Section 1180-05-.02 - SCOPE OF PRACTICE(1) A person who holds a license in accordance with T.C.A. § 63-11-305 may provide applied behavior analysis as defined in T.C.A. § 63-11-302(9).(2) The practice of applied behavior analysis expressly excludes psychological testing, neuropsychology, psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, sex therapy, psychoanalysis, hypnotherapy and long-term counseling as treatment modalities.(3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as permitting an individual licensed as a Behavior Analyst or Assistant Behavior Analyst to administer, dispense, or prescribe drugs or in any manner engage in the practice of medicine as defined by Tennessee law.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1180-05-.02
Original rule filed March 23, 2017; effective 6/21/2017.Authority: T.C.A §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-11-303, 63-11-304, 63-11-305, 63-11-307, 63-11-311, 63-11-212, and Public Acts of 2001, Chapter 123.