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Registered Behavior Technician

Nevada registration to provide applied behavior analysis under qualified supervision.

Licensing authority: Board of Applied Behavior Analysis · Application information

Reinstatement following child support or subpoena compliance suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Compliance Letter
Under NRS 641D.730(2), the Board must reinstate upon receipt of the specified letter from the district attorney or other enforcing public agency confirming compliance with the subpoena or warrant or satisfaction of the arrearage.
Examinations
This mandatory compliance-letter reinstatement route in NRS 641D.730(2) imposes no examination.
Suspension
The credential was suspended under a district court order pursuant to NRS 425.540.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure or registration by endorsement under general licensing law
RBT Certification Examination
Additional Information
Under R005-24 Section 31, the Board may request additional information, an oral interview, or both. The interview is an applicant condition, not an independently identified examination.
Application
Submit the Board-prescribed application, accompanying materials and applicable fees under NRS 641D.300 and R005-24 Section 30.
Application Completion
The application expires if it is not complete within 180 days unless the Board approves a requested extension under R005-24 Section 32(3).
Background
Arrange the required fingerprints, provide written authorization and obtain the required criminal-history report; a conviction listed in NAC 641D.600 disqualifies the applicant.
Certification
Show current BACB RBT certification under NRS 641D.310(3); the Board may not impose additional education or training.
Child Support
Submit the signed child-support statement required by NRS 641D.330; issuance and renewal require compliance with the applicable child-support order or approved repayment plan.
Endorsement Eligibility
Hold a corresponding valid, unrestricted license from another United States jurisdiction and substantially similar qualifications under NRS 622.530(1), subject to implementing regulations and the profession-specific requirements of NRS 641D.310.
Endorsement History
NRS 622.530(2) requires no professional discipline, misconduct liability, suspended or revoked license, prior refusal, or pending disciplinary action; provide fingerprints or proof of a comparable criminal-background check, fees and the child-support statement.
Examination Timing
The BACB certification examination may have been passed before applying; current certification is required, and the exam leaf does not require an already certified applicant to retake it.
Immigration
Immigration or citizenship status alone is not grounds for denial; an applicant without a Social Security number supplies an alternative personally identifying number under NRS 641D.320.
Other Approved Examination
NRS 622.530(3)(a)(1) permits the Board, by regulation, to require a passing score on a nationally recognized or other approved examination; the unnamed remainder is a condition and does not create another examination identity.
Supervision
Provide notice of employment and qualifying supervision under NRS 641D.610 and R005-24 Section 30(5); supervision must comply with the Nevada-adopted BACB handbook provisions.
Statutory reinstatement after suspension for nonpayment within two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Rule Conflict
R005-24 Section 36(2) states: 2. A registration as a registered behavior technician that has been expired for more than 60 days may not be reinstated. NRS 641D.370 expressly retains the statutory reinstatement authority; this lower-ranked prohibition is shown as the Board’s stated restriction.
Examinations
NRS 641D.370(1) defines fee-suspension reinstatement without naming an examination.
Payment
Pay the current biennial renewal fee and the restoration fee specified by NRS 641D.370(1).
Suspension
NRS 641D.370(1) automatically suspends registration when the biennial renewal fee is unpaid for 60 days and permits reinstatement within two years after suspension.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure or registration through BACB certification
RBT Certification Examination
Additional Information
Under R005-24 Section 31, the Board may request additional information, an oral interview, or both. The interview is an applicant condition, not an independently identified examination.
Application
Submit the Board-prescribed application, accompanying materials and applicable fees under NRS 641D.300 and R005-24 Section 30.
Application Completion
The application expires if it is not complete within 180 days unless the Board approves a requested extension under R005-24 Section 32(3).
Background
Arrange the required fingerprints, provide written authorization and obtain the required criminal-history report; a conviction listed in NAC 641D.600 disqualifies the applicant.
Certification
Show current BACB RBT certification under NRS 641D.310(3); the Board may not impose additional education or training.
Child Support
Submit the signed child-support statement required by NRS 641D.330; issuance and renewal require compliance with the applicable child-support order or approved repayment plan.
Examination Timing
The BACB certification examination may have been passed before applying; current certification is required, and the exam leaf does not require an already certified applicant to retake it.
Immigration
Immigration or citizenship status alone is not grounds for denial; an applicant without a Social Security number supplies an alternative personally identifying number under NRS 641D.320.
Supervision
Provide notice of employment and qualifying supervision under NRS 641D.610 and R005-24 Section 30(5); supervision must comply with the Nevada-adopted BACB handbook provisions.
Retroactive late renewal after expiration of not more than 60 days
RBT Certification Examination
Child Support
Submit the required child-support statement and all other renewal information under NRS 641D.330 and 641D.360.
Continuing Education
Nevada imposes no state continuing-education requirement for RBT registration under R005-24 Section 35(2); BACB certification must still remain valid.
Current Certification
Provide evidence that the corresponding BACB certification remains valid and the holder remains in good standing under NRS 641D.360(1)(c)(2).
Examination Timing
The national leaf represents the currently offered examination underlying the required continuing BACB certification; these Nevada renewal provisions do not require a new sitting merely to renew.
Late Renewal
Under R005-24 Section 36(1), expiration of not more than 60 days may be cured retroactively by satisfying all renewal requirements and paying the late-renewal fee.
Renewal Deadline
Apply and pay the biennial renewal fee on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year; the Board-issued credential expires at midnight December 31 of each even-numbered year.
Supervision
Submit current employment and supervision information; before the third renewal and every third renewal thereafter, submit to the required criminal-history investigation, providing proof at least 90 days before expiration.
Removal of a practice limitation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Assessments
No particular examination is imposed by this route in NRS 641D.880. Any case-specific competence or health assessment ordered by the Board is an applicant condition.
Fitness
Provide the evidence of changed conditions and fitness the Board considers proper; the Board considers timing and public safety and may deny, modify or rescind its order.
Waiting Period
NRS 641D.880(1) permits an application after one year for removal of a Board-imposed practice limitation.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Statutory reinstatement after a fee suspension not cured within two years
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Rule
R005-24 Section 36(2) states: 2. A registration as a registered behavior technician that has been expired for more than 60 days may not be reinstated. The statutory fee-suspension route is retained with that lower-ranked restriction.
Competence
The Board may reinstate only if it also determines that the holder is competent to practice. This statutory competence determination is an applicant condition; NRS 641D.370 identifies no particular examination for it.
Payment
Pay the current biennial renewal and restoration fees under NRS 641D.370(1).
Suspension
The credential was suspended under NRS 641D.370 for nonpayment and was not reinstated within two years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Termination of Board imposed probation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Assessments
No particular examination is imposed by this route in NRS 641D.880. Any case-specific competence or health assessment is an applicant condition.
Fitness
Provide evidence of changed conditions and fitness required by the Board; timing and relief remain subject to the Board’s public-safety determination.
Waiting Period
NRS 641D.880(1) permits an application after one year for termination of probation.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
RBT Certification Examination
Child Support
Submit the required child-support statement and all other renewal information under NRS 641D.330 and 641D.360.
Continuing Education
Nevada imposes no state continuing-education requirement for RBT registration under R005-24 Section 35(2); BACB certification must still remain valid.
Current Certification
Provide evidence that the corresponding BACB certification remains valid and the holder remains in good standing under NRS 641D.360(1)(c)(2).
Examination Timing
The national leaf represents the currently offered examination underlying the required continuing BACB certification; these Nevada renewal provisions do not require a new sitting merely to renew.
Renewal Deadline
Apply and pay the biennial renewal fee on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year; the Board-issued credential expires at midnight December 31 of each even-numbered year.
Supervision
Submit current employment and supervision information; before the third renewal and every third renewal thereafter, submit to the required criminal-history investigation, providing proof at least 90 days before expiration.
Reinstatement of a revoked license or registration
RBT Certification Examination
Attestations
Submit the Board’s application and attest to no violations of relevant state or federal practice law and no pending civil or criminal action or other regulatory discipline during revocation.
Initial Requirements
Satisfy all current requirements for initial issuance under NRS 622A.410(2)(b), including corresponding BACB certification and, for the analyst licenses, the Nevada Jurisprudence Exam.
Other Assessments
NRS 641D.800 permits mental, physical, competence or other examinations designated by the Board; unnamed or case-specific examinations are conditions, not invented examination identities.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy additional Board requirements; the Board evaluates the original misconduct, subsequent conduct, elapsed time, veracity, rehabilitation and compliance, and may impose conditions on reinstatement.
Waiting Period
Apply after the no-application period of one to ten years prescribed in the revocation order under NRS 622A.410(1).

RBT Certification Examination

Provider
Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB); delivered by Pearson VUE in person at authorized Pearson VUE testing sites
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination offered only in English; each question has 4 possible answers and only 1 correct answer; all questions are equally weighted and the result is based on overall performance
Exam questions
85 multiple-choice questions: 75 scored and 10 unscored
Time limit
90 minutes
Passing score
Pass/fail; criterion-referenced passing score established by the modified Angoff method
Exam fee
$65 2026 certification application processing fee (BACB) plus $45 exam appointment (Pearson VUE)
Examination outline
  • A. Data Collection and Graphing (13 of 75 scored questions) (17%)
    • A.1. Implement continuous measurement procedures (e.g., frequency, duration, latency, interresponse time).
    • A.2. Implement discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., partial & whole interval, momentary time sampling).
    • A.3. Implement permanent product recording procedures.
    • A.4. Enter data and update graphs.
    • A.5. Describe behavior and environment in observable and measurable terms.
    • A.6. Calculate and summarize data in different ways (e.g., rate, mean duration, percentage).
    • A.7. Identify trends in graphed data.
    • A.8. Describe the risks associated with unreliable data collection and poor procedural fidelity.
  • B. Behavior Assessment (8 of 75 scored questions) (11%)
    • B.1. Conduct preference assessments (e.g., multiple stimulus, paired stimulus, free operant).
    • B.2. Participate in assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits (e.g., curriculum-based, developmental, social skills).
    • B.3. Participate in components of functional assessment procedures (e.g., descriptive assessment, functional analysis).
  • C. Behavior Acquisition (19 of 75 scored questions) (25%)
    • C.1. Implement positive and negative reinforcement procedures (e.g., immediately, contingently, according to schedules of reinforcement) along a continuum of dimensions (e.g., magnitude, intensity, variety).
    • C.2. Implement procedures to establish and use conditioned reinforcers.
    • C.3. Implement discrete-trial teaching procedures.
    • C.4. Implement naturalistic teaching procedures (e.g., incidental teaching, natural environment training).
    • C.5. Implement task analyzed chaining procedures (e.g., forward, backward, total task).
    • C.6. Implement discrimination training.
    • C.7. Implement procedures using stimulus and response prompts that include appropriate fading procedures (e.g., errorless, least-to-most, stimulus fading, time delay).
    • C.8. Implement generalization procedures (e.g., conduct intervention procedures across settings, people, and stimuli).
    • C.9. Distinguish between maintenance and acquisition procedures.
    • C.10. Implement shaping procedures.
    • C.11. Implement token economies.
  • D. Behavior Reduction (14 of 75 scored questions) (19%)
    • D.1. Identify common functions of behavior.
    • D.2. Implement antecedent interventions (e.g., NCR, high-probability request sequences, demand fading).
    • D.3. Implement differential reinforcement procedures (e.g., DRO, DRA, DRI, DRL, FCT).
    • D.4. Implement extinction procedures.
    • D.5. Implement positive and negative punishment procedures (e.g., time-out).
    • D.6. Describe secondary effects of extinction (e.g., extinction burst, response variation, resurgence, emotional responding) and punishment (e.g., emotional responses, escape and avoidance).
    • D.7. Implement crisis/emergency procedures.
  • E. Documentation and Reporting (10 of 75 scored questions) (13%)
    • E.1. Communicate concerns and suggestions from the intervention team (e.g., caregivers, teachers, service providers) with a supervisor in a timely manner.
    • E.2. Seek and prioritize clinical direction from a supervisor in a timely manner (e.g., training needs, data irregularities, following chain of command).
    • E.3. Report/document variables that might affect client progress in a timely manner (e.g., illness, medication, schedule changes).
    • E.4. Communicate objectively what occurred during the session in accordance with applicable legal, regulatory, and workplace requirements.
  • F. Ethics (11 of 75 scored questions) (15%)
    • F.1. Identify and apply core principles underlying the BACB’s ethics code for RBT certificants (e.g., benefit others; treat others with compassion, dignity, and respect; behave with integrity).
    • F.2. Provide behavioral technician services only after demonstrating competence.
    • F.3. Provide services only under ongoing supervision from supervisors who meet BACB requirements.
    • F.4. Identify effective supervision practices (e.g., receive training that includes instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback; observation of RBT service delivery).
    • F.5. Identify and comply with requirements for collecting, using, storing, protecting, and disclosing confidential information.
    • F.6. Identify and comply with requirements for making public statements about professional activities (e.g., social media activity; misrepresentation of professional credentials, behavior analysis, and service outcomes).
    • F.7. Identify types of and risks associated with multiple relationships, and how to mitigate those risks when they are unavoidable.
    • F.8. Adhere to the gift giving and receiving guidelines provided by the BACB’s ethics code for RBT certificants.
    • F.9. Identify and apply interpersonal and professional skills (e.g., accepting feedback, listening actively, seeking input, collaborating) when representing oneself as an RBT.
    • F.10. Engage in ongoing cultural humility and responsiveness (e.g., identify personal biases) in service delivery and professional relationships.
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