By when must emergency behavior intervention data be reported to licensing?

• A. Immediately
• B. No later than 15 days after the end of each quarter
• C. At the end of the year
• D. Only upon request

Answer: (B)

Reporting emergency behavior intervention data to licensing on a regular schedule allows regulators to monitor safety practices consistently while keeping oversight timely. The best practice is to submit these data no later than 15 days after the end of each quarter, ensuring a steady flow of information without the burden of real-time reporting. For example, a quarter ending March 31 would be due by April 15, and a quarter ending June 30 would be due by July 15.

Other options don’t fit the required process: reporting immediately creates unnecessary administrative load, waiting until year-end delays important oversight, and reporting only upon request relies on licensors to prompt data rather than providing it proactively, which reduces ongoing monitoring.