Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board

Act 351 of the 2013 Legislative Session created the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board and the Behavior Analyst Practice Act.  Act 351 provides for the licensure, certification and registration of individuals practicing ABA in the State of Louisiana.

The Louisiana State Board of Behavior Analyst Seal

The mission of the Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board is to protect the public from unauthorized, unqualified, and improper or unethical services by ensuring applied behavior analysis services received by the citizens of Louisiana meet or exceed the established published standards.

Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) Forms

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is authorized to acquire, preserve, and exchange fingerprints and associated information under 28 U.S.C. section 534. Depending on the nature of your application, supplemental authorities include Federal statutes, State statutes pursuant to Public Law 92-544, Presidential Executive Orders, and federal regulations. All users are required to provide the reason for all fingerprint-based transactions. There is an obligation to ensure requests for Criminal History Record Information are being conducted for only authorized purposes prior to the submission of the request to the FBI. Therefore, if the reason for the fingerprint-based transaction is licensure certification or registration, an application must have already been submitted to the board.

The Louisiana Behavior Analyst Board may use the criminal
convictions of applicants as a basis for denial of an application
for licensure. The Board is required to consider the following
factors in deciding whether to grant a license to an applicant
with one or more criminal convictions:

  1. the nature and seriousness of the offense(s);
  2. the nature of the specific duties and responsibilities for which the license is required;
  3. the amount of time that has passed since the conviction(s);
  4. facts relevant to the circumstances of the offense(s), including any
    aggravating or mitigating circumstances or social conditions
    surrounding the commission of the offense(s); and
  5. evidence of rehabilitation or treatment undertaken by the person since the conviction(s).

Note: See website home page to view Act 590 report for year end licensing report. Average timeline from receipt of completed application to issuance of license averages 3 – 5 weeks.

Contact Person: Krysta Babin/Executive Administrator 225-295-8413.

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