Colorado § 12-247-106 - License required - title protection - behavior technician providing applied behavior analysis services.
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§ 12-247-106. License required - title protection - behavior technician providing applied behavior analysis services.
[Editor's note: This section is effective July 1, 2028.]
(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 12-247-115, an individual shall not engage in or offer to provide the practice of applied behavior analysis unless the individual is licensed under this article 247.
(2) (a) An individual shall not designate themselves or hold themselves out as a licensed behavior analyst unless the individual is licensed as a licensed behavior analyst under this article 247.
(b) An individual shall not designate themselves or hold themselves out as a licensed assistant behavior analyst unless the individual is licensed as a licensed assistant behavior analyst under this article 247.
(3) (a) A behavior technician providing applied behavior analysis services under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst or a licensed assistant behavior analyst pursuant to section 12-247-115 (1)(b) shall not represent themselves as a licensed behavior analyst and shall use a title that indicates their nonprofessional status, such as "ABA technician", "behavior technician", or "tutor".
(b) A behavior technician may use the title of a current, valid credential they possess that has been issued by a certifying entity, such as "registered behavior technician", if they are performing functions in accordance with the credential.
Source: L. 2026: Entire article added, (HB 26-1425), ch. 299, p. 1661, § 2, effective (see editor's note).
Editor's note: Section 23 of chapter 299, Session Laws of Colorado 2026, provides that this section takes effect July 1, 2028, and the remainder of the act adding this article 247 takes effect upon passage, June 2, 2026.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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