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Behavior-analyst groups push for independent licensure board to speed approvals and oversight
Summary
Behavior-analytic providers asked the committee to create a dedicated, self-sustaining board for licensure of applied behavior analysts to reduce licensing delays and strengthen oversight as state investments and demand rise.
Representatives of the Massachusetts Association for Behavior Analysis and large provider Beacon ABA Services urged the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure to advance House Bill 348 and Senate Bill 220 to create a dedicated licensure board for applied behavior analysts.
Dr. Paul Girardi, president of the Massachusetts Association for Behavior Analysis, said Massachusetts leads the nation…
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