ABA training requirements by state

What 51 US jurisdictions require of ABA technician training, classified from primary reads. Dated. This isn't a course catalog.

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Every state writes this differently. Some require a certificate. Some require hours on a state syllabus and no certificate. Some require a state credential instead of a BACB one. A national sentence that begins "your technicians must be RBTs" is false in more verified states than it's true.

This page is a classification, not a legal opinion and not a course catalog. It doesn't attach any Special Learning product to a state duty. Course fit is a separate clinical read.

44
verified at source
5
partial - one side read
2
named document unread
51
jurisdictions

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The 51 jurisdictions

Source: scout delta versus the CMS 2026 toolkit, COUNT line, via navigator-facts.json rendered 2026-09-16T23:20Z. Fourteen jurisdictions carry a detailed written section in the delta. The other 37 are classified and cited only. No substance was invented for them.

JurisdictionClassAs of
Alabama
AL
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Alaska
AK
PARTIALPartial: The delta's named AK door is a different layer and remains walled. Stays PARTIAL, one more door eliminated.2026-08-20
reconfirmed 2026-09-13
Arizona
AZ
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Arkansas
AR
VERIFIED2026-08-20
California
CA
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Colorado
CO
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Connecticut
CT
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Delaware
DE
VERIFIED2026-08-20
District of Columbia
DC
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Florida
FL
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Georgia
GA
UNREACHABLECould not reach: ASD manual, 825 KB PDF - same ASP.NET postback2026-08-20
reconfirmed 2026-09-13
Hawaii
HI
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Idaho
ID
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Illinois
IL
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Indiana
IN
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Iowa
IA
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Kansas
KS
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Kentucky
KY
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Louisiana
LA
PARTIALTechnician term in Louisiana is RLT (registered line technician) and CaBA, under the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board. Don't say RBT for this state. Annual training topics unread (board captcha).2026-08-20
reconfirmed 2026-09-13
Maine
ME
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Maryland
MD
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Massachusetts
MA
UNREACHABLECould not reach: www.mass.gov - 403 WAF2026-08-20
reconfirmed 2026-09-13
Michigan
MI
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Minnesota
MN
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Mississippi
MS
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Missouri
MO
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Montana
MT
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Nebraska
NE
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Nevada
NV
VERIFIED2026-08-20
New Hampshire
NH
PARTIALPartial: No technician tier, no qualification rule, no training requirement. 2 of its 3 "ABA" hits are "ABA TRANSIT NUMBER" - banking, not Applied Behavior Analysis. Door eliminated for the qualification question.2026-08-20
reconfirmed 2026-09-13
New Jersey
NJ
VERIFIED2026-08-20
New Mexico
NM
VERIFIED2026-08-20
New York
NY
VERIFIED2026-08-20
North Carolina
NC
VERIFIED2026-08-20
North Dakota
ND
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Ohio
OH
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Oklahoma
OK
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Oregon
OR
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Pennsylvania
PA
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Rhode Island
RI
PARTIALPartial: A complete manual that simply doesn't carry this benefit's rules - not thin, not refused. The remaining candidate is EOHHS, whose door returned 403 to this seat again today. One door named and ELIMINATED.2026-08-20
reconfirmed 2026-09-13
South Carolina
SC
VERIFIED2026-08-20
South Dakota
SD
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Tennessee
TN
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Texas
TX
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Utah
UT
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Vermont
VT
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Virginia
VA
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Washington
WA
VERIFIED2026-08-20
West Virginia
WV
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Wisconsin
WI
VERIFIED2026-08-20
Wyoming
WY
PARTIALInstrument located 2026-09-13: Wyoming Medicaid CPT 97153 bulletin (billing). Names RBT for 97153. Not a training mandate. Admin Code 048-0037 Ch.13 still unread.2026-09-13