Oklahoma ABA staff requirements, with sources

This page is for people who run an ABA team in Oklahoma. 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 Oklahoma. Where we couldn't confirm a rule, we say so instead of guessing.

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Checked: 2026-08-20

What the state requires

• Eligible ABA provider types are: a BCBA (master's/doctoral, BACB-certified and licensed by Oklahoma Human Services' Developmental Disabilities Services Division, OKDHS DDS); a BCaBA (bachelor's, BACB-certified and certified by OKDHS DDS, under BCBA supervision); an RBT (a high-school-level-or-higher paraprofessional certified by the BACB, practicing under close and ongoing BCBA supervision); a licensed psychologist with professional experience in ABA; or a 'human services professional' -- a practitioner licensed by Oklahoma AND certified by the BACB, including a physical therapist, occupational therapist, licensed clinical social worker (or supervised candidate), speech-language pathologist or audiologist, licensed professional counselor (or candidate), marital and family therapist (or candidate), or licensed behavioral practitioner.

  Source: https://rules.ok.gov/code (OAC 317:30-5-311; read via OHCA's own site, which the page itself calls unofficial)

• RBTs must obtain ongoing supervision for a minimum of five percent (5%) of the hours they spend providing behavioral-analytic services each calendar month; documentation of this may be requested by OHCA.

  Source: https://rules.ok.gov/code (OAC 317:30-5-311; read via OHCA's own site, which the page itself calls unofficial)

• All contracted ABA providers must reside in the state of Oklahoma, or within 50 miles of the Oklahoma border; all staff providing ABA services must be contracted with OHCA.

  Source: https://rules.ok.gov/code (OAC 317:30-5-311; read via OHCA's own site, which the page itself calls unofficial)

• Every provider must currently be BACB-certified, have no sanctions or disciplinary actions by the state licensing board or the BACB, maintain a documented supervisory relationship if practicing under supervision, have no outstanding SoonerCare overpayments and no Medicare/Medicaid sanctions or exclusions, and be fully contracted with SoonerCare.

  Source: https://rules.ok.gov/code (OAC 317:30-5-311; read via OHCA's own site, which the page itself calls unofficial)

This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules change, so confirm with the state before you act on it.