Congratulations on your decision to become licensed within the State of Nevada through the NV ABA Board. In the sections below, you will find information for how to complete this process.
Please select the appropriate registration option below to become a Licensed Behavior Analyst, Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst, or a Registered Behavior Technician within the State of Nevada. If you have an account with Certemy, please select that you do have an account and log in with your established credentials. If you do not have an account with Certemy, you will need to create one to complete the application online.
You must use the links provided below to log in and/or create your Certemy account.
The Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) is a graduate-level license in behavior analysis. Professionals certified at the LBA level are independent practitioners who provide behavior-analytic services. LBAs may supervise the work of LaBAs and Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and other professionals who implement behavior-analytic interventions.
A Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst (LaBA) is an undergraduate-level license in behavior analysis. Professionals certified at the LaBA level provide behavior-analytic services under the supervision of a Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA). Professionals licensed at the LaBA level may not provide behavior-analytic services without the supervision of LBA. LaBAs may supervise the work of Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs).
The Registered Behavior Technician is a paraprofessional certification in behavior analysis. RBTs assist in delivering behavior analysis services and practice under the direction and close supervision of an RBT Supervisor and/or an RBT Requirements Coordinator, who are responsible for all work RBTs perform.
Once Step 1 is completed, applicants will receive an email from the NV ABA Board indicating the process for obtaining a Criminal History by fingerprints. The background check only includes Nevada results that can be used to complete the registration process.
The process requires the applicant to provide completed fingerprint cards directly to the Nevada Department of Public Safety and request the results be returned directly to the NV ABA Board.
The cost of this process is $27 plus the fee charged by the vendor providing the print process. The results will be returned in approximately 45 days. When received by the NV ABA Board, a registration will be issued. Applicants must wait until clearance is received before providing ABA services.
Please note, that this process does not include the required national, FBI clearance. Once the Board receives FBI approval, all applicants choosing this option will be required to complete the fingerprint process again utilizing LiveScan to obtain national clearance. Additional fees will be required.
The NV ABA Board has prescribed, by regulation, fees for the issuance, renewal and reinstatement of a license or registration and any other services provided by the NV ABA Board pursuant to NRS 641D. The amount of such fees was determined, to the extent practicable, sufficient to pay the costs incurred by the NV ABA Board under the provisions of NRS 641D, and does not exceed the amount necessary to pay those costs.
In order to pay fees associated with an application and/or the Nevada Jurisprudence Exam, follow instructions provided in your Certemy account and from the email you received from NV ABA Board.
Nevada Revised Statute 641D requires the NV ABA Board to administer a state exam for applicants to obtain a license as a Licensed Behavior Analyst or Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst.
The NV ABA Board has elected to administer a state examination addressing the practice of applied behavior analysis, including, without limitation, federal and state laws, ethical principles and codes of professional conduct relevant to the practice of applied behavior analysis in this State. All candidates for licensure are required to take the same state examination.
The purpose of the state examination is to identify persons who possess the minimum qualifications, knowledge, experience, and level of competency necessary to be license-worthy behavior analysts, promote the competent practice of behavior analysis, and ensure public welfare in the State of Nevada.
In order to qualify to sit for the state exam, an applicant must hold current certification by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc.®, or any successor in interest to that organization, as either a Board Certified Behavior Analyst® or a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst®.
The state examination consists of 40 multiple-choice questions to be completed in 60 minutes. Each question has four answer choices and only one correct answer. There is no penalty for guessing; therefore, a candidate is encouraged to answer all the questions. All unanswered questions will be marked incorrect. The examination will be completed online through a unique link from ClassMarker that will be sent to the candidate’s email address on file.
A candidate with a mental or physical disability who requires additional time or special accommodations may submit a request to the Board for such arrangements.
The request must include:
The disability forms can be obtained through the Board. Please submit requests no later than 2 weeks prior to taking the exam, to allow the Board time to evaluate the request.
Nevada Applied Behavior Analysis Board
6170 Mae Anne Avenue, Suite 1
Reno, NV 89523
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Rachel Gwin serves as the representative of the general public on the Nevada Applied Behavior Analysis Board. Mrs. Gwin became aware of and interested in Applied Behavior Analysis when her youngest daughter was diagnosed with autism over 7 years ago. Mrs. Gwin earned her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Brigham Young University. Before having her 3 children, she taught 2nd grade in Utah, and Kindergarten (her favorite) in Nevada. In Colorado she also worked as an aide in an autism preschool and in a 7th grade special education class. She lives with her husband and three daughters in southern Nevada. In her precious spare time she enjoys reading, woodworking, spending time with her family, and attempting to garden in the desert.
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Christy Fuller received a Master’s from the University of Nevada, Reno in December 2011. While at UNR, she found a love for behavior analysis when she started working with young autistic learners in 2002. Since graduation, she has worked for big service providers and smaller service providers in schools, at home, and in clinics. She is passionate about our state and the application of our science, and is proud to have served on Nevada’s ABA Board since its inception. In her free time, she can be found spending time with family, hiking, running, tinkering in her garden, volunteering on other boards, or spending time with friends.
Dr. Patrick A. Leytham is a licensed Board Certified Behavior Analyst through the Behavior Analytic Certification Board and a Licensed Behavior Analyst through the State of Nevada. He has been practicing within the field of Applied Behavior Analysis as a Registered Behavior Technician (2017 – 2019) and a BCBA (2019 – current). Dr. Leytham earned his Doctorate of Philosophy in Special Education, focusing his studies on literacy strategies for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He is also licensed as a Special Educator (2007 – current), holds an endorsement to teach children with ASD, and has taught exceptional children (i.e., ADHD, ASD, FAS, ID, LD, etc.) from early childhood through high school in general education, resource, and self-contained classrooms. From 2011 through 2021, Dr. Leytham also taught special education coursework at multiple institutions of higher education (CSN, UNLV, WSU, TUN), wherein he (a) conducted research on children and adolescents with ASD, (b) published several articles relating to special education, behavior analysis, and teacher education preparation, (c) presented at local, national, and international conferences, and (d) engaged in community outreach programs focused on improving the lives of families with exceptional children. He currently serves as the Secretary/Treasure for the Nevada Applied Behavior Analysis Board. In his free time, Dr. Leytham enjoys watching soccer and ice hockey, as well as spending time outdoors spearfishing and camping.