Rhode Island § 5-86-16 - Licensing of Applied Behavior Analysts

§ 5-86-16. Grounds for discipline.

The board has the power to deny, revoke, or suspend any license issued by the department in accordance with this chapter, or to discipline a licensee upon proof that the person:

(1) Is guilty of fraud or deceit in procuring, or attempting to procure, a license or temporary license;

(2) Is guilty of a felony or of a crime of immorality;

(3) Is habitually intemperate or is addicted to the use of habit-forming drugs;

(4) Is mentally incompetent;

(5) Is incompetent or negligent in the practice of applied behavior analysis as determined by the Rhode Island applied behavior analyst licensing board;

(6) Has not fulfilled the required continuing-education requirements as determined by the Rhode Island applied behavior analysis licensing board;

(7) Has violated the ethical principles governing applied behavior analysts and the practice of applied behavior analysis, as adopted by the board and in force at the time a charge is made, provided that those ethical principles are a nationally recognized standard;

(8) Has practiced as a licensed applied behavior assistant analyst or has performed the duties of a licensed applied behavior assistant analyst without proper supervision by a licensed applied behavior analyst pursuant to § 5-86-26;

(9) Has had their license revoked, suspended, privileges limited, or other disciplinary action in another state or jurisdiction, including the voluntary surrender of a license; or

(10) Has failed to furnish the department or its legal representative information requested by the board as part of a disciplinary action.