Wisconsin ABA staff requirements, with sources
This page is for people who run an ABA team in Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin. 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
A behavioral treatment technician must hold RBT certification from the BACB, OR have and attest to 40 hours of training administered by a supervising provider, plus a high-school diploma/GED and a background check.
The 40-hour alternative-pathway curriculum has five state-authored content domains -- diagnosis basics, evidence-based treatment concepts, ethics, mandatory reporting, and seclusion/restraint -- delivered in person or online, plus provider-specific training on top, for a total of at least 40 hours before providing Medicaid-funded behavioral treatment.
For each training episode the employer must keep: the technician's name; date/time; trainer's name and credentials (including website for online resources); training mode; content summary; competency-assessment method and pass/fail result; and a remediation protocol for a fail.
An RBT is exempt only from the core curriculum, by providing written documentation of their RBT certification instructor's name and completion date; provider-specific training with competency assessment is still required of every technician, RBT or not.
Supervision of treatment technicians must be a minimum of one hour of direct, face-to-face case supervision (member present) per 10 hours of direct treatment; exceeding two hours per 10 hours requires documented justification.
This page is general information, not legal advice. Rules change, so confirm with the state before you act on it.