BAAI/S-1 · v0.9 Public Comment Draft
BAAI/S-1 — AI Documentation Standard for Behavior Analysis
The v0.9 Public Comment Draft is open through October 31, 2026. We invite practitioners, researchers, educators, and organizations to read the draft and submit feedback that will shape v1.0, ratified by founding members in 2027.
The Standards define minimum expectations for documenting AI use in behavior-analytic practice: what must be disclosed, what must be verified, how human oversight is preserved, and how records are maintained.
Conformance Levels
Three cumulative levels of conformance.
L1
Disclosed
AI use is lawful, PHI-safe, disclosed, and covered by policy. The ethical floor.
L2
Verified
Every AI-assisted note passes a defined human verification workflow before entering the record.
L3
Audit-Ready
The organization can prove L1 and L2 to a third party from records alone.
Free Resource
37 requirements. One checklist. Audit-ready documentation.
The checklist operationalizes BAAI/S-1 item by item — the same criteria an auditor would apply to your AI-assisted notes. Preview the first 8 items; enter your email to receive the full checklist.
- 1.Every AI tool that touches client data has an executed BAA on file — not HIPAA-ready marketing (S5.4.1–5.4.2)
- 2.No staff member uses free or consumer chatbots with PHI — verified by policy and asked directly in supervision (S5.4.1)
- 3.Vendor's use of your data for model training is documented and disabled or excluded for PHI (S5.4.3)
- 4.AI tools sit inside normal access-control and device policies (S5.4.5)
- 5.A written policy names the approved tools, permitted document types, and permitted roles (S5.5.1)
- 6.Personal use of unapproved AI on client records is explicitly prohibited (S5.5.1)
- 7.Intake and consent language tells clients and caregivers, in plain words, that AI assists documentation (S5.5.2)
- 8.Payer or state disclosure requirements for AI-generated documentation are known and met, with evidence kept (S5.5.3)
…29 more items in the full checklist.
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