South Dakota § 36-38-1 - Definitions.
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§ 36-38-1. Definitions.
Terms used in this chapter mean:
(1) "Applied behavior analysis," as provided in subdivision 58-17-154(1);
(2) "Behavior analyst," a person who meets the qualifications of subdivision 58-17-159(2), who is licensed as a behavior analyst by the board only for the provision of applied behavior analysis as defined in §§ 36-38-2 and 36-38-3, and who holds himself or herself out to the public by any title or description of services which uses the words behavior analyst or applied behavior analyst;
(3) "Board," the Board of Social Work Examiners, as established in chapter 36-26.
Source: SL 2016, ch 199, § 1.
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