§ 43-64-01 — Definitions

For purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board" means the state board of integrative health care created under chapter 43-57.
2. "Licensed assistant behavior analyst" means an individual who is licensed under this
chapter as a licensed assistant behavior analyst and is supervised by a licensed
behavior analyst.
3. "Licensed behavior analyst" means an individual licensed under this chapter as a
licensed behavior analyst.
4. "Practice of applied behavior analysis" means the design, implementation, and
evaluation of instructional and environmental modifications to produce socially
significant improvements in human behavior. The term includes the empirical
identification of functional relations between behavior and environmental factors. The
term does not include the diagnosis of disorders, psychological testing, psychotherapy,
cognitive therapy, psychoanalysis, and counseling.