Telehealth and telesupervision for ABA in Oregon

It depends.

Licensed Behavior Analyst (BA); Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst (ABA); Registered Behavior Analysis Interventionist (BI) for technicians

Behavior Analysis Regulatory Board, administered by the Oregon Health Licensing Office (HLO)

ORS 676.810, 676.815, 676.820; OAR 824-030-0010 (behavior analyst), 824-030-0040 (interventionist)

As of 2026-10-21, the HLO page lists application fees plus license/registration fees totaling: Behavior Analyst $150 application + $200 license = $350; Assistant Behavior Analyst $125 + $175 = $300; Behavior Analysis Interventionist $75 + $100 = $175. These are application-plus-license/registration totals and should not be read as covering every possible ancillary cost. Behavior analyst applicants must submit BACB documentation: for applicants certified on or after January 1, 2022, documentation showing satisfaction of the BACB's January 1, 2022 requirements (effective February 1, 2023 under OAR 824-030-0010); earlier-certified applicants must show satisfaction of the requirements applicable when they were certified. The rule does not contain a blanket 'or equivalent' provision. Applicants must also pass a fingerprint-based nationwide criminal records check and submit affidavits of licensure from other states where applicable. Fee amounts are as displayed on the HLO page when fetched; confirm before publishing.

Sometimes. See the detail below.

As of 2026-10-21, for OHP, OAR 410-172-0850 says OHA covers telemedicine for behavioral health services to the same extent that the services would be covered if provided in person. Videoconferencing is covered when billing requirements are met. Telephone delivery depends on the services being identified as allowable for telephonic delivery on the Behavioral Health Fee Schedule. The rule text read does not name ABA specifically, and it does not independently establish telehealth eligibility for every ABA billing code. Code-specific ABA telehealth coverage is unverified. OAR 410-120-1990 also applies to OHP telemedicine (choice, consent, privacy, provider eligibility and billing requirements), but its text was not independently reviewed here. For commercial coverage, ORS 743A.058 provides that an insurer must cover a health service provided using telemedicine, and must generally pay the same reimbursement, subject to conditions such as medical necessity, safe and effective delivery, and a value-based-payment qualification. The compiled ABA mandate text lists 'telemedicine' among items it does not require insurers to cover. That language is accurately quoted, but it does not by itself establish a blanket commercial exclusion given the general telemedicine statute. How the two provisions interact for ABA specifically has not been confirmed.

ORS 743A.058 (see particularly subsections (2) and (8)): a carrier must provide coverage of a health service that is provided using telemedicine and must pay the same reimbursement, subject to conditions including medical necessity and safe and effective delivery, and with a value-based-payment qualification.

We could not verify this yet - check with the state Medicaid agency or licensing board.

OAR 824-010-0005 defines 'direct supervision' of an interventionist or declarant as training or observation of the person providing client services. It says participation can include remote supervision through HIPAA-compliant technology that is synchronous audio and visual, in real time. Direct remote supervision additionally requires participation by the supervisor, the interventionist/declarant and the client.