Kansas added 31 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national total. This moderate influx, comprising 27 individuals and 4 organizations, suggests a steady, rather than rapid, expansion of the state's behavioral health infrastructure.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) field, the update includes 12 Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) and 2 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs). It is important to note that these counts can overlap, as 2 providers reported multiple taxonomies. The resulting 6-to-1 ratio of RBTs to BCBAs indicates a significant workforce of direct service providers, but also highlights a potential strain on supervision capacity, which is crucial for quality ABA service delivery.
Provider Demographics
Among the 27 individual providers, the workforce is predominantly female, with women accounting for 78% of the total. Male providers make up 22%. No organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data, indicating a diverse set of new entities rather than significant expansion from a single large provider.
This data suggests a growing pool of direct ABA service providers in Kansas, but also underscores the ongoing need to cultivate more BCBAs to maintain adequate supervision and support expanding access to quality ABA services across the state.
