<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 58-17-159 - Qualifications of person performing or supervising applied behavior analysis. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2075083Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2075083SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075083CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2075083Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2075083DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2075083Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2075083000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075083SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2075083SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2075083Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=58-17-159"><span class="s2075083SENU">58-17-159</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075083SENU">. </span><span class="s2075083CL">Qualifications of person performing or supervising applied behavior analysis.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075083Normal-000000"><span class="s2075083DefaultParagraphFont">Any person who performs or supervises applied behavior analysis shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075083Normal-000001"><span class="s2075083DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Be licensed by the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners or the Board of Examiners of Psychologists and have documented training and competence in applied behavior analysis; or</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075083Normal-000001"><span class="s2075083DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    Be licensed by the South Dakota Board of Social Workers as a licensed behavior analyst.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075083Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075083000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2075083Normal"><span class="s2075083SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2075083SCL-000003"> SL 2015, ch 250, § 6; SL 2017, ch 212, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.</span></p></div></body></html>