What the official sources support
Applicability and exclusions are shown with each finding. “Qualified” or “conflicting” findings are not simplified into an operational answer.
Authority, credentials, and scope
Regulator, governing authority, credential names, regulated titles, scope boundaries, exemptions, and prohibited activities.
No general behavior-analyst license identified
Published research · ConfirmedWe did not identify a current general state behavior-analyst license in the official sources reviewed. Other professional, payer, facility, education, certification, or employment requirements may still apply.
- Applies to
- Use for School Behavior Analyst Standard Certificate, BACB or QABA certification where a setting rule requires it research in DE.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Application and practice status
Application, education, examination, background check, fees, temporary authority, endorsement, and supervised versus independent practice.
Public-school certificate
Published research · ConfirmedA behavior analyst providing behavior-analytic services in a Delaware public school generally needs the School Behavior Analyst Standard Certificate unless a stated educator exception applies.
- Applies to
- Use for School Behavior Analyst Standard Certificate, BACB or QABA certification where a setting rule requires it research in DE.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Supervision and workforce evidence
Supervisor qualifications, written agreements, settings, hours, reporting, license verification, and hiring or credentialing evidence.
School certification prerequisites
Published research · ConfirmedThe school certificate rule recognizes specified BCBA or QBA certification pathways and is an education credential, not a general DPR professional license.
- Applies to
- Use for School Behavior Analyst Standard Certificate, BACB or QABA certification where a setting rule requires it research in DE.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Cross-border and practice structure
Telehealth location rules, registration, compact privileges, ownership, entity naming, fee sharing, and multidisciplinary practice.
Autism-provider standards
Published research · ConfirmedDelaware autism-service rules separately use professional licensure, BACB certification, technician credentials, supervision, training, and disqualification requirements.
- Applies to
- Use for School Behavior Analyst Standard Certificate, BACB or QABA certification where a setting rule requires it research in DE.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Client-facing operations and records
Disclosure, consent, telehealth, emergencies, advertising, confidentiality, access, retention, minors, subpoenas, closure, fees, billing, and termination.
No general behavior-analyst license identified
Published research · ConfirmedWe did not identify a current general state behavior-analyst license in the official sources reviewed. Other professional, payer, facility, education, certification, or employment requirements may still apply.
- Applies to
- Use for School Behavior Analyst Standard Certificate, BACB or QABA certification where a setting rule requires it research in DE.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11
Maintenance, complaints, and monitoring
Renewal, continuing education, audits, inactive status, reinstatement, complaints, discipline, effective dates, exclusions, and unresolved interpretations.
Public-school certificate
Published research · ConfirmedA behavior analyst providing behavior-analytic services in a Delaware public school generally needs the School Behavior Analyst Standard Certificate unless a stated educator exception applies.
- Applies to
- Use for School Behavior Analyst Standard Certificate, BACB or QABA certification where a setting rule requires it research in DE.
- Known exclusions
- A payer, facility, employer, local government, or another professional board may impose additional requirements.
- Effective date
- No separate future date recorded
- Fact checked
- 2026-08-11