§ 63-11-308. Supervision of Licensed Assistant Behavior Analysts
A LBA shall provide supervision of applied behavior analysis (ABA) services under the LBA’s extended authority and direction to all designated persons as provided in this part.
A LABA shall work under the supervision of an LBA.
A LBA shall provide supervision to a maximum of six (6) LABAs concurrently, with the supervision to be conducted as follows:
A minimum of two (2) hours for each forty (40) hours of services provided by a LABA;
A minimum of one-half (½) of all supervision hours shall involve real time interactions;
A minimum of one-half (½) of all supervision hours shall involve one-to-one interactions between supervisors and supervisees. The remainder may be conducted in small group format.
Acceptable supervision activities include:
Direct observation of the LABA delivering ABA services to service recipients;
Direct observation of the LABA training family members and staff to implement ABA assessment or intervention procedures;
Demonstrating ABA assessment or intervention procedures;
Coaching supervisees in implementing ABA assessment or intervention procedures;
Reviewing and discussing treatment goals and procedures;
Reviewing service recipient progress data; and
Reviewing and discussing relevant research articles and other professional literature.
A formal professional relationship shall exist between a supervising LBA and LABA in the form of:
A co-employed relationship; or
An employee-employer relationship.
LABAs shall notify the committee within ten (10) business days of any change in supervision status.
