US LICENSURE OF BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS

Since 2009, the applied behavior analysis profession has rapidly become regulated. The following US map indicates the states that have passed legislation to license or otherwise regulate behavior analysts and the year the licensure law was enacted.

The following table lists the states that currently require licensure, the year the licensure law was enacted, and the state’s licensure board and professional association. Behavior analysts working in one of these states should review the relevant websites and either apply for licensure or determine whether they are in a class exempt from licensure. Some states with newly enacted laws may not have implemented an application system. Links to licensure laws are provided in these cases.

State	Year	Licensure Board	Professional Association
Alabama (AL)	2014	AL Behavior Analyst Advisory Council	ALABA
Alaska (AK)	2014	AK Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing	AKABA
Arizona (AZ)	2010	AZ Board of Psychologist Examiners	AzABA
Arkansas (AR)	2025	AR Behavior Analyst Registration Act	ARKABA
Colorado (CO)	2026	CO HB26-1425	COABA
Connecticut (CT)	2017	CT State Department of Public Health	CTABA
District of Columbia (DC)	2024	DC Board of Psychology	District ABA
Georgia (GA)	2022	GA Behavior Analyst Licensing Board	GABA
Hawaii (HI)	2015	HI Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs	HABA
Illinois (IL)	2022	IL Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation	ILABA
Indiana (IN)	2021	IN Professional Licensing Agency	HABA
Iowa (IA)	2018	IA Board of Behavioral Health Professionals	IABA
Kansas (KS)	2014	KS Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board	KansABA
Kentucky (KY)	2010	KY Applied Behavior Analysis Licensing Board	KYABA
Louisiana (LA)	2013	LA Behavior Analyst Board	LABAA
Maryland (MD)	2014	MD State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists	MABA
Massachusetts (MA)	2013	MA Board of Registration of Allied Mental Health and Human Services Professions	MassABA / BABAT
Michigan (MI)	2016	MI Board of Behavior Analysts	MiBAP
Minnesota (MN)	2024	MN Board of Psychology	MNABA
Mississippi (MS)	2015	MS Autism Board	BAAMS
Missouri (MO)	2010	MO Behavior Analyst Advisory Board	MOABA
Montana (MT)	2017	MT Board of Psychologists	MTABA
Nebraska (NE)	2023	NE Dept. of Health and Human Services	NEABA
Nevada (NV)	2009	NV Applied Behavior Analysis Board	NABA
New Jersey (NJ)	2019	NJ State Board of Applied Behavior Analyst Examiners	NJABA
New York (NY)	2014	NY State Education Department, Office of the Professions	NYSABA
North Carolina (NC)	2021	NC Behavior Analyst Licensure Board	NCABA
North Dakota (ND)	2011	ND Board of Integrative Health Care	ND ABA
Ohio (OH)	2013	OH Board of Psychology	OHABA
Oklahoma (OK)	2009	OK Licensed Behavior Analyst Board	OKABA
Oregon (OR)	2013	OR Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board	ORABA
Rhode Island (RI)	2012	State of RI Department of Health	RIABA
South Dakota (SD)	2016	SD Applied Behavior Analyst Advisory Committee	SDABA
Tennessee (TN)	2014	TN Applied Behavior Analyst Licensing Committee	TABA
Texas (TX)	2017	TX Department of Licensing and Regulation	TXABA
Utah (UT)	2015	UT Division of Professional Licensing	UtABA
Vermont (VT)	2015	VT Office of Professional Regulation	VtABA
Virginia (VA)	2012	VA Board of Medicine	VABA
Washington (WA)	2015	WA State Department of Health	WABA
Wisconsin (WI)	2010	WI Department of Safety and Professional Services	WisABA
Wyoming (WY)	2022	WY Board of Psychology	N/A

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