Requirements by state
ABA training requirements by state
What 51 US jurisdictions require of ABA technician training, classified from primary reads. Dated. This isn't a course catalog.
Every state writes this differently. Some require a certificate. Some require hours on a state syllabus and no certificate. Some require a state credential instead of a BACB one. A national sentence that begins "your technicians must be RBTs" is false in more verified states than it's true.
This page is a classification, not a legal opinion and not a course catalog. It doesn't attach any Special Learning product to a state duty. Course fit is a separate clinical read.
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verified at source5
partial - one side read2
named document unread51
jurisdictionsHow to read a row
- VERIFIED means we read a governing instrument and classified the state. It doesn't mean we wrote a full brief, and it doesn't mean our catalog matches the rule.
- PARTIAL means one side of the question was read and another named side wasn't. Rely only on the verified side.
- UNREACHABLE means a named document didn't answer us. It's not evidence that the state has no requirement. Assume required, check before you staff.
Two facts worth knowing now
- Louisiana: the technician term is RLT (registered line technician), not RBT. The assistant tier is CaBA under the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board. Supervision is two hours per ten hours of therapy. If you staff in Louisiana, use RLT, not RBT.
- Wyoming: a Medicaid billing bulletin effective July 1, 2026 names RBT for CPT 97153. That names a credential. It's not a training mandate, and it's not Admin Code 048-0037 Chapter 13, which we still haven't reached.
What this page does not tell you
- It does not tie any course or certificate to a state requirement. We are not the regulator.
- It does not mean Special Learning clears an agency, or that any state has approved us.
- A partial or unreachable row is not a verified one.
- "We could not reach the document" never means "there is no rule."
The 51 jurisdictions
Source: our state-by-state review record against the CMS 2026 toolkit (its count line), rendered September 16, 2026. Fourteen jurisdictions carry a detailed written section in that record. The other 37 are classified and cited only. No substance was invented for them.
51 jurisdictions
Swipe sideways to see every column.
| Jurisdiction | Class | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama AL | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Alaska AK | PARTIALPartial: the Alaska document we were pointed to covers a different part of the system and could not be opened. One more possible source ruled out. | August 20, 2026 reconfirmed September 13, 2026 |
| Arizona AZ | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Arkansas AR | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| California CA | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Colorado CO | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Connecticut CT | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Delaware DE | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| District of Columbia DC | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Florida FL | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Georgia GA | UNREACHABLECould not reach: the state's autism services manual, a PDF behind a web form we could not open. | August 20, 2026 reconfirmed September 13, 2026 |
| Hawaii HI | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Idaho ID | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Illinois IL | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Indiana IN | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Iowa IA | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Kansas KS | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Kentucky KY | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Louisiana LA | PARTIALIn Louisiana the technician credential is RLT (registered line technician), with CaBA as the assistant tier, under the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board. The state does not use the term RBT. The annual training topics sit behind the board's security check, so we have not read them. | August 20, 2026 reconfirmed September 13, 2026 |
| Maine ME | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Maryland MD | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Massachusetts MA | UNREACHABLECould not reach: the state website (mass.gov) refused our request. | August 20, 2026 reconfirmed September 13, 2026 |
| Michigan MI | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Minnesota MN | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Mississippi MS | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Missouri MO | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Montana MT | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Nebraska NE | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Nevada NV | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| New Hampshire NH | PARTIALPartial: the document we read has no technician tier, qualification rule or training requirement. Two of its three mentions of "ABA" are bank routing (ABA transit) numbers, not Applied Behavior Analysis. That source is ruled out for the qualification question. | August 20, 2026 reconfirmed September 13, 2026 |
| New Jersey NJ | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| New Mexico NM | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| New York NY | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| North Carolina NC | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| North Dakota ND | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Ohio OH | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Oklahoma OK | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Oregon OR | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Pennsylvania PA | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Rhode Island RI | PARTIALPartial: the manual we read is complete but does not contain this benefit's rules. The remaining likely source is the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), whose site refused our request when we checked. | August 20, 2026 reconfirmed September 13, 2026 |
| South Carolina SC | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| South Dakota SD | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Tennessee TN | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Texas TX | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Utah UT | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Vermont VT | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Virginia VA | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Washington WA | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| West Virginia WV | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Wisconsin WI | VERIFIED | August 20, 2026 |
| Wyoming WY | PARTIALFound 9/13/2026: a Wyoming Medicaid billing bulletin that names RBT for CPT code 97153. That is a billing rule, not a training mandate. Administrative Code 048-0037, Chapter 13, is still unread. | September 13, 2026 |