Level II Provider

1. Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in behavioral health, child development or a related field (e.g., mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy, health science, education, sociology, nursing, human services, counseling, family studies), and meet at least one of the following requirements:

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• Have at least 1,000 hours of clinical experience and/or training in the evaluation and treatment of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a related condition.

• Have completed the equivalent in graduate-level coursework (refer to the equivalent coursework section on this page) at an accredited university. 
  Note: Coursework must be documented in one of the following areas: ASD or related condition diagnostics, ASD or related condition treatment strategies or child development.

• Be a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, Inc. (BACB) (refer to EIDBI – Treatment modalities – Certified providers).

• Be a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) through the BACB (refer to EIDBI – Treatment modalities – Certified providers).

• Be certified in one of the other treatment modalities recognized by DHS (refer to EIDBI – Treatment modalities).

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2. Have both:

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• An associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in a behavioral health, child development or a related field (e.g., mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy, health science, education, sociology, nursing, human services, counseling, family studies).

• At least 2,000 hours of supervised clinical experience delivering treatment to people with ASD or a related condition.
  Note: The provider can include hours worked as a mental health behavioral aide, special education paraprofessional or an EIDBI level III provider as required hours of experience.

 

3. Have at least 4,000 hours of supervised clinical experience delivering treatment to people with ASD or a related condition.

Note: The provider can include hours worked as a mental health behavioral aide, mental health practitioner, personal care assistance (PCA) worker, EIDBI level III provider or another role in a clinic or education setting as required hours of experience. 

 

4. Be both:

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• A graduate student in behavioral health, child development or a related field (e.g., mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy, health science, education, sociology, nursing, human services, counseling, family studies).

• Formally assigned by an accredited college or university to an EIDBI provider agency for clinical training with people with ASD or related conditions and receiving clinical supervision from a qualified supervising professional (QSP) affiliated with the agency.

 

5. Meet all of the following requirements:

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• Be age 18 or older.

• Be fluent in a non-English language or be certified by a tribal government.

• Complete the ASD Strategies in Action and EIDBI 101: Overview of the Benefit required trainings (refer to EIDBI – Individual EIDBI provider trainings).

• Receive observation and direction from a QSP or qualified level I provider at least once per week until they meet 1,000 hours of supervised clinical experience. 

 

6. Meet all of the following the requirements for provider shortage variance one:

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• Currently be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program at an accredited college or university in behavioral health, child development or a related field (e.g., mental health, special education, social work, psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy, health science, education, sociology, nursing, human services, counseling, family studies).

• Receive observation and direction from a QSP or level I provider at least twice per month until meeting 1,000 hours of supervised clinical experience. 
  Note: The provider can include hours worked as a mental health behavioral aide, personal care assistance (PCA) worker, special education paraprofessional or EIDBI level III provider as required hours of experience. If a level II provider graduates from a bachelor’s degree program or currently has a bachelor’s degree, the provider will remain enrolled as a level II provider under the variance while they complete the 1,000 hours of supervised clinical experience.

 

7. Meet all of the following the requirements for provider shortage variance two:

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• Be age 18 or older.

• Complete initial certification in their EIDBI agency’s treatment modality (refer to the initial certification section below).

• Complete the ASD Strategies in Action and EIDBI 101: Overview of the Benefit required trainings (refer to EIDBI – Individual EIDBI provider trainings).

• Receive observation and direction from the advance certification provider at least once per week until they meet 1,000 hours of clinical experience.