Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
Current behavior-analysis authority remains with the psychology board
Published research · ConfirmedAs of the verification date, the Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners licenses and regulates behavior analysts with the Committee on Behavior Analysts; there is no current independent behavior-analyst board.
- Applies to
- Use for Licensed Behavior Analyst research in AZ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Application and practice status
Application, education, examination, background check, fees, temporary authority, endorsement, and supervised versus independent practice.
BCBA certification alone is not Arizona licensure
Published research · ConfirmedWith limited statutory exceptions, independent behavior-analysis practice for an Arizona client requires an Arizona behavior-analyst license or another valid Arizona authority; BCBA certification alone is not a state license.
- Applies to
- Use for Licensed Behavior Analyst research in AZ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Supervision and workforce evidence
Supervisor qualifications, written agreements, settings, hours, reporting, license verification, and hiring or credentialing evidence.
The stated school exemption cannot presently be attained
Published research · ConfirmedThe Board reports that the school exemption refers to an Arizona Department of Education certification that does not exist and directed affected unlicensed school BCBAs to apply by June 1, 2025.
- Applies to
- Use for Licensed Behavior Analyst research in AZ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Cross-border and practice structure
Telehealth location rules, registration, compact privileges, ownership, entity naming, fee sharing, and multidisciplinary practice.
Out-of-state registry requires a governmental license
Published research · ConfirmedFor a behavior analyst, the Arizona telehealth registry requires qualifying out-of-state governmental licensure; national certification from a state without licensure may not satisfy that route.
- Applies to
- Use for Licensed Behavior Analyst research in AZ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Client-facing operations and records
Disclosure, consent, telehealth, emergencies, advertising, confidentiality, access, retention, minors, subpoenas, closure, fees, billing, and termination.
Full Arizona licensure is required for trainee supervision
Published research · ConfirmedTelehealth registration does not authorize supervision; the supervisor of an unlicensed behavior-analysis trainee located in Arizona must hold the full Arizona license.
- Applies to
- Use for Licensed Behavior Analyst research in AZ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Maintenance, complaints, and monitoring
Renewal, continuing education, audits, inactive status, reinstatement, complaints, discipline, effective dates, exclusions, and unresolved interpretations.
Committee delegation begins January 1, 2027
Enacted, not operational · ConfirmedSenate Bill 1145 delegates specified Board licensing and regulatory authority to the Committee on Behavior Analysts beginning January 1, 2027 while the Committee remains within the Board structure.
- Applies to
- Use for Licensed Behavior Analyst research in AZ.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2027-01-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11