Behavioral Health Coach and Technician

Pathway to Licensure for Internationally Trained Applicant

Pathway to Utah Licensure for Internationally Trained Behavioral Health Coaches (BHC)

Welcome to the alternative pathway for internationally trained applicants seeking a Behavior Health Coach (BHC) license in Utah! This document outlines the requirements you must meet to apply through this pathway. Please read carefully and ensure you understand each requirement.

Education Requirements for Licensure

You must obtain an official course-by-course evaluation of your international educational credentials from a member institution of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

This evaluation must deem your education equivalent to a Bachelor's degree or higher on one of the following programs of study: Human and social services, counseling, psychology, social, behavioral, or health sciences, education and human development or the equivalent in the U.S.
The evaluation report must be sent directly from the NACES member institution to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL).
Please send us your Credential Evaluation report in one of the following ways:
- By Mail: Division Of Professional Licensing (DOPL)
  Attention: ITAC Team/Bureau 8
  Heber M. Wells Building, 4th Floor
  160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111.
- By Email: The evaluator can send your report to our email: [email protected] and [email protected]

Educational Requirement Form:

Complete the Educational Requirement Form
On this form, you must clearly indicate the specific courses within your academic program that covered the skills listed on the form.
The identified coursework must collectively fulfill a minimum of 9 credits in total.

Submit Your BHC Application to DOPL

Once you are deemed eligible and have ideally completed all the requirements, submit your official Behavioral Health Coach application to the DOPL webpage at https://dopl.utah.gov/behavioral-health/behavioral-health-apply-for-a-license/. Ensure all required documentation and fees are included as per the application instructions.

Important Considerations:

Timeline: Processing times for international applications vary. Credential evaluation and DOPL review can take several weeks.
Translated documents: Any document that is not originally in English must have translated versions.

Pathway to Utah Licensure for Internationally Trained Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT)

Welcome to the alternative pathway for internationally trained applicants seeking a Behavior Health Technician (BHT) license in Utah! This document outlines the requirements you must meet to apply through this pathway. Please read carefully and ensure you understand each requirement.

Education Requirements for Licensure

You must obtain an official course-by-course evaluation of your international educational credentials from a member institution of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

This evaluation must deem your education equivalent to an Associate's degree or higher in one of the following programs of study: human and social services, counseling, psychology, social, behavioral or health sciences, education and human development, or equivalent. in the U.S.
The evaluation report must be sent directly from the NACES member institution to the Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL).

Please send us your Credential Evaluation report in one of the following ways:

By Mail: Division Of Professional Licensing (DOPL)
Attention: ITAC Team/Bureau 8
Heber M. Wells Building, 4th Floor
160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84111.
By Email: The evaluator can send your report to our email: [email protected] and [email protected]

Educational Requirement Form:

Complete the Educational Requirement Form
On this form, you must clearly indicate the specific courses within your academic program that covered the skills listed on the form.
The identified coursework must collectively fulfill a minimum of 9 credits in total.

Submit Your BHC Application to DOPL

Once you are deemed eligible and have ideally completed all the requirements, submit your official Behavioral Health Technician application to the DOPL webpage at https://dopl.utah.gov/behavioral-health/behavioral-health-technician-certification-apply-for/. Ensure all required documentation and fees are included as per the application instructions.

Important Considerations:

Timeline: Processing times for international applications vary. Credential evaluation and DOPL review can take several weeks.
Translated documents: Any document that is not originally in English must have translated versions.

Do you have questions?

Read and understand the scopes of practice to learn if the license fits your experience.
Access our training resources at the Internationally-Trained Applicant Credentialing Program website.
Fill out our contact form and provide all necessary documents.
You can also email us at [email protected].

Behavioral Health Coach and Technician

Pathway to Licensure for Internationally Trained Applicant

Pathway to Utah Licensure for Internationally Trained Behavioral Health Coaches (BHC)

Education Requirements for Licensure

Educational Requirement Form:

Letter of Recommendation

Submit Your BHC Application to DOPL

Important Considerations:

Pathway to Utah Licensure for Internationally Trained Behavioral Health Technicians (BHT)

Education Requirements for Licensure

Please send us your Credential Evaluation report in one of the following ways:

Educational Requirement Form:

Submit Your BHC Application to DOPL

Important Considerations:

Do you have questions?

For more information on the Scope of practice - Limitations 58-60-601(4).