NAC641.029. Issuance of license to behavior analyst; provisional licenses.

     1. The Board will issue a license as a licensed behavior analyst to an applicant who:

     (a) Meets the requirements of subsection 2 of NRS 641.170;

     (b) Has been certified as a behavior analyst by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or its successor organization;

     (c) Has not been convicted of a felony;

     (d) Has not been subject to disciplinary action as a behavior analyst in another jurisdiction;

     (e) Does not have any outstanding complaints or charges pending against him or her as a behavior analyst in another jurisdiction;

     (f) Has not previously been denied licensure by the Board;

     (g) Has passed the state examination administered by the Board pursuant to NAC 641.113;

     (h) Submits to the Board the appropriate application and fees and three letters of professional reference that attest without reservation to the professional competence, moral character and current fitness to practice of the applicant; and

     (i) Complies with subsection 1 of NRS 641.160 by submitting:

          (1) A complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints to the Board with written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or

          (2) Verification to the Board that the applicant’s fingerprints were forwarded to the Central Repository by the law enforcement agency or other authorized entity taking the fingerprints.

     2. The Board may require an applicant to appear before the Board to demonstrate the applicant’s:

     (a) Moral character;

     (b) Current fitness to practice as a licensed behavior analyst; and

     (c) Intent to practice as a licensed behavior analyst in a manner consistent with the applicant’s education, training and experience.

     3. The Board may issue a provisional license to an applicant who has completed all the requirements for licensure pursuant to subsection 1 other than successful completion of the written examination required by paragraph (f) of subsection 2 of NRS 641.170. A provisional license is valid for not more than 1 year and may not be renewed.

     4. The Board will, in addition to issuing a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of this section, issue to the applicant a copy of the license in the form of a card which is of a size to be carried in a wallet.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Psychological Exam’rs by R209-09, eff. 10-15-2010)