1. The Board may issue a license by endorsement as a behavior analyst to an applicant who meets the requirements set forth in this section. An applicant may submit to the Board an application for such a license if the applicant:
(a) Holds a corresponding valid and unrestricted license as a behavior analyst in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States; and
(b) Is an active member of, or the spouse of an active member of, the Armed Forces of the United States, a veteran or the spouse, widow or widower of a veteran.
2. An applicant for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section must submit to the Board with his or her application:
(a) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(1) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 1;
(2) Has not been disciplined or investigated by the corresponding regulatory authority of the District of Columbia or the state or territory in which the applicant holds a license as a behavior analyst or by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or its successor organization; and
(3) Has not been held civilly or criminally liable for malpractice in the District of Columbia or any state or territory of the United States;
(b) A complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints in the manner provided in NRS 641D.300;
(c) An affidavit stating that the information contained in the application and any accompanying material is true and correct;
(d) The fee prescribed by the Board pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 641D.380; and
(e) Any other information required by the Board.
3. Not later than 30 business days after the Board receives an application for a license by endorsement as a behavior analyst pursuant to this section, the Board shall provide written notice to the applicant of any additional information required by the Board to consider the application. Unless the Board denies the application for good cause, the Board shall approve the application and issue a license by endorsement as a behavior analyst to the applicant not later than:
(a) Forty-five days after receiving all the additional information required by the Board to complete the application; or
(b) Ten days after the Board receives a report on the applicant’s background based on the submission of the applicant’s fingerprints,
whichever occurs later.
4. At any time before making a final decision on an application for a license by endorsement pursuant to this section, the Board may grant a provisional license authorizing an applicant to practice as a behavior analyst in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board.
5. As used in this section, "veteran" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 4228; A 2019, 2542, 4344; 2021, 1634)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 437.220)
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.