An applicant for initial licensure as an LBA shall submit the following to the department:

(1) A completed application on forms provided by the department;

(2) Proof of completion of at least four clock hours of AIDS education as required by chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 8;

(3) Fees as required in WAC 246-805-990; and

(4) Proof of:

(a) Current BACB certification as a BCBA. Verification must be sent directly to the department from the BACB; or

(b) Meeting the requirements in RCW 18.380.050 (1)(a) including:

(i) A master's or doctorate degree in behavior analysis or other natural science, education, human services, engineering, medicine, or field related to behavior analysis approved by the secretary. An official transcript must be provided as evidence of the degree required;

(ii) Successful completion of a minimum of two hundred twenty-five classroom hours of graduate level instruction in behavior analysis topics. An official transcript must be provided as evidence of the course work required;

(iii) Successful completion of a supervised experience requirement, consisting of a minimum of one thousand five hundred hours; and

(iv) Successful completion of the national BCBA examination as meeting the requirement in RCW 18.380.050 (1)(iv).