South Dakota ABA staff requirements, with sources

This page is for people who run an ABA team in South Dakota. 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 South Dakota. 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

• Technician-level ABA services may be provided by a BCaBA or an RBT certified by the BACB, supervised by a licensed and enrolled behavior analyst; BCaBAs and RBTs cannot themselves enroll as South Dakota Medicaid providers.

  Source: dss.sd.gov Applied Behavioral Analysis billing manual

• For ABA delivered via telemedicine specifically, the supervising BCBA must have an in-person face-to-face visit with the patient within the first 30 days and every 90 days thereafter; this is a telemedicine condition, not a general supervision cadence for all ABA services.

  Source: dss.sd.gov Applied Behavioral Analysis billing manual

• Family adaptive behavior treatment guidance (CPT 97156) must include techniques for daily routines and consistency of intervention; training must be extensive and ongoing with regular consultation with the qualified professional -- an unquantified standard, not a stated hour count.

  Source: dss.sd.gov Applied Behavioral Analysis billing manual

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