Tex. Occ. Code Section 506.059
Persons Who Do Not Provide Direct Services

(a)

This chapter does not apply to a person who:

(1)

is a behavior analyst who practices with nonhumans, including an applied animal behaviorist or an animal trainer;

(2)

teaches behavior analysis or conducts behavior analytic research if the teaching or research activities do not involve the delivery or supervision of applied behavior analysis services; or

(3)

is a professional who provides general applied behavior analysis services to organizations if those services:

(A)

are for the benefit of the organization; and

(B)

do not involve direct services to individuals.

(b)

A person described by Subsection (a) may use the title “behavior analyst.”
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1156 (S.B. 589), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

Source: Section 506.059 — Persons Who Do Not Provide Direct Services, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­506.­htm#506.­059 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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