Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 6/10. Definitions

§ 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

“Address of record” means the designated address recorded by the Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.

“Board” means the Advisory Board of Behavior Analysts appointed by the Secretary.

“Department” means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

“Email address of record” means the designated email address recorded by the Department in the applicant's application file or the licensee's license file as maintained by the Department's licensure maintenance unit.

“Licensed assistant behavior analyst” means an individual licensed under this Act to engage in practice as an assistant behavior analyst under the supervision of a licensed behavior analyst or a licensed clinical psychologist.

“Licensed behavior analyst” means an individual licensed to engage in the practice of applied behavior analysis.

“Practice of applied behavior analysis” means the design, implementation, and evaluation of instructional and environmental modifications to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior. “Practice of applied behavior analysis” includes the empirical identification of functional relations between behavior environmental factors, known as functional assessment and analysis. Applied behavior analysis interventions are based on scientific research and the direct observation and measurement of behavior and environment. Applied behavior analysis interventions utilize contextual factors, motivating operations, antecedent stimuli, positive reinforcement, and other procedures to help individuals develop new behaviors, increase or decrease existing behaviors, and elicit behaviors under specific environmental conditions. The practice of applied behavior analysis excludes the diagnosis of disorders, psychological testing, psychotherapy, cognitive therapy, psychoanalysis, and counseling.

“Secretary” means the Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation.