La. Admin. Code tit. 50 § XV-101
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XV-101 - Program Description and PurposeA. Applied behavior analysis-based (ABA) therapy is the design, implementation, and evaluation of environmental modification using behavioral stimuli and consequences to produce socially significant improvement in human behavior, including the direct observation, measurement, and functional analysis of the relations between environment and behavior. ABA-based therapies teach skills through the use of behavioral observation and reinforcement or prompting to teach each step of targeted behavior. ABA-based therapies are based on reliable evidence and are not experimental. La. Admin. Code tit. 50, § XV-101
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 41926 (5/1/2015).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.