Telehealth and telesupervision for ABA in New Mexico
Last researched October 21, 2026
Can a BCBA in New Mexico 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
No state license was found.
- License title
We could not verify this yet - check with the state licensing board.
- Board
We could not verify this yet - check with the state licensing board.
- Board website
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- Statute or rule
We could not verify this yet - check with the state licensing board.
- Fees and timeline
As of 2026-10-21, New Mexico does not appear in the BACB's table of states that currently require licensure (BACB page 'Licensure of Behavior Analysis in the United States'). A University of Nevada, Reno licensing-requirements disclosure also lists New Mexico as 'License not required*'. Neither source is an affirmative determination by the New Mexico licensing agency, so this remains an inference. Confirm with the NM Regulation and Licensing Department. Medicaid qualification for Behavior Analysts is not settled by a single description. NM Medicaid State Plan Amendment NM-24-0008 adds QABA and includes a pathway for 'A licensed psychologist with documented education and experience in behavior analysis,' plus another qualifying practitioner/supervisor pathway. NMAC 8.321.2.13(B)(2) still describes BACB certification or ABPP certification in behavioral and cognitive psychology with ABA examination. The approved state plan and the NMAC text appear to differ, so verify the current Medicaid requirement with the NM Medicaid agency before relying on either.
Telehealth and telesupervision
- ABA delivered by telehealth
Sometimes. See the detail below.
- Detail
As of 2026-10-21, MAD Supplement 22-02 section 3.2.1 says MAD 'allows and encourages' telemedicine to deliver Medicaid ABA services, especially to rural and frontier areas, and refers to 8.310.2 NMAC for telemedicine requirements. Under 8.310.2 NMAC, 'All services are covered to the same extent the service and the provider are covered when not provided through telemedicine,' so the underlying ABA service and provider coverage requirements still apply. The supplement's case-supervision and 97155 instructions address delivery through telemedicine, including conditional use of a store-and-forward option; that option is restricted ('A non-certified BT cannot receive 97155f'). This does not establish general permission for every ABA code or for audio-only treatment. New Mexico does not require an in-state AEP/qualifying psychologist/BCBA/BCaBA/RBT/BCAT/non-certified BT to have a telemedicine license. An out-of-state MD/DO AEP needs either a New Mexico telemedicine license (a limited license allowing a physician located outside New Mexico to practice medicine on patients located in New Mexico, per the NM Medical Board) or a full NM medical license. Current Turquoise Care MCO-specific telehealth requirements and telehealth modifiers were not verified, and 8.321.2 NMAC was not checked against them.
- Telehealth parity law
We could not verify this yet - check with the state Medicaid agency or licensing board.
- In-person requirements
We could not verify this yet - check with the state Medicaid agency or licensing board.
- Supervision by telehealth
conditional
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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