24.189.950    SUPERVISION -- ASSISTANT BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS AND BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS

(1) Supervisors shall:  

(a) report to the board all supervisees within five business days of supervision commencement;

(b) assume professional and legal responsibility for all supervisees regardless of the type(s) of supervision;

(c) meet face-to-face with supervisees at least once a month for discussion, education, training, practice issues, and client care;

(d) enter into written supervision agreements with supervisees that must provide for appropriate:

(i) supervision methods;

(ii) scope of delegation of practice authority;

(iii) limitations on the supervisee's practice authority; and

(iv) frequency and duration of face-to-face meetings; and

(e) keep supervision agreements for seven years after termination of the supervision and provide a copy upon board or staff request.

(2) A behavior analyst may supervise:

(a) up to three student interns if also supervising behavior technicians or assistant behavior analysts; or

(b) up to seven student interns if not supervising behavior technicians or assistant behavior analysts.

History: 37-17-406, MCA; IMP, 37-17-403, 37-17-405, 37-17-406, MCA; NEW, 2023 MAR p. 1749, Eff. 12/9/23.