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# Florida behavior analysis requirements and BCBA pathway

Florida is not listed on the current BACB dedicated-licensure map. Florida Statutes section 393.17 recognizes national behavior-analyst certification within autism and disability-services programs and sets program-specific conditions; it does not create a general Florida behavior-analyst occupational license.

State and local requirements Reviewed October 2, 2026

## 3 credential pathways

Each credential below has its own requirements. Pick the one that matches the work you plan to do.

### BCBA or other national certification recognized by the Florida program or payer; no dedicated statewide Florida ABA license is identified.

1.  #### Education
    
    Complete the degree, behavior-analytic coursework, and other education required by the current BACB BCBA pathway. A BCBA certificate is a private national certification and is not a state license.
    
2.  #### Exam
    
    Meet BACB eligibility, apply for, and pass the BCBA certification examination. Verify the current BACB handbook before relying on a coursework or degree route.
    
3.  #### Experience
    
    Complete the supervised fieldwork required by the BACB BCBA pathway. Employers, payers, schools, and public programs may impose additional supervision, enrollment, or underlying-profession requirements.
    
4.  #### Application
    
    Apply to BACB for certification, then satisfy the Florida program, agency, AHCA/Medicaid, employer, and payer enrollment rules applicable to the intended service. Verify any separate Florida professional license before practicing under another regulated title.
    

**Good to know:** Florida statutory recognition is program-specific. BCBA certification or program enrollment does not by itself authorize every independent behavior-analysis service.

### Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) is a private BACB paraprofessional certification. RBTs assist with behavior-analytic services under the close direction and supervision of an RBT Supervisor or RBT Requirements Coordinator; RBT certification is not a state license or an independent-practice credential.

1.  #### Education
    
    For the 2026 BACB pathway, be at least 18 and have a high-school-level education or equivalent. Pass a criminal-background check and abuse-registry check completed no more than 180 days before paying the application. Complete the BACB 2026 40-hour training curriculum in no fewer than 5 and no more than 180 days; the provider may be an employer, university, or online program, but may not be related to, subordinate to, or employed by the applicant.
    
2.  #### Exam
    
    After BACB approves the eligibility application, pass the RBT certification examination delivered through Pearson VUE. The June 2026 RBT Handbook describes the exam as 85 multiple-choice questions (75 scored and 10 unscored) in 90 minutes and based on the RBT Test Content Outline, 3rd edition.
    
3.  #### Experience
    
    After the 40-hour training, complete the RBT Initial Competency Assessment effective January 1, 2026, no more than 90 days before the certification application. To remain active while practicing, receive supervision for at least 5% of behavior-analytic service hours each calendar month at each organization, with at least two face-to-face real-time contacts monthly (including permitted video contacts) and observation in at least one; at least one contact must be individual. RBT supervisors must be BCBA or BCaBA certificants and complete BACB supervisor training before supervising.
    
4.  #### Application
    
    Create a BACB Portal account and submit the RBT Certification Application with the attestation, 2026 40-hour training certificate, initial competency assessment, and background/abuse-check attestations. After an approved determination, schedule and pass the Pearson VUE exam. Maintain the applicable 2026 transition requirements: ongoing supervision, ethics, competency assessment, professional development, and recertification in the cycle shown in the BACB portal.
    

**Good to know:** For FL, program, payer, employer, or other state credential rules may apply. A private BACB certificate does not replace any applicable state license, registration, enrollment, or underlying professional credential. An RBT may perform technician tasks determined by the supervisor, but may not represent RBT certification as BCBA, BCaBA, LBA, or another state license.

### Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) is an undergraduate-level private BACB certification. A BCaBA may provide behavior-analytic services only under BCBA supervision; a BCaBA may supervise RBTs only when the BACB and applicable state requirements permit it. BCaBA certification is not a state license.

1.  #### Education
    
    The June 2026 BCaBA Handbook provides two current routes. Pathway 1 requires a bachelor’s degree or higher from an ABAI-accredited program, with the degree earned while the program was accredited. Pathway 2 requires a qualifying bachelor’s degree in any field plus BACB coursework completed within 10 years, with a passing grade, through an institution with a Pathway 2 Program Contact: 225 total hours consisting of 30 ethics/code/professionalism (15 in freestanding courses), 45 philosophical underpinnings/concepts, 30 measurement/data/design, 45 behavior assessment, 60 behavior-change procedures/interventions, and 15 personnel supervision. The 2026 handbook notes a legacy VCS attestation may be used through December 31, 2026; check the current transition rules before applying.
    
2.  #### Exam
    
    Complete the BACB application and receive authorization, then pass the current BCaBA certification examination through Pearson VUE. The 2026 handbook identifies the BCaBA Test Content Outline, 6th edition, as the current examination resource. Passing BCaBA certification does not issue a state assistant-behavior-analyst license or other state credential.
    
3.  #### Experience
    
    Complete 1,300 hours of Supervised Fieldwork or 1,000 hours of Concentrated Supervised Fieldwork under a qualified BCBA supervisor; at least 40% of total supervised fieldwork must be unrestricted activities. Current fieldwork supervision is 5% or 10% per supervisory period depending on the fieldwork type, with the handbook’s contact, observation, individual-supervision, and documentation rules. After certification, a BCaBA must have a qualified supervisor on record: supervision is at least 5% of monthly service hours during the first 1,000 post-certification practice hours (at least 1 hour every 2 weeks), then at least 2% monthly, with at least one meeting in each service month. A BCaBA may not practice without BCBA supervision.
    
4.  #### Application
    
    Choose the current BACB pathway in the portal, submit the application and fee, have the institution send official transcript(s), submit the Pathway 2 coursework attestation when applicable and signed Final Fieldwork Verification Form(s), and resolve BACB review before scheduling Pearson VUE. After certification, keep the supervisor relationship, continuing education, ethics, and two-year recertification requirements current, then separately satisfy any state license, registration, payer, employer, or underlying-profession requirements.
    

**Good to know:** For FL, program, payer, employer, or other state credential rules may apply. A private BACB certificate does not replace any applicable state license, registration, enrollment, or underlying professional credential. BACB certification does not bypass state practice law. In particular, a BCaBA is not an independent BCBA/LBA substitute and may not present the private certificate as a state license.

## Official sources

Requirements change. Confirm the details with these official sources before you apply.

-   [BACB — U.S. Licensure of Behavior Analysts(opens in a new tab)](https://www.bacb.com/u-s-licensure-of-behavior-analysts/)bacb.com
-   [BACB — BCBA Handbook (updated June 2026)(opens in a new tab)](https://www.bacb.com/bcba-handbook/)bacb.com
-   [Florida Statutes § 393.17 — Behavior Analysis Services(opens in a new tab)](https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399%2F0393%2FSections%2F393.17.html)leg.state.fl.us
-   [BACB — Registered Behavior Technician Handbook (updated June 2026)(opens in a new tab)](https://www.bacb.com/RBT-Handbook)bacb.com
-   [BACB — BCaBA Handbook (updated June 2026)(opens in a new tab)](https://www.bacb.com/BCaBA-Handbook)bacb.com

This guide summarizes publicly available requirements for initial licensing and is not legal advice. Licensing authorities update their rules, so always confirm with the official sources before you apply.

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