1. The Board of Applied Behavior Analysis is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint to the Board:
(a) Three voting members who are behavior analysts licensed in this State.
(b) One voting member who is a behavior analyst or an assistant behavior analyst licensed in this State.
(c) One voting member who is a representative of the general public who is interested in the practice of applied behavior analysis. This member must not be a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst, an applicant or a former applicant for licensure as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst, a member of a health profession, the spouse or the parent or child, by blood, marriage or adoption, of a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst, or a member of a household that includes a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst.
3. After the initial term, the Governor shall appoint each member of the Board to a term of 4 years. No member of the Board may serve more than two consecutive terms.
4. The Board shall hold a regular meeting at least once a year. The Board shall hold a special meeting upon a call of the President or upon the request of a majority of the members. A majority of the Board constitutes a quorum.
5. At the regular annual meeting, the Board shall elect from its membership a President and a Secretary-Treasurer, who shall hold office for 1 year and until the election and qualification of their successors.
6. A member of the Board or an employee or agent of the Board is not liable in a civil action for any act performed in good faith and within the scope of the duties of the Board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 4223; A 2021, 1627, 1630)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 437.100 and 437.150)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 641D - Applied Behavior Analysis
NRS 641D.020 - "Assistant behavior analyst" defined.
NRS 641D.030 - "Behavior analyst" defined.
NRS 641D.040 - "Board" defined.
NRS 641D.050 - "Community" defined.
NRS 641D.060 - "Gross malpractice" defined.
NRS 641D.070 - "Malpractice" defined.
NRS 641D.080 - "Practice of applied behavior analysis" defined.
NRS 641D.090 - "Professional incompetence" defined.
NRS 641D.100 - "Registered behavior technician" defined.
NRS 641D.110 - Applicability of chapter.
NRS 641D.120 - Exemptions from requirements for licensure and registration.
NRS 641D.200 - Creation; membership; terms; meetings; officers; immunity.
NRS 641D.220 - Salary of members; per diem allowance and travel expenses of members and employees.
NRS 641D.230 - Deposit and use of money received by Board.
NRS 641D.240 - Rules and regulations.
NRS 641D.250 - Duty to enforce chapter; general powers.
NRS 641D.260 - Board authorized to contract to carry out provisions of chapter.
NRS 641D.270 - Records: Duties of Board; inspection; confidentiality of certain records; exceptions.
NRS 641D.300 - Application and fee; investigation of applicant.
NRS 641D.380 - Fees; regulations.
NRS 641D.700 - Grounds for disciplinary action.
NRS 641D.710 - Regulations concerning additional grounds for disciplinary action.
NRS 641D.740 - Service of process; publication of notice.
NRS 641D.760 - Complaints: Filing; retention.
NRS 641D.770 - Complaints: Review; authority to retain Attorney General to investigate.
NRS 641D.830 - Requirements for proof.
NRS 641D.840 - Judicial review; duration of Board’s order; priority of petition for judicial review.
NRS 641D.860 - Injunction against practicing applied behavior analysis without license.
NRS 641D.870 - Immunity of certain persons from civil liability.