What the official sources support
Applicability and exclusions are shown with each finding. “Qualified” or “conflicting” findings are not simplified into an operational answer.
Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
LBA and CBAA authority
Published research · ConfirmedArticle 167 establishes the licensed behavior analyst and certified behavior analyst assistant credentials.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Application and practice status
Application, education, examination, background check, fees, temporary authority, endorsement, and supervised versus independent practice.
Scope boundaries
Published research · ConfirmedThe statute does not authorize an LBA or CBAA to diagnose, prescribe, or provide services outside the credential holder’s lawful scope.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Supervision and workforce evidence
Supervisor qualifications, written agreements, settings, hours, reporting, license verification, and hiring or credentialing evidence.
Assistant supervision
Published research · ConfirmedA CBAA practices under LBA supervision, and Article 167 limits an LBA to supervising no more than six CBAAs.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Cross-border and practice structure
Telehealth location rules, registration, compact privileges, ownership, entity naming, fee sharing, and multidisciplinary practice.
Agency exemption sunset
Open implementation issue · ConfirmedThe reviewed statutory agency-setting exemption is scheduled to sunset July 1, 2030.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2030-07-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Client-facing operations and records
Disclosure, consent, telehealth, emergencies, advertising, confidentiality, access, retention, minors, subpoenas, closure, fees, billing, and termination.
Official-source scope conflict
Official-source conflict · ConflictingThe current statute and an NYSED FAQ use materially different scope descriptions; this guide reports the conflict and does not select an operational answer.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Maintenance, complaints, and monitoring
Renewal, continuing education, audits, inactive status, reinstatement, complaints, discipline, effective dates, exclusions, and unresolved interpretations.
LBA and CBAA authority
Published research · ConfirmedArticle 167 establishes the licensed behavior analyst and certified behavior analyst assistant credentials.
- Applies to
- Use for LBA, CBAA, Limited Permit research in NY.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11