ABA Therapy Licensing Requirements (BCBA & Agency)
Launching an ABA agency requires BCBA leadership, state licensure where required, and payer credentialing before billing.
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy is the standard evidence-based treatment for autism spectrum disorder. State licensure rules vary widely — some states license individual behavior analysts only, others license the agency itself.
Checklist
- Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) as clinical director
- State BCBA licensure (where required)
- Agency-level state license (where required)
- NPI types 1 (individual) and 2 (group/agency)
- Medicaid provider enrollment
- Commercial payer credentialing (Aetna, Cigna, BCBS, UHC)
- HIPAA-compliant practice management & EHR
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