Alaska added 5 behavioral health providers in the latest weekly CMS update, accounting for 0% of the national total. This low volume of new enrollments suggests a minimal weekly expansion in the state's overall behavioral health workforce, indicating a slower pace compared to more populous states.
Workforce Composition and Credentials
Of the 5 new providers, 4 are individuals and 1 is an organization. Notably, the data shows 0 new BCBAs and 0 new RBTs, with no dual-credentialed professionals. This indicates that this week's additions do not directly contribute to the state's Board Certified Behavior Analyst or Registered Behavior Technician workforce. The listed taxonomies for these new providers include Nursing Facility, Counselor, Mental Health Counselor, and Acupuncturist, none of which are specific to applied behavior analysis.
Provider Demographics
Among the 4 individual providers, the gender breakdown shows 3 are female, representing 75%, and 1 is nonbinary, accounting for 25%. No male individual providers were added this week. Northern Roots Counseling, LLC was the sole organization added. No organizations appeared multiple times in this update.
The absence of new ABA-specific credentials in this week's data suggests that Alaska's ABA workforce growth will need to come from future enrollments or existing professionals, rather than these recent additions.
