Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
LBA and CBAA authority
Published research · ConfirmedArticle 167 establishes the licensed behavior analyst and certified behavior analyst assistant credentials.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Application and practice status
Application, education, examination, background check, fees, temporary authority, endorsement, and supervised versus independent practice.
Scope boundaries
Published research · ConfirmedThe statute does not authorize an LBA or CBAA to diagnose, prescribe, or provide services outside the credential holder’s lawful scope.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Supervision and workforce evidence
Supervisor qualifications, written agreements, settings, hours, reporting, license verification, and hiring or credentialing evidence.
Assistant supervision
Published research · ConfirmedA CBAA practices under LBA supervision, and Article 167 limits an LBA to supervising no more than six CBAAs.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Cross-border and practice structure
Telehealth location rules, registration, compact privileges, ownership, entity naming, fee sharing, and multidisciplinary practice.
Agency exemption sunset
Open implementation issue · ConfirmedThe reviewed statutory agency-setting exemption is scheduled to sunset July 1, 2030.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2030-07-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Client-facing operations and records
Disclosure, consent, telehealth, emergencies, advertising, confidentiality, access, retention, minors, subpoenas, closure, fees, billing, and termination.
Official-source scope conflict
Official-source conflict · ConflictingThe current statute and an NYSED FAQ use materially different scope descriptions; this guide reports the conflict and does not select an operational answer.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Maintenance, complaints, and monitoring
Renewal, continuing education, audits, inactive status, reinstatement, complaints, discipline, effective dates, exclusions, and unresolved interpretations.
LBA and CBAA authority
Published research · ConfirmedArticle 167 establishes the licensed behavior analyst and certified behavior analyst assistant credentials.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11