

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to psychology and behavior analysts; authorizing family members to deliver behavior analyst services to a recipient as specified; authorizing caregivers or family members to act as behavior technicians as specified; providing rulemaking authority; and providing for effective dates.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
.

W.S. 33
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27
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125(a)(viii) and (ix) is amended to read:

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125.

Exemptions; behavior analysis.

(a)

The following persons when practicing within the scope of their authority and their education and training may engage in acts included in the definition of the practice of behavior analysis under W.S. 33
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113(a)(xiii) without being licensed as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst under this act:

(viii)

A behavior technician who delivers behavior analysis services under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst. A behavior technician shall not represent himself as a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst and shall only use titles that communicate his unlicensed status, such as "applied behavior analysis technician," "behavior technician" or "tutor." As used in this paragraph, "behavior technician" means a paraprofessional who practices under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst and who delivers services as assigned by the supervisor responsible for the technician's work
or a caregiver or family member of a recipient of behavior analyst services who delivers services to a recipient under the supervision of and has been properly trained by a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst
. The services that may be assigned to a behavior technician shall not include designing assessment or intervention plans or procedures;

(ix)

A caregiver
or family member
of a recipient of behavior analysis services who delivers behavior analysis services to the recipient under the authority and direction of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst. The caregiver
or family member
shall not represent themselves as a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst under this paragraph and shall deliver behavior analysis services only to the person who is receiving behavior analysis services from the licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst who is supervising the caregiver
or family member
; or

Section 2.

The board of psychology shall promulgate all rules necessary to implement this act.

Section 3.

(a)

Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this act is effective July 1, 2024.

(b)

Sections 2 and 3 of this act are effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(END)

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