Telehealth and telesupervision for ABA in Louisiana
Last researched October 21, 2026
Can a BCBA in Louisiana deliver or supervise ABA by video, and what licensure applies? Answers below say exactly how sure we are.
BCBA licensure
- State license required for BCBAs
We could not verify this yet - check with Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board.
Unconfirmed research note (low confidence, do not rely on it)
Yes.
- License title
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Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA); State Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst; Registered Line Technician
- Board
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Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board
- Board website
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- Statute or rule
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La. R.S. 37:3706-3708 (referenced); La. Admin. Code tit. 46, Part VIII, Ch. 3 (sections 301-305)
- Fees and timeline
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Fees per LAC 46:VIII.305 as displayed (amended Dec 2022): LBA initial $400, annual renewal $200; CaBA initial $250, renewal $125; line technician registration $50, renewal $50; criminal background check $50; temporary licensure $125; jurisprudence exam $75.
Telehealth and telesupervision
- ABA delivered by telehealth
Sometimes. See the detail below.
- Detail
As of 2026-10-21, telehealth for ABA in Louisiana appears to be available, but only on conditions. An MCO bulletin (Louisiana Health Connect, IB 24-13) says the approved Behavior Treatment Plan must indicate that telehealth is being used. Louisiana Medicaid's cited ABA Provider Manual was unreadable during the fact-check. Its specific statements could not be verified: that telehealth requires prior authorization, that codes 97151-97158 may be delivered via telehealth, that services must be rendered or directed by an RLT, LBA or CaBA over an interactive audio/visual system, and that subsequent assessments and treatment plans may be done remotely. Treat those as unconfirmed until checked against the current manual. The Louisiana ABA licensing board rules (Chapter 2) require that the standard of care for telehealth services be substantially equivalent to in-person care. They also set telehealth standards covering licensure requirements, written informed consent, and session-by-session identity and location verification. Board permission and Medicaid reimbursement conditions are separate questions and should be confirmed separately.
- Telehealth parity law
We could not verify this yet - check with the state Medicaid agency or licensing board.
- In-person requirements
The Medicaid rule cited by the checker (La. Admin. Code tit. 50, pt. XV, §301) refers to services in a natural setting, including schools and clinics. No explicit minimum in-person hours were found. That absence does not mean every service can be delivered entirely by telehealth, so confirm service-by-service.
- Supervision by telehealth
The board's Chapter 5 rules allow face-to-face supervision to be conducted remotely if two-way video and audio capability is used, so remote supervision of an RLT is independently allowed under board rules. The Medicaid-specific in-home supervision language, including that an RLT's telehealth supervision must use an LBA/CaBA, could not be verified because the cited manual was unreadable.
National baseline: BACB telesupervision
Handbook: in-person on-site observation is preferred, but observation 'may be conducted via web cameras, video-conferencing, or similar means'; internet-based supervision must comply with all applicable laws; video monitoring alone without real-time interaction/feedback may not count. Phone or email contacts do not count as the face-to-face contacts. Payer/state rules can be stricter (CMS toolkit says telehealth should be a limited adjunct and 'generally avoided' for routine technician supervision; that is CMS guidance to states, not a BACB rule).
This is the BACB's certification rule for RBT supervision. State, Medicaid or payer rules can be stricter. High confidence for the BACB text as of 2026-10-21.
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