| (a) Children who participate in the Autism Program
must receive ABA services provided by staff under the supervision
of master's or doctoral level Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA
or BCBA-D certification). BCBA or BCBA-D staff must have:
(1) at least one year of experience in providing services
to children within the age range of 3 through 15 years of age with
diagnoses on the autism spectrum;
(2) documented graduate-level coursework in behavioral
assessment and intervention, selecting outcomes and strategies, behavior
change procedures, experimental methods, and measuring and interpreting
behavioral data; and
(3) knowledge of typical child development for children
3 through 15 years of age.
(b) All direct service staff members must receive training
before working independently and on an ongoing basis.
(c) The details of additional staff qualifications,
including required supervision and training, are found in §392.203,
Staff Qualifications, as it appears in Title 1, Part 15, Texas Health
and Human Services Commission, Chapter 392, Purchase of Goods and
Services for Specific Health and Human Services Commission Programs.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §358.515 adopted to be effective December 22, 2015, 40 TexReg 9307; transferred effective August 1, 2021, as published in the July 9, 2021 issue of the Texas Register, 46 TexReg 4173 |
