Arkansas ABA staff requirements, with sources
This page is for people who run an ABA team in Arkansas. It lists the training, supervision and credential rules for behavior technicians and analysts that we found at a state source. Each rule shows the law or policy it comes from and the date we last checked Arkansas. Where we couldn't confirm a rule, we say so instead of guessing.
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Checked: 2026-08-19
What the state requires
An individual completing RBT training and testing may be provisionally treated as an RBT for up to six months; if RBT certification is not obtained within six months, the individual is prohibited from providing ABA therapy services until certified.
Supervision requires in-person observation of the BCaBA/RBT for 5% of total treatment hours, plus at least 1 hour every 30 days.
Source: humanservices.arkansas.gov (Arkansas Medicaid ABA Therapy provider manual, Section II)
Service delivery must be one-on-one, with a single beneficiary throughout the entire ABA therapy treatment session.
Source: humanservices.arkansas.gov (Arkansas Medicaid ABA Therapy provider manual, Section II)
When not directly observing, the supervising BCBA must be on-call and immediately available throughout the entirety of any ABA therapy treatment session.
Source: humanservices.arkansas.gov (Arkansas Medicaid ABA Therapy provider manual, Section II)
This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules change, so confirm with the state before you act on it.