Renewal: Application; fee; investigation of criminal history; continuing education; regulations.

NRS 641D.360 Renewal: Application; fee; investigation of criminal history; continuing education; regulations. 1. To renew a license as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst or registration as a registered behavior technician, each person must, on or before the first day of January of each odd-numbered year: (a) Apply to the Board for renewal; (b) Pay the biennial fee for the renewal of a license or registration; (c) Submit evidence to the Board: (1) Of completion of the requirements for continuing education as set forth in regulations adopted by the Board, if applicable; and (2) That the person’s certification or registration, as applicable, by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc., or its successor organization, remains valid and the holder remains in good standing; and (d) Submit all information required to complete the renewal. 2. In addition to the requirements of subsection 1, to renew registration as a registered behavior technician for the third time and every third renewal thereafter, a person must submit to an investigation of his or her criminal history in the manner prescribed in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 641D.300. 3. The Board shall adopt regulations that require, as a prerequisite for the renewal of a license as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst, each holder to complete continuing education, which must: (a) Be consistent with nationally recognized standards for the continuing education of behavior analysts or assistant behavior analysts, as applicable. (b) Include, without limitation, a requirement that the holder of a license as a behavior analyst receive at least 6 hours of instruction relating to cultural competency and diversity, equity and inclusion. Such instruction: (1) May include the training provided pursuant to NRS 449.103 or 449B.280, where applicable. (2) Must be based upon a range of research from diverse sources. (3) Must address persons of different cultural backgrounds, including, without limitation: (I) Persons from various gender, racial and ethnic backgrounds; (II) Persons from various religious backgrounds; (III) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons; (IV) Children and senior citizens; (V) Veterans; (VI) Persons with a mental illness; (VII) Persons with an intellectual disability, developmental disability or physical disability; and (VIII) Persons who are part of any other population that a behavior analyst may need to better understand, as determined by the Board. 4. The Board shall not adopt regulations requiring a registered behavior technician to receive continuing education. (Added to NRS by 2017, 4229; A 2017, 4263; 2019, 2543; 2021, 892, 1635; 2023, 1183; 2025, 1004)