RBT requirements in Oregon

The rules that affect RBTs

• Credential: Registered Behavior Analysis Interventionist, issued through the Oregon Health Licensing Office's Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board; only a licensed or registered person may use that title (ORS 676.820).
• Requirements: at least 18 with a high school diploma, GED or post-secondary degree, and documented 40 hours of ABA training verified by a Board-licensed behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst or a listed licensed health care professional (OAR 824-030-0040).
• A fingerprint-based nationwide criminal records check is required to register, and a state criminal background check at renewal (OAR 824-030-0040, 824-050-0010).
• Fees: application $75, original one-year registration $100, annual renewal $100, late renewal $50 (OAR 824-020-0040).
• Before working independently, the interventionist signs an agreement with each supervisor (filed with the Office and given to the client's parent or guardian) and completes a competency assessment.
• Supervision must total at least 5% of service hours, with direct supervision at least once in each calendar month services are provided and an evaluation at least yearly (OAR 824-040-0010).
• Supervision changes must be reported to the Office in writing within 10 business days, and supervision logs are kept five years (OAR 824-040-0010).

Registered Behavior Analysis Interventionist: requirements

• Only a person licensed under ORS 676.810 or registered under ORS 676.815 may use the title "registered behavior analysis interventionist" (ORS 676.820).
• At least 18 years old; high school diploma, GED or a post-secondary degree (ORS 676.815; OAR 824-030-0040).
• Pass a fingerprint-based nationwide criminal records check (OAR 824-030-0040); renewals require a state criminal background check (OAR 824-050-0010).
• Documentation, on the Office's form, of 40 hours of professional training in applied behavior analysis covering professional and ethical issues, behavior-change principles, assessment, implementing prescribed intervention plans, and data collection and documentation, verified by a Board-licensed behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst or a licensed health care professional listed in ORS 676.802(2) (OAR 824-030-0040). The rules do not name the BACB RBT credential.
• Registration is valid for one year (OAR 824-020-0040, 824-050-0010).

Apply and check current requirements with the Oregon Health Licensing Office, Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board (Oregon Health Authority).

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 Oregon, 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.