Three steps
Find the state where you plan to work, then look at the credentials covered in its guide.
Choose the credential you hold or are working toward. You’ll find its requirements, supervision rules, and questions that still need an answer.
Open the linked law or board page before making a decision. Check that the rule applies to your credential and situation.
Search by state, profession, or credential, or browse the list below.
01 · MD
In Maryland, start with the credential for your profession: does it allow independent practice, or will you need supervision? Then check what opening the practice involves. The guide covers business structure, staffing, and local approvals, as well as privacy, telehealth, payers, and facilities.
02 · NY
New York’s State Education Department oversees all five professions in this guide. Start with your credential to find the rules for diagnosis, limited permits, and where you may work. Ownership, telepractice, and running a program also have credential-specific limits.
03 · NJ
New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs boards and committees oversee the five professions in this guide: counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, psychology, and behavior analysis. Choose your credential first. Then review associate practice and compacts, business structure and privacy, and any program or Medicaid managed-care requirements.
04 · PA
Pennsylvania’s Department of State boards oversee counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and psychologists. Behavior analysis is different: the state has a narrower Behavior Specialist license, along with setting, payer, and program requirements, rather than a general behavior-analyst license.
05 · DE
Delaware’s Division of Professional Regulation boards oversee counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and psychologists. The state does not issue a general behavior-analyst license; school, autism-service, and Medicaid requirements still matter. The guide also covers telehealth and compacts, business and employment rules, privacy, and programs.
06 · NC
In North Carolina, your profession has its own board and credentials. Check whether your credential allows supervised practice, independent practice, or supervision of others. Business structure, interstate practice, facilities, and Medicaid each need a separate check.
07 · SC
South Carolina counselors and marriage and family therapists share an LLR board but have distinct credentials. Social work and psychology have their own boards. Your practice may also need out-of-state telehealth registration, an available compact privilege, local business licenses, or a facility license based on its services.
08 · TX
Texas administers counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, and psychology through BHEC, with separate member boards and rules. TDLR oversees behavior analysts. For your practice, also check telehealth, business structure, privacy and breach reporting, facility requirements, and the monthly Medicaid policy.
09 · AZ
Arizona’s two health-profession boards oversee the five professions in this guide. Choose your credential, then check the rules for supervised private practice, out-of-state telehealth, and compact privileges. Records, business structure, and behavioral-health facility licensing need attention too.
10 · CO
Colorado has separate DORA boards for counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and psychologists. Behavior-analysis practitioner licensure is coming in 2028. Check the dates carefully as telehealth, AI, facility, candidate, and payer requirements change.
11 · CA
California has separate requirements for clinical counseling, marriage and family therapy, clinical social work, psychology, and qualified autism services. Find your profession’s associate or practitioner rules first. Then check telehealth and professional corporations, privacy and employment, and any payer or facility requirements.
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State guidance tour
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Source-linked research
We build these guides from laws, administrative code, board rules, and official websites, then track and recheck the sources. Rules can change between reviews. Always confirm with the board before you act.
How we researchStart with the linked official source and the review date beside each finding. The guide can help you research a question, but it cannot decide how a rule applies to your practice.
Sometimes official sources disagree or leave a question unanswered. We point out those gaps beside the guidance so you know what to confirm before acting.
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