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 Missouri
- Missouri also issues one-year provisional licenses, renewable to two years, to people who have not yet passed the BACB exam and practice under a licensed supervisor.
- Services by provisional or temporary licensees are billed under the supervising licensed behavior analyst for the state autism insurance mandate.
- Every behavior analyst applicant attests to two hours of suicide assessment, referral, treatment and management training.
Does Missouri license behavior analysts?
Missouri licenses behavior analysts through the State Committee of Psychologists, advised by a Behavior Analyst Advisory Board. Applicants need a passing BCBA exam and active certification, two fingerprint sets for state and FBI checks, a recent photo and two hours of suicide assessment and management training.
- Licenses behavior analysts
- Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA)
- Licensure law enacted 2010
Citation: RSMo §§ 337.300 to 337.347
Can a BCBA licensed in another state get a Missouri license by endorsement?
There is no separate endorsement route. Applicants licensed elsewhere file the standard application with verification from each state, and may get a 90-day temporary license on proof of a valid out-of-state license and fingerprints.
- No reciprocity route: full application
Citation: RSMo § 337.315.2(7), 337.315.4
Does Missouri have a state law exam or requirement?
No state exam. Applicants must have passed the BACB exam for their level and hold active certification.
- No state law exam
Does Missouri require fingerprints?
- Fingerprint background check
Does Missouri license assistant behavior analysts?
BCaBAs need a Missouri assistant license with active BCaBA certification, fingerprints and documentation that a licensed behavior analyst will directly supervise them as the certifying entity requires.
- Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst (LaBA)
Do behavior technicians need a Missouri credential?
No technician license or registration. The statute's list of who may practice ABA does not name technicians; it covers licensees, provisional and temporary licensees, supervised trainees and psychologists, and exempts IDEA and Section 504 services.
- No technician credential
Can an out-of-state behavior analyst practice in Missouri temporarily?
A behavior analyst or assistant licensed in another state who has applied and submitted fingerprints may receive a temporary license lasting up to 90 days, ending when the license is issued or denied, with one extension on written request.
- Temporary practice allowed
Citation: RSMo § 337.315.4
How often does a Missouri behavior analyst license renew?
Renewal requires proof of active certification and meeting the certifying entity's recertification requirements. A license is revoked 60 days after the renewal date if documentation is missing; restoration within two years adds a delinquency fee.
Licensing in Missouri?
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.