(1) A LBA shall provide supervision of applied behavior analysis (ABA) services under the LBA's extended authority and direction to all designated persons as provided in this part.
(2) A LABA shall work under the supervision of an LBA.
(3) A LBA shall provide supervision to a maximum of six (6) LABAs concurrently, with the supervision to be conducted as follows: A minimum of two (2) hours for each forty (40) hours of services provided by a LABA;
(4) A minimum of one-half (½) of all supervision hours shall involve real time interactions;
(5) A minimum of one-half (½) of all supervision hours shall involve one-to-one interactions between supervisors and supervisees. The remainder may be conducted in small group format.
(6) Acceptable supervision activities include: Direct observation of the LABA delivering ABA services to service recipients;
(7) Direct observation of the LABA training family members and staff to implement ABA assessment or intervention procedures;
(8) Demonstrating ABA assessment or intervention procedures;
(9) Coaching supervisees in implementing ABA assessment or intervention procedures;
(10) Reviewing and discussing treatment goals and procedures;
(11) Reviewing service recipient progress data; and
(12) Reviewing and discussing relevant research articles and other professional literature.
(13) A formal professional relationship shall exist between a supervising LBA and LABA in the form of: A co-employed relationship; or
(14) An employee-employer relationship.
(15) LABAs shall notify the committee within ten (10) business days of any change in supervision status.