State Licensure Status
Licensed. LBA via the Board of Medicine. Requires 32 CE hours per 2-year cycle, including 4 in ethics.
Last verified: 2026-10-01
Renewing in Virginia
Virginia's Board of Medicine, under the Department of Health Professions, licenses behavior analysts in the state. Your license renews every 2 years during your birth month in odd-numbered years, and it lapses if you haven't renewed by the first day of the following month. Virginia requires 32 hours of continuing education per 2-year cycle, with an exemption for your first renewal after getting licensed. Four of those hours have to relate to ethics in the practice of behavior analysis.
Source: Virginia Board of Medicine, read October 1, 2026.
Your BACB certification has its own requirement: 32 CEUs per 2-year cycle, including 4 in ethics. If you supervised during the cycle, you also need 3 supervision CEUs through December 31, 2026, and 4 from January 1, 2027.
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BACB CE hours, including Ethics and 3.5 hours of Supervision
BACB CE Requirements (All States)
Regardless of state licensure, all BCBAs must meet BACB certification maintenance requirements:
| Requirement | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Total CEUs per cycle | 32 | 2-year renewal cycle |
| Ethics (minimum) | 4 | BACB Ethics Code content |
| Supervision (minimum) | 3.5 | Increasing to 4 in 2027 |
| General CE | 24.5 | Balance after Ethics + Supervision |
| Renewal fee | $215 BCBA · $290 BCBA-D | Late fee: +$100 · BACB Handbook (Updated 06/2026), read at source 2026-09-03; confirm the amount on your BACB account before you pay |
| Carryover | None | Excess CEUs do not transfer |
ABA Practice in Virginia
Estimated BCBAs: ~1,200
Insurance Coverage: ABA coverage required
Licensed Behavior Analyst through Board of Medicine.
Employer Training Mandates in Virginia
Harassment Training: Recommended
For employer compliance training, see training for organizations.
July 2026 Changes Affecting Virginia BCBAs
Format Change: Participation Monitoring for Asynchronous CE
Starting July 1, 2026, asynchronous (self-paced) CE includes participation monitoring — at least 3 knowledge-check questions per CEU, the handbook's example measure, or other active responding. This is not a video- or interactive-only mandate: live webinars, video, journal clubs, and podcasts all remain valid CE when they include the required knowledge checks. CEUs already in your record are unaffected.
Is your CE provider ready? For on-demand CE, the BACB's listed measure is knowledge questions on the event, at least 3 per CEU. Our BACB CE courses use it, and you need 80% to earn your certificate.
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