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 Montana
- Montana renews every year, not every two years, and the behavior analyst renewal fee is $600.
- A supervising behavior analyst registers each technician, intern and assistant they supervise, at $25 each.
- A licensee also supervising a technician or assistant may supervise only one student intern.
Does Montana license behavior analysts?
Montana licenses behavior analysts through its Board of Psychologists. Applicants need current BCBA certification, a fingerprint-based state and FBI background check, good moral character and an ethics attestation. The law protects the titles: no one may represent themselves as a behavior analyst without the license.
- Licenses behavior analysts
- Behavior Analyst
- Licensure law enacted 2017
Citation: Mont. Code Ann. 37-17-401 to 37-17-406
Can a BCBA licensed in another state get a Montana license by endorsement?
Montana's general endorsement law covers an active license in good standing from a state with substantially equivalent qualifications. The application asks for official verification of every professional license you hold or have held.
- Endorsement or reciprocity route
Citation: Mont. Code Ann. 37-1-304
Does Montana have a state law exam or requirement?
No state exam. The law requires a passing score on the BACB examination at the matching level.
- No state law exam
Does Montana require fingerprints?
- Fingerprint background check
Does Montana license assistant behavior analysts?
BCaBAs are licensed as assistant behavior analysts, with the same background check and current BCaBA certification. An assistant must be supervised by a Montana-licensed behavior analyst or an ABPP-certified psychologist in behavioral and cognitive psychology.
- Assistant Behavior Analyst
Do behavior technicians need a Montana credential?
Behavior technicians supervised by a Montana-licensed behavior analyst are exempt from licensure. The supervising analyst files a supervision form and pays a $25 initial supervision fee for each technician, intern or assistant supervised.
- No technician credential
How often does a Montana behavior analyst license renew?
Licenses renew every year between November 1 and December 31. Behavior analysts need 20 CE credits each calendar year, one in ethics. The renewal fee is $600 for a behavior analyst and $200 for an assistant, and a late renewal doubles it.
- Renews every year
- 20 CE hours per cycle
Licensing in Montana?
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.