As per Florida Statute 1003.572 Collaboration of Public and Private Instructional Personnel

• Private instructional personnel who are hired or contracted by parents to collaborate with public instructional personnel must be permitted to observe the student in the educational setting, collaborate with instructional personnel in the educational setting, and provide services in the educational setting according to the following requirements: 
• (a) The student’s public instructional personnel and principal consent to the time and place.
• (b) The private instructional personnel satisfy the requirements of s. 1012.32 or s. 1012.321.
  
  
• The following professionals meet the definition of a Private Instructional Personnel.  If they are hired or contracted by a parent of a Broward County School District student to observe, provide services, and collaborate with instructional staff within the educational setting, these PIPs are required to complete a 2023-2024 PIP Packet.  
• Certified to provide Applied Behavior Analysis service under F.S. § 393.17; or chapter 490 or 491. (If certified under F.S. § 393.17, individual must hold a certification from national Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. This individual must be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA).  
• Speech-Language Pathologist, licensed under F.S. § 468.1185 
• Occupational Therapists, licensed under part III of F.S. chapter 468 
• Physical Therapist, licensed under F.S. chapter 486 
• Psychologist, licensed under F.S. chapter 490 
• Clinical Social Workers, licensed under F.S. chapter 491 
• Mental Health Counselor, licensed under F.S. chapter 491 
• Marriage & Family Therapist, licensed under F.S. chapter 491 
• Registered Behavior Technicians 

Who would complete a PIP Packet?

• Certified to provide Applied Behavior Analysis service under F.S. § 393.17; or chapter 490 or 491. (If certified under F.S. § 393.17, individual must hold a certification from national Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. This individual must be a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA).  (PIP Packet)
• Registered behavior technicians who have a nationally recognized paraprofessional certification in behavior analysis and who practice under the supervision of individuals described in paragraph (a) by assisting and supporting such individuals in the provision of applied behavior analysis services. To provide services under this section, a registered behavior technician must be employed by an enrolled Medicaid provider. (PIP Packet)
• Speech-Language Pathologist, licensed under F.S. § 468.1185 (PIP Packet)
• Occupational Therapists, licensed under part III of F.S. chapter 468 (PIP Packet)
• Physical Therapist, licensed under F.S. chapter 486 (PIP Packet)
• Psychologist, licensed under F.S. chapter 490 (PIP Packet)
• Clinical Social Workers, licensed under F.S. chapter 491 (PIP Packet) 
• Mental Health Counselor, licensed under F.S. chapter 491 (PIP Packet)
• Marriage & Family Therapist, licensed under F.S. chapter 491 (PIP Packet)

Why must an RBT and the RBT’s supervisor each complete a packet?

• An RBT practices under the close, ongoing supervision of a BCaBA, BCBA, or BCBA-D.  The RBT is primarily responsible for the direct implementation of behavior-analytic services.  The RBT does not design intervention or assessment plans.  It is the responsibility of the RBT's supervising Behavior Analyst to determine which tasks the RBT may perform as a function of his/her training, experience, and competence.  Supervising Behavior Analyst of the RBT is responsible for the work performed by the RBT on the cases they are overseeing.  Therefore, a PIP packet must be completed by the RBT and a PIP Packet must be completed by the RBT’s Supervising Behavior Analyst.

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