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 Kentucky
- Kentucky's "temporary license" is a trainee credential for people accruing supervised experience, which most states leave unlicensed.
- The board's telehealth rule covers both directions: clients located in Kentucky and providers working from Kentucky.
- Every applicant documents at least five hours of abuse and neglect training.
Does Kentucky license behavior analysts?
Kentucky prohibits practicing or even assisting in ABA without a license, with exemptions. Applicants show BCBA education, a passing BCBA exam and active BACB certification, plus at least five hours of training on adult or child abuse and neglect.
- Licenses behavior analysts
- Licensed Behavior Analyst
- Licensure law enacted 2010
Citation: KRS ch. 319C; 201 KAR ch. 43
Can a BCBA licensed in another state get a Kentucky license by endorsement?
The board must license a person holding a valid license or certificate from another state who meets Kentucky's BACB-based requirements and has no imposed or pending discipline.
- Endorsement or reciprocity route
Citation: KRS 319C.090
Does Kentucky have a state law exam or requirement?
No state exam. The qualifying exam is the BACB's BCBA or BCaBA exam.
- No state law exam
Does Kentucky license assistant behavior analysts?
BCaBAs need a Kentucky assistant license, active BCaBA certification and BACB-consistent supervision. Each renewal requires a current, board-approved Report of Supervision and Supervisory Plan.
- Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst
Do behavior technicians need a Kentucky credential?
No technician license. The law exempts anyone implementing ABA intervention services as a supervisee, along with public school staff and Medicaid waiver service providers.
- No technician credential
Can an out-of-state behavior analyst practice in Kentucky temporarily?
Kentucky's temporary license is for trainees who have finished BCBA or BCaBA coursework and are starting supervised experience, not for visiting practitioners.
- No temporary practice provision
Citation: KRS 319C.080(3); 201 KAR 43:020
Telehealth and Kentucky
Anyone providing ABA by telehealth to a person physically in Kentucky must hold a Kentucky license, and so must a provider working from Kentucky. Licensees must obtain written informed consent and identify local emergency contacts.
How often does a Kentucky behavior analyst license renew?
Licenses renew every two years by the last day of the month the license was issued, with a one-month late window. Applicants must keep active BACB certification and meet its recertification requirements.
- Renews every 2 years
Licensing in Kentucky?
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.