Section 641D.360 - [Effective 7/1/2026] Renewal: Application; fee; investigation of criminal history; continuing education; regulations1. To renew a license as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst or registration as a registered behavior technician, each person must, on or before the first day of January of each odd-numbered year: (a) Apply to the Board for renewal;(b) Pay the biennial fee for the renewal of a license or registration;(c) Submit evidence to the Board: (1) Of completion of the requirements for continuing education as set forth in regulations adopted by the Board, if applicable; and(2) That the person's certification or registration, as applicable, by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or its successor organization, remains valid and the holder remains in good standing; and(d) Submit all information required to complete the renewal.2. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, to renew registration as a registered behavior technician for the third time and every third renewal thereafter, a person must submit to an investigation of his or her criminal history in the manner prescribed in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 641D.300.3. The Board shall adopt regulations that require, as a prerequisite for the renewal of a license as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst, each holder to complete continuing education, which must:(a) Be consistent with nationally recognized standards for the continuing education of behavior analysts or assistant behavior analysts, as applicable.(b) Include, without limitation, a requirement that the holder of a license as a behavior analyst receive at least 6 hours of instruction relating to cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion. Such instruction: (1) May include the training provided pursuant to NRS 449.103, where applicable. (2) Must be based upon a range of research from diverse sources.(3) Must address persons of different cultural backgrounds, including, without limitation: (I) Persons from various gender, racial and ethnic backgrounds; (II) Persons from various religious backgrounds; (III) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons; (IV) Children and senior citizens; (VI) Persons with a mental illness; (VII) Persons with an intellectual disability, developmental disability or physical disability; and (VIII) Persons who are part of any other population that a behavior analyst may need to better understand, as determined by the Board. 4. The Board shall not adopt regulations requiring a registered behavior technician to receive continuing education.Added to NRS by 2017, 4229; A 2017, 4263; 2019, 2543; 2021, 892, 1635, effective July 1, 2026Amended by 2023, Ch. 202,§9, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by 2021, Ch. 289,§64, eff. 10/1/2021.Amended by 2019, Ch. 627,§128, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2019, Ch. 410,§22, eff. 7/1/2019.Added by 2017, Ch. 588,§25, eff. 1/1/2019.Added by 2017, Ch. 588,§24, eff. 1/1/2019.Amended by 2017, Ch. 588,§72, eff. 7/1/2026.Substituted in revision for NRS 437.225.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.