RBT requirements in Nevada

The rules that affect RBTs

• Credential: Registered Behavior Technician state registration, issued by the Nevada Board of Applied Behavior Analysis.
• You need active BACB RBT certification with a Nevada-licensed supervisor on record with the BACB, plus a notice of employment and supervision (R005-24 secs. 30, 46).
• State and federal fingerprint background reports through LiveScan are required ($40 plus the vendor's fee), and applicants must not have been convicted of a crime listed in NAC 641D.600.
• Fees: initial registration $70, biennial renewal $70, late renewal $50 (R005-24 sec. 45).
• Registration renews every two years with documentation of current BACB RBT certification; no continuing education is required, and a registration expired for more than 60 days may not be reinstated (R005-24 secs. 35, 36, 45).
• Supervisors must meet BACB supervisor qualifications and hold an active Nevada license (R005-24 sec. 47).
• The BACB RBT Handbook and RBT Ethics Code are adopted by reference as state standards (R005-24 secs. 46, 49).
• The regulations (LCB File R005-24) took effect October 23, 2024; the independent Board took over from the Aging and Disability Services Division on October 1, 2021.

Registered Behavior Technician (state registration): requirements

• Application to the Board with all accompanying materials required by NRS 641D.300 to 641D.350, and payment of the fee (NAC 641D, R005-24 sec. 30).
• Not convicted of a crime listed in NAC 641D.600 (R005-24 sec. 30); the Board requires state and federal fingerprint background reports through LiveScan ($40 plus the vendor's fee, per the Board's licensing page).
• Notice of employment and supervision complying with NRS 641D.610 and the BACB RBT Handbook, which the Board adopts by reference (R005-24 secs. 30, 46).
• Active BACB RBT certification with a Nevada-licensed supervisor on record with the BACB (Board's online application guide); renewal requires documentation of current BACB RBT certification (R005-24 sec. 35).
• Registration renews every two years; no continuing education is required for renewal (R005-24 secs. 35, 45).
• A registration expired for more than 60 days may not be reinstated (R005-24 sec. 36).

Apply and check current requirements with the Nevada Board of Applied Behavior Analysis (NV ABA Board).

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 Nevada, 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.