Section 33-27-125 - Exemptions; behavior analysis(a) The following persons when practicing within the scope of their authority and their education and training may engage in acts included in the definition of the practice of behavior analysis under W.S. 33-27-113(a)(xiii) without being licensed as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst under this act: (i) Any member of another recognized profession who is licensed, certified or regulated under the laws of this state as defined in the rules of the board and is authorized to render services consistent with their professional training and code of ethics, provided that they do not represent themselves to be licensed behavior analysts or licensed assistant behavior analysts;(ii) A psychologist licensed under this act or any person, as prescribed by rule of the board, acting under the psychologist's authority and direction;(iii) A behavior analyst, including an applied animal behaviorist and animal trainer, who practices exclusively with non-humans;(iv) Any person who provides general behavior analysis services to an organization when the services are for the sole benefit of the organization and do not involve providing services directly to any individual person;(v) Any person while teaching behavior analysis or conducting behavior analytics research, provided that the teaching or research do not involve the direct delivery of behavior analysis services beyond the typical parameters of college or university instruction or applied research;(vi) A matriculated college or university student or postdoctoral fellow whose applied behavior analysis activities are part of a defined program of study, course, practicum, internship or fellowship and are supervised by a behavior analyst licensed in this state or by a qualified faculty member as provided by rule of the board;(vii) Any unlicensed person who is pursuing experience in applied behavior analysis consistent with the experience requirements of the certifying entity, provided such experience is supervised in accordance with the requirements of the certifying entity and as provided by rule of the board;(viii) A behavior technician who delivers behavior analysis services under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst. A behavior technician shall not represent himself as a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst and shall only use titles that communicate his unlicensed status, such as "applied behavior analysis technician," "behavior technician" or "tutor." As used in this paragraph, "behavior technician" means a paraprofessional who practices under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst and who delivers services as assigned by the supervisor responsible for the technician's work. The services that may be assigned to a behavior technician shall not include designing assessment or intervention plans or procedures;(ix) A caregiver of a recipient of behavior analysis services who delivers behavior analysis services to the recipient under the authority and direction of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst. The caregiver shall not represent themselves as a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst under this paragraph and shall deliver behavior analysis services only to the person who is receiving behavior analysis services from the licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst who is supervising the caregiver; or(x) Any person providing advice or counsel to a friend or relative in a nonprofessional and noncommercial setting and when no compensation is paid for the advice or counsel that is being provided.Added by Laws 2022 , ch. 47, § 1, eff. 3/9/2022.