Utah added 82 behavioral health providers in the latest CMS NPI registry weekly update, representing 1% of the national total. This modest share suggests a steady, rather than explosive, growth in the state's behavioral health workforce this period. Of the 126 total providers in the dataset, 111 are individuals and 15 are organizations.
ABA Workforce Composition
Within the applied behavior analysis (ABA) field, the update shows 4 providers with BCBA credentials and 59 with RBT credentials. The data indicates no providers hold both BCBA and RBT credentials simultaneously in this specific update, which is less common for career progression. The high ratio of RBTs to BCBAs, approximately 14.75 to 1, suggests a strong base of direct service providers but also highlights a potential strain on supervision capacity, crucial for maintaining quality ABA services and RBT professional development.
Provider Demographics and Key Organizations
Of the 111 individual providers, 89 (80%) are female, 19 (17%) are male, and 3 (3%) identify as nonbinary. This gender distribution aligns with national trends in the behavioral health sector, which is predominantly female. IHC HEALTH SERVICES INC was the only organization appearing multiple times in this update, with 2 entries, indicating its ongoing presence in the state's provider landscape.
The current workforce composition in Utah, particularly the high RBT-to-BCBA ratio, suggests a need for increased BCBA training and recruitment to ensure adequate clinical supervision and expand access to comprehensive ABA services across the state.
