Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
Colorado behavior-analyst licensure is not current
Enacted, not operational · ConfirmedAs of August 11, 2026, Colorado does not yet issue the behavior-analyst and assistant-behavior-analyst licenses created by House Bill 26-1425.
- Applies to
- Use for Future Licensed Behavior Analyst, Future Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst research in CO.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2028-07-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Application and practice status
Application, education, examination, background check, fees, temporary authority, endorsement, and supervised versus independent practice.
A future DORA licensing board was enacted
Enacted, not operational · ConfirmedHouse Bill 26-1425 creates the Colorado Behavior Analyst Licensing Board within DORA to implement and regulate the future licenses.
- Applies to
- Use for Future Licensed Behavior Analyst, Future Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst research in CO.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2028-07-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Supervision and workforce evidence
Supervisor qualifications, written agreements, settings, hours, reporting, license verification, and hiring or credentialing evidence.
Mandatory practitioner licensure begins July 1, 2028
Enacted, not operational · ConfirmedBeginning July 1, 2028, a nonexempt individual may not engage in or offer applied behavior analysis without the license created by the act.
- Applies to
- Use for Future Licensed Behavior Analyst, Future Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst research in CO.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2028-07-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Cross-border and practice structure
Telehealth location rules, registration, compact privileges, ownership, entity naming, fee sharing, and multidisciplinary practice.
Assistant behavior analysts will require supervision
Enacted, not operational · ConfirmedThe future assistant behavior analyst license requires practice under a licensed behavior analyst and within the scope established by Board rules.
- Applies to
- Use for Future Licensed Behavior Analyst, Future Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst research in CO.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2028-07-01
- 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.
Technician and temporary-certification rules are separate
Enacted, not operational · ConfirmedThe act distinguishes behavior technicians from the future licensed professions and directs Medicaid reimbursement treatment for certification and one temporary certification-pursuit period.
- Applies to
- Use for Future Licensed Behavior Analyst, Future Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst research in CO.
- 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.
ABA and day-treatment facility transitions have earlier dates
Published research · ConfirmedNewly captured day-treatment facilities were required to apply by August 1, 2026 and must be licensed by August 1, 2027; the act separately directs licensing standards for ABA clinics.
- Applies to
- Use for Future Licensed Behavior Analyst, Future Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst research in CO.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- 2026-08-01
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11