Act 351 of the 2013 Legislative Session created the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board and the Behavior Analyst Practice Act. Act 351 provides for the licensure, certification and registration of individuals practicing ABA in the State of Louisiana.

The mission of the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board is to protect the public from unauthorized, unqualified, and improper or unethical services by ensuring applied behavior analysis services received by the citizens of Louisiana meet or exceed the established published standards.

Rules Chapter 10

Chapter 10. Ethical Standards

1001. Professional and Ethical Compliance Code

A. The Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board incorporates by reference and maintains that Licensed Behavior Analysts, State Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts and Registered Line Technicians shall follow the Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s (hereinafter referred to as BACB’s) Professional and Ethical Compliance Code, approved by the BACB’s Board of Directors on August 7, 2014, effective January 1, 2016 and updated January 1, 2022. This updated code replaces the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code (2014) and now serves as the BACB’s guide on ethical matters and as the basis for disciplinary complaints and will also be the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board’s (hereinafter referred to as LBAB) guide on ethical matters and as such enforceable by the LBAB. The information regarding the code can be found on the BACB’s official web site, bacb.com, under the ethics section.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3704.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health, Behavior Analyst Board, LR 42:1515 (September 2016), amended LR 48:2949 (December 2022).