Self-Reporting
Also called: self-report requirement, reporting to the board
Definition
The certificant's duty to notify the certifying board of certain events about themselves — investigations, disciplinary actions, some criminal matters, health conditions that affect safe practice, and supervision lapses — within the required window, which is 30 days for most critical events. It is separate from reporting someone else's alleged violation, and the board's own guidance decides what counts.
In plain language
Telling the board yourself when certain things happen to you, like an investigation or a lapse in supervision, usually within 30 days. Check the board's list; when in doubt, report.
Example
A technician who realizes they went a month without required supervision reports it to the board and their supervisor.
Not self-reporting
Filing a complaint about another practitioner's conduct. That is a report about someone else, handled through a different process.
See also
Written from
- bacb-rbt-handbook-2026 — Ethics and Self-Reporting
- bacb-bcba-handbook-2026 — Ethics and Self-Reporting
Written from the self-reporting sections of the 06/2026 RBT and BCBA handbooks, in our own words. No text reproduced.
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