ABA Exam CoachLessons · E. Ethical and Professional Issues
E.12 · Legal, regulatory and practice requirements
Your BACB certification is a big deal, but on its own it doesn't give you legal permission to practice. Let's look at the laws, licensing boards, and funder rules that decide what you can actually do, and how to spot the trap answers.
Key takeaway
Certification is a credential, not a license. Before you deliver or bill services, check the controlling state law, board rules, and funder requirements, and follow them. Code 1.02 makes knowing and following those rules an ethical duty. Code 2.06 means you bill and report only what actually happened, even when a manager or funder pushes you to do otherwise.
Certification is a credential, not a license. Before you deliver or bill services, check the controlling state law, board rules, and funder requirements, and follow them. Code 1.02 makes knowing and following those rules an ethical duty. Code 2.06 means you bill and report only what actually happened, even when a manager or funder pushes you to do otherwise.
Members get the full lesson video, notes and a 5-question test
The video walks through the idea, worked examples, the trap people fall into and an exam-style question. The notes and the checkpoint come with it, and your results feed your Where to focus plan.