26 Tex. Admin. Code § 358.515 - Staff Requirements
(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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