Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
No current general state behavior-analyst license identified
Published research · QualifiedWe did not identify a current general state behavior-analyst license in the official sources reviewed. Other professional, payer, facility, education, certification, or employment requirements may still apply.
- Applies to
- Use for National certification where applicable, Qualified Autism Service Provider status where applicable research in CA.
- 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.
California defines qualified autism service providers
Published research · ConfirmedEffective January 1, 2026, BPC section 4999.200 defines a qualified autism service provider to include a qualifying nationally certified individual or one of the listed California-licensed professionals acting within competence.
- Applies to
- Use for National certification where applicable, Qualified Autism Service Provider status where applicable research in CA.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2026-01-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Supervision and workforce evidence
Supervisor qualifications, written agreements, settings, hours, reporting, license verification, and hiring or credentialing evidence.
Qualified autism service professionals require direction and employment
Published research · ConfirmedA qualified autism service professional must meet the statutory education, experience, treatment-plan, supervision, and employment conditions under a qualified autism service provider or employing entity.
- Applies to
- Use for National certification where applicable, Qualified Autism Service Provider status where applicable research in CA.
- 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.
Paraprofessional services require a treatment and supervision structure
Published research · ConfirmedA qualified autism service paraprofessional must meet the statutory education and training criteria, implement an approved treatment plan, and receive the required clinical supervision.
- Applies to
- Use for National certification where applicable, Qualified Autism Service Provider status where applicable research in CA.
- 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.
Medi-Cal QAS enrollment is separate from professional licensure
Published research · ConfirmedMedi-Cal maintains separate Qualified Autism Service organization and individual enrollment routes, documents, locations, screening, and billing requirements.
- Applies to
- Use for National certification where applicable, Qualified Autism Service Provider status where applicable research in CA.
- 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.
Qualified autism-service telehealth remains conditional
Published research · ConfirmedSenate Bill 402 includes qualifying nationally certified QAS providers and QAS professionals in the telehealth framework, but authority remains subject to qualification, scope, supervision, payer, consent, and client-location requirements.
- Applies to
- Use for National certification where applicable, Qualified Autism Service Provider status where applicable research in CA.
- 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