RBT requirements in Minnesota

The rules that affect RBTs

• Minnesota has no state credential for behavior technicians; behavior analyst licensure was enacted in 2024 (Laws 2024, ch. 127, art. 19) under the Board of Psychology.
• Minn. Stat. 148.9987(a)(6) exempts behavior analysis services by an unlicensed supervisee or trainee under the authority and direction of a licensed behavior analyst, in compliance with the licensure and supervision standards required by law or rule.
• A licensed psychologist may also supervise unlicensed supervisees (Minn. Stat. 148.9987(b)).
• Medicaid (EIDBI) payer rule, not a state credential: a level III treatment provider must be at least 18, complete level III EIDBI training, and have a high school diploma or equivalency, fluency in a non-English language or Tribal Nation certification, one year of qualifying experience, or completion of all required EIDBI training within six months of employment (Minn. Stat. 256B.0949 subd. 15).
• Medicaid (EIDBI) payer rule: holding the BACB RBT (or QABA ABAT) together with a bachelor's degree in a related field is one route to level II.
• Medicaid (EIDBI) payer rule: agencies must provide at least one hour of clinical supervision for every 16 hours of direct treatment per person, with intervention observation and direction at least monthly (subd. 16).

BACB requirements apply everywhere

Whatever the state adds, RBT certification itself is the same in every state: the 40-hour training, the Initial Competency Assessment, the BACB exam, and ongoing supervision of at least 5% of your service hours each month. In Minnesota, your supervising BCBA must also hold the state license. Your employer and the programs that pay for services, such as Medicaid or insurers, can have their own requirements too. See how to become an RBT.