Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 18.523 - Application for licensure as behavior specialist(a) An applicant for licensure as a behavior specialist shall submit, on forms made available by the Board, a completed application, including all necessary supporting documents, for licensure as a behavior specialist and pay the fee in § 16.13(i) (relating to licensure, certification, examination and registration fees) for application for licensure as a behavior specialist. (1) Among the supporting documents, the applicant shall submit, or cause to be submitted, to the Board: (i) A criminal history record information report completed by the Pennsylvania State Police or the state police for each state in which the applicant currently resides or works and has resided or worked during the previous 10 years completed no more than 90 days prior to the date the application is received in the Board office.(ii) A child abuse history clearance completed by the Department of Public Welfare or equivalent agency for each state in which the applicant currently resides or works and has resided or worked during the previous 10 years completed no more than 90 days prior to the date the application is received in the Board office.(iii) A Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal justice information services criminal record completed no more than 90 days prior to the date the application is received in the Board office.(iv) Verification of having completed at least 3 hours of approved training in child abuse recognition and reporting in accordance with § 16.108(a) (relating to child abuse recognition and reporting-mandatory training requirement).(2) The applicant shall provide updates to documents in possession of the Board for more than 6 months while the application remains pending.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), the Board will license as a behavior specialist an applicant who demonstrates that the applicant satisfies the requirements of section 635.2(g)(2) of The Insurance Company Act of 1921 (40 P. S. § 764h(g)(2)) for registration as a behavior specialist, as provided in § 18.524 (relating to criteria for licensure as behavior specialist), and otherwise complies with this subchapter.(c) The Board may deny an application for licensure as a behavior specialist upon the grounds for disciplinary action in § 18.527 (relating to disciplinary action for licensed behavior specialist).(d) The Board will not grant an application for licensure as a behavior specialist of an applicant who: (1) Has been convicted of a felony offense as provided in section 635.2(g)(3) of The Insurance Company Act of 1921 unless at least 10 years have elapsed from the date of conviction and the applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated to the Board that the applicant has made significant progress in personal rehabilitation since the conviction that licensure of the applicant should not be expected to create a substantial risk of harm to the health and safety of the applicant's patients or the public or a substantial risk of further criminal violations.(2) Has been convicted of, entered a plea of guilty to or adjudicated delinquent of a crime for which the applicant has been required to register under 42 Pa.C.S. Chapter 97, Subchapter H (relating to registration of sexual offenders), known as Megan's Law, without regard to the time elapsed since the date of the conviction, plea or adjudication or the length of the registration required under Megan's Law. As used in this paragraph, "convicted" includes a judgment, an admission of guilt or plea of nolo contendre.(3) Has failed to satisfy the Board that the applicant is of good moral character.The provisions of this § 18.523 amended March 25, 2022, effective 3/26/2022, 52 Pa.B. 1899.The provisions of this § 18.523 amended under section 8 of the Medical Practice Act of 1985 (63 P.S. § 422.8); and 23 Pa.C.S. § 6383(b)(2).