Puerto Rico added 8 behavioral health providers in the latest weekly CMS update. All 8 were new this week and this year, representing 0% of the national total. This indicates a very localized and modest expansion within the island's behavioral health sector for this specific reporting period.
Workforce Composition
Of the 5 individual providers, none hold new Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) or Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) credentials. The new individual providers include one with a LICENCIADA credential, one with PSYCHOLOGIST, one with MSW-C, and one with M.S. One individual did not list a specific credential. This means there was no direct growth in the ABA-specific workforce or supervision capacity from this week's additions. The update also included 3 new organizations. Notably, 2 providers reported multiple taxonomies, indicating a breadth of services offered.
Provider Demographics
The individual providers are predominantly female, with women accounting for 80% (four individuals) and men representing 20% (one individual). No organizations appeared multiple times in this week's data. New providers are distributed across cities including San Juan, Juana Diaz, Caguas, Hatillo, and Utuado.
Overall, this week's data suggests a focus on general behavioral health and mental health professionals rather than an expansion of the ABA workforce in Puerto Rico.
