Verified October 9, 2026 against the practice act, board rules and sources cited below. The board decides every application. All states
What BCBAs miss in Indiana
- Indiana's visiting-practice exemption is short: five days a month and 15 days a year.
- Licensed assistants must file written records of their supervision with the state, not just keep them for the BACB.
- Application fees are $100 for an LBA and $75 for an LABA, with lower reciprocity fees.
Does Indiana license behavior analysts?
Indiana requires a license to practice ABA or use the LBA title; violating the law is a Class A misdemeanor. Applicants need BCBA certification (or an approved equivalent) and an FBI fingerprint-based background check. IPLA opened applications on May 13, 2025.
- Licenses behavior analysts
- Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA)
- Licensure law enacted 2021
Citation: IC 25-8.5; 844 IAC 21
Can a BCBA licensed in another state get a Indiana license by endorsement?
Reciprocity is available to holders of a valid license from a jurisdiction with substantially equal requirements (similar education, experience and certification). Applicants describe their scope of practice elsewhere and complete a national criminal history check.
- Endorsement or reciprocity route
Citation: IC 25-8.5-3-3; 844 IAC 21-2-3
Does Indiana have a state law exam or requirement?
No state exam. The license rests on BACB certification or another credential the committee approves.
- No state law exam
Does Indiana require fingerprints?
- Fingerprint background check
Does Indiana license assistant behavior analysts?
BCaBAs need an Indiana assistant license. A licensed assistant must be directly supervised by an Indiana-licensed behavior analyst and must submit a written record of that supervision to the committee.
- Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst (LABA)
Do behavior technicians need a Indiana credential?
Not credentialed. An applied behavior analysis direct contact technician acting under the extended authority and direction of an Indiana-licensed behavior analyst or assistant is exempt.
- No technician credential
Can an out-of-state behavior analyst practice in Indiana temporarily?
A nonresident authorized to practice where they live may provide ABA in Indiana up to five days in any month and 15 days in a calendar year without an Indiana license, if they do not use Indiana's licensed titles.
- Temporary practice allowed
Citation: IC 25-8.5-3-6(b)(2)(C)
How often does a Indiana behavior analyst license renew?
Licenses renew by December 31 of odd-numbered years. Each renewal needs one CE unit in trauma-informed care and one in abuse and neglect or mandatory reporting; these units also count toward BACB recertification.
- Renews every 2 years
- 2 CE hours per cycle
Licensing in Indiana?
For a license, we prepare the complete application, request your verifications and BACB documentation, and track it to a decision; you review, sign and submit. License by endorsement is $599 for a BCBA.