Behavioral Health Business November 11, 2024
Last month, Massachusetts became the first state to require applied behavioral analysis (ABA) providers to become accredited.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services adopted the new rule in October after the Massachusetts attorney general and inspector general questioned the level of quality control at ABA clinics in the past year.
Providers who use ABA to treat patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder say they are on board with the accreditation requirement in Massachusetts and are hungry for further standards that level the playing field.
“Accreditation doesn’t guarantee business success,” Cathy Lopez, chief operating officer at Cortica, told Autism Business News. “But it does show existing and new teammates, our patients, and their families that Cortica takes its...
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