1. (1) "APA" means the American Psychological Association.
2. (2) "BACB" means the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, a nonprofit corporation whose credentialing programs for behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.
3. (3) "Behavior technician" means a supervisee primarily responsible for the direct implementation of behavior analytic services. The behavior technician does not design intervention or assessment plans.
4. (4) "Health care provider" is defined in 33-22-138, MCA.
5. (5) "Licensee" means the holder of a current license issued by the board.

6. (6) "Licensee-patient relationship" means:

   1. (a) the licensee agrees to undertake diagnosis and/or treatment of an individual seeking services; and
   2. (b) the individual agrees to be diagnosed and/or treated by the licensee whether or not there has been an in-person meeting between the two.
7. (7) "NCCA" means the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

8. (8) "Psychological resident" means a supervisee following board approval of a supervised postdoctoral supervision proposal. This title shall be:

   1. (a) used only in conjunction with activities and services of the postdoctoral supervised training to fulfill the experience requirements;
   2. (b) used for a maximum of five years; and
   3. (c) identified for clients, third-party payers, and other entities.
9. (9) "Telehealth" is defined at 37-2-304, MCA.

Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-2-304, 37-17-202, 37-17-406, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-2-304, 37-17-101, 37-17-302, 37-17-402, 37-17-403, 37-17-404, 37-17-406, MCA

History: NEW, 2003 MAR p. 307, Eff. 2/28/03, AMD, 2004 MAR p. 1474, Eff. 7/2/04; TRANS, from Commerce, 2004 MAR p. 2282; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 348, Eff. 3/23/07; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1508, Eff. 6/25/10; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 1656, Eff. 9/23/17; AMD, 2020 MAR p. 45, Eff. 1/18/20; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 1749, Eff. 12/9/23.