Tennessee § 63-11-308 - Supervision of licensed assistant behavior analysts.

§ 63-11-308. Supervision of licensed assistant behavior analysts.

A LBA shall provide supervision of applied behavior analysis (ABA) services under the LBA's extended authority and direction to all designated persons as provided in this part. A LABA shall work under the supervision of an LBA. A LBA shall provide supervision to a maximum of six (6) LABAs concurrently, with the supervision to be conducted as follows: A minimum of two (2) hours for each forty (40) hours of services provided by a LABA; A minimum of one-half (½) of all supervision hours shall involve real time interactions; A minimum of one-half (½) of all supervision hours shall involve one-to-one interactions between supervisors and supervisees. The remainder may be conducted in small group format. Acceptable supervision activities include: Direct observation of the LABA delivering ABA services to service recipients; Direct observation of the LABA training family members and staff to implement ABA assessment or intervention procedures; Demonstrating ABA assessment or intervention procedures; Coaching supervisees in implementing ABA assessment or intervention procedures; Reviewing and discussing treatment goals and procedures; Reviewing service recipient progress data; and Reviewing and discussing relevant research articles and other professional literature. A formal professional relationship shall exist between a supervising LBA and LABA in the form of: A co-employed relationship; or An employee-employer relationship. LABAs shall notify the committee within ten (10) business days of any change in supervision status. Acts 2014, ch. 918, § 2.