Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
No general state BA 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 No current general state LBA or LABA credential identified, BCBA or BCaBA payer qualification may apply research in SC.
- Known exclusions
- This finding does not remove national certification, payer, facility, school, employment, or another professional-license requirement.
- 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.
Prior licensure bill was not enacted
Published research · ConfirmedH.3731 proposed behavior analyst and assistant behavior analyst licensure, but its official history shows only introduction and committee referral in the 2021-2022 session; proposal text is not current law.
- Applies to
- Use for No current general state LBA or LABA credential identified, BCBA or BCaBA payer qualification may apply research in SC.
- 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.
Medicaid qualification is separate
Published research · ConfirmedSCDHHS autism-provider materials use BCBA and BCaBA qualifications, but payer recognition or national certification is not a South Carolina professional license.
- Applies to
- Use for No current general state LBA or LABA credential identified, BCBA or BCaBA payer qualification may apply research in SC.
- 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.
No general assistant license identified
Published research · QualifiedThe current LLR profession inventory does not provide a general state Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst application or verification route.
- Applies to
- Use for No current general state LBA or LABA credential identified, BCBA or BCaBA payer qualification may apply research in SC.
- 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.
Negative finding requires monitoring
Published research · QualifiedBecause licensure proposals and service-specific rules can change, the LLR board inventory, current Title 40, SCDHHS provider rules, and new legislation should be checked before reliance.
- Applies to
- Use for No current general state LBA or LABA credential identified, BCBA or BCaBA payer qualification may apply research in SC.
- 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.
No general state BA 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 No current general state LBA or LABA credential identified, BCBA or BCaBA payer qualification may apply research in SC.
- Known exclusions
- This finding does not remove national certification, payer, facility, school, employment, or another professional-license requirement.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11