How to Start An ABA Practice in Nevada (2026): License, Medicaid Enrollment & Rates

Licensing

Nevada aba provider license

Nevada requires a Licensed Behavior Analyst; Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst; Registered Behavior Technician (state registration) from Nevada Board of Applied Behavior Analysis to operate an ABA practice. Fee: Per adopted regulation R005-24, sec. 45. Behavior analyst: $100 application + $400 initial license. Assistant: $100 application + $275 initial license. Registered behavior technician: $70 initial registration. State exam: board's actual cost plus $100.

License required: Yes
License: Licensed Behavior Analyst; Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst; Registered Behavior Technician (state registration)
Issuing agency: Nevada Board of Applied Behavior Analysis
Fee: Per adopted regulation R005-24, sec. 45. Behavior analyst: $100 application + $400 initial license. Assistant: $100 application + $275 initial license. Registered behavior technician: $70 initial registration. State exam: board's actual cost plus $100.
Renewal: Every 2 years · All licenses and registrations expire December 31 of even-numbered years. Biennial renewal: behavior analyst $400, assistant $275, RBT $70; late renewal $50. Reinstatement: behavior analyst $500, assistant $325.
Professional license: board: Nevada Board of Applied Behavior Analysis; statute: NRS Chapter 641D; NAC Chapter 641D (as amended by R005-24); behavior analyst: License requires BACB-based credentials, no pending discipline, a passed Nevada state exam, and a criminal history check.; assistant behavior analyst: Separate license with the same exam and good-standing requirements, plus supervision notice.; technician: Yes. Nevada has a state technician requirement: technicians must hold a Nevada Registered Behavior Technician registration from the board ($70 initial, $70 biennial), with notice of employment and supervision and a criminal history check.
Regulation: NRS 641D; NAC 641D; LCB File R005-24

How to apply

Steps to get licensed in Nevada

In order, as the licensing agency describes the process.

Submit the board application and materials required by NRS 641D.300–.350 with fees
Have no disqualifying crime (NAC 641D.600); complete a criminal history investigation
Behavior analysts and assistants: show no pending discipline (other jurisdictions or BACB) and pass the Nevada state examination
Assistants and RBTs: give the board notice of employment and supervision complying with NRS 641D.610 and the BACB handbooks
Renew by December 31 of each even-numbered year

Documents

What you need to submit

4 documents listed by the licensing agency.

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Board application
Criminal history check
Proof of good standing with BACB and other jurisdictions

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Staffing

Staffing and training requirements

Staffing: Assistant behavior analysts and RBTs must practice under supervision meeting NRS 641D.610

Medicaid

Enrolling as a Nevada Medicaid provider

Program: Nevada Medicaid and Nevada Check Up (Nevada Health Authority)
Enrollment portal: Provider Flex (new enrollments, re-enrollments, ownership changes); Provider Web Portal (revalidations and updates)
Fiscal agent: Gainwell Technologies
Application fee: Under the federal rule (42 CFR 455.460), institutional providers pay the CMS application fee when they first enroll, re-enroll or revalidate. The fee is $750 for calendar year 2026. Individual physicians and non-physician practitioners do not pay it. A fee already paid to Medicare or to another state's Medicaid program counts. Nevada's enrollment page and booklet do not list a separate state fee.
Fingerprinting: Provider types 19, 29, 33, 58 (specialty 205), 63, 64, 65 and 93 (specialty 708) must send a signed Nevada Department of Public Safety fingerprint background waiver for each owner holding 5% or more, because those owners may need a fingerprint-based criminal background check under 42 CFR 455.434. Under federal rules (42 CFR 455.434 and 455.450), the state places provider types in 'limited', 'moderate' or 'high' risk levels. High-risk providers, and anyone who owns 5% or more of one, must submit fingerprints for a criminal background check.
Site visit: Under federal rule (42 CFR 455.432), the state must visit moderate- and high-risk providers before and after enrollment. Every enrolled provider must allow unannounced on-site inspections. Nevada's enrollment booklet does not describe a separate state site visit process.
Revalidation: At least every 5 years; DMEPOS providers (provider type 33) every 3 years. Notices go out 120, 90, 60 and 20 days before the due date. A provider can revalidate up to one year early through the Provider Web Portal ('Revalidate-Update Provider'). The application must be approved before the due date, or the contract ends and the provider cannot serve fee-for-service or MCO members. Nevada also runs an accelerated revalidation of high-risk providers (Web Announcement 3935).

Full Nevada Medicaid enrollment guide →

Certificate of need

Does Nevada require a certificate of need?

CON program: Yes
Program: Approval of Director for certain projects (NRS 439A.100), commonly called certificate of need
Agency: Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, Director (health planning); licensing withheld by the Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division of the Nevada Health Authority
Services covered: new construction by or for any health facility costing more than the greater of $2,000,000 or a regulatory amount, but only in counties under 100,000 population or in cities/towns under 25,000 inside larger counties
closure of a hospital, or its conversion to another facility type, in counties of 100,000 or more (NRS 439A.102)

Nevada certificate of need details →

Labor

Nevada wage floor

State minimum wage: $12.00 an hour
Effective: 2024-07-01
Scheduled increases: No scheduled change found in the official sources reviewed.
Direct-care wage floor: SB 511 (2023): to get the $25/hour personal care services rate, providers must pay direct care workers at least $16.00/hour (from 2024-01-01) and sign a wage attestation.
Rate pass-through: Of the $25/hour PCS rate, not less than $16 must be paid as hourly wages to direct care workers (SB 511, s. 68).
HCBS 80/20 rule: Federal baseline: 42 CFR 441.302(k) requires the state to show that each provider spends at least 80% of Medicaid payments for homemaker, home health aide and personal care services under 1915(c) waivers on direct care worker pay and benefits. Compliance starts 2030-07-09 (for managed care, the first rating period starting on or after that date); annual payment-adequacy reporting under 441.311(e) starts 2028-07-09. A state may set a lower share for state-defined small providers and exempt providers facing hardship, each only through a public notice-and-comment process. The eCFR text has not changed since 2024-07-09. No state-published 80/20 implementation step (small-provider criteria, hardship exemption or reporting guidance) was found for this state in the official sources reviewed.

Market

Nevada market size

Counts from federal public files: NPPES (active organization NPIs), CMS Care Compare and CMS Medicaid enrollment.

Applied behavior analysis organizations — active organization NPIs (NPPES): 503 (as of Sep 13, 2026)
Total Medicaid and CHIP enrollment (latest reported month): 711,617 (as of Jun 1, 2026)

Rates

What Nevada Medicaid pays

Applied behavior analysis (ABA): published Nevada fee-for-service rates, each linked to its source.

Service	Code	Nevada rate	Per hour	Rank
One-on-one ABA therapy by a technicianBehavior technician	97153	$13.01per 15 min	$52.04	30 of 42
ABA therapy with plan changes by an analystBehavior analyst	97155	$30.10per 15 min	$120.40	16 of 41
ABA assessment by a behavior analystBehavior analyst	97151	$29.14per 15 min	$116.56	21 of 41
ABA assessment support by a technicianBehavior technician	97152	$15.60per 15 min	$62.40	19 of 29
ABA parent and caregiver trainingBehavior analyst	97156	$21.32per 15 min	$85.28	28 of 43

All Nevada ABA Medicaid rates, ranked →

Waivers

Nevada HCBS waivers

Medicaid home and community-based services programs that may pay for this service.

NV HCBS Waiver for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (1915(c))
NV Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver for Persons with Physical Disabilities (1915(c))
NV Waiver for Structured Family Caregiving (1915(c))
NV Waiver for the Frail Elderly (1915(c))

Nevada waivers and waiting lists →

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do you need a license to start an ABA practice in Nevada?

Nevada requires a Licensed Behavior Analyst; Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst; Registered Behavior Technician (state registration) from Nevada Board of Applied Behavior Analysis to operate an ABA practice. Fee: Per adopted regulation R005-24, sec. 45. Behavior analyst: $100 application + $400 initial license. Assistant: $100 application + $275 initial license. Registered behavior technician: $70 initial registration. State exam: board's actual cost plus $100.

How much does an ABA practice license cost in Nevada?

Per adopted regulation R005-24, sec. 45. Behavior analyst: $100 application + $400 initial license. Assistant: $100 application + $275 initial license. Registered behavior technician: $70 initial registration. State exam: board's actual cost plus $100. Renewal: Every 2 years · All licenses and registrations expire December 31 of even-numbered years. Biennial renewal: behavior analyst $400, assistant $275, RBT $70; late renewal $50. Reinstatement: behavior analyst $500, assistant $325..

Does Nevada require a certificate of need for an ABA practice?

Nevada has a certificate of need program covering: new construction by or for any health facility costing more than the greater of $2,000,000 or a regulatory amount, but only in counties under 100,000 population or in cities/towns under 25,000 inside larger counties, closure of a hospital, or its conversion to another facility type, in counties of 100,000 or more (NRS 439A.102). Check whether your service is on that list.

How do you become a Medicaid provider in Nevada?

Enroll through Provider Flex (new enrollments, re-enrollments, ownership changes); Provider Web Portal (revalidations and updates) (https://www.medicaid.nv.gov/providers/enroll.aspx), run by Gainwell Technologies.

What does Nevada Medicaid pay a ABA practice?

Nevada Medicaid pays $13.01 per 15 min for one-on-one aba therapy by a technician, effective Jun 1, 2023, ranking 30 of 42 states.

How to start an ABA practice in Nevada