# Direct support professional (DSP) training requirements by state

> The register tracks direct support workforce training requirements for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with federal obligations listed separately. No release has been published yet, so no state value can be cited from it: every jurisdiction below is shown with its research status rather than a requirement. Nothing on this page is an estimate.

- Canonical page: https://ltssmatrix.com/states
- Status: No published release yet
- Source: LTSS Matrix by OMNEAN, https://ltssmatrix.com/

Questions by state: **All states** · [Training hours by state](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/training-hours.md) · [Training deadlines by state](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/training-deadlines.md) · [Renewal rules by state](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/training-renewal.md) · [Certification by state](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/certification.md)

## All 50 states and DC

| Jurisdiction | Research status | Published requirements | With initial deadline | With minimum duration | With renewal rule | With certification | Explicit findings |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alabama](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/alabama.md) (AL) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Alaska](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/alaska.md) (AK) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Arizona](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/arizona.md) (AZ) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Arkansas](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/arkansas.md) (AR) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [California](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/california.md) (CA) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Colorado](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/colorado.md) (CO) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Connecticut](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/connecticut.md) (CT) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Delaware](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/delaware.md) (DE) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [District of Columbia](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/district-of-columbia.md) (DC) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Florida](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/florida.md) (FL) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Georgia](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/georgia.md) (GA) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Hawaii](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/hawaii.md) (HI) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Idaho](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/idaho.md) (ID) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Illinois](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/illinois.md) (IL) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Indiana](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/indiana.md) (IN) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Iowa](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/iowa.md) (IA) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Kansas](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/kansas.md) (KS) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Kentucky](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/kentucky.md) (KY) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Louisiana](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/louisiana.md) (LA) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Maine](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/maine.md) (ME) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Maryland](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/maryland.md) (MD) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Massachusetts](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/massachusetts.md) (MA) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Michigan](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/michigan.md) (MI) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Minnesota](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/minnesota.md) (MN) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Mississippi](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/mississippi.md) (MS) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Missouri](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/missouri.md) (MO) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Montana](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/montana.md) (MT) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Nebraska](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/nebraska.md) (NE) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Nevada](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/nevada.md) (NV) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [New Hampshire](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/new-hampshire.md) (NH) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [New Jersey](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/new-jersey.md) (NJ) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [New Mexico](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/new-mexico.md) (NM) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [New York](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/new-york.md) (NY) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [North Carolina](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/north-carolina.md) (NC) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [North Dakota](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/north-dakota.md) (ND) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Ohio](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/ohio.md) (OH) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Oklahoma](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/oklahoma.md) (OK) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Oregon](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/oregon.md) (OR) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Pennsylvania](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/pennsylvania.md) (PA) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Rhode Island](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/rhode-island.md) (RI) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [South Carolina](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/south-carolina.md) (SC) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [South Dakota](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/south-dakota.md) (SD) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Tennessee](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/tennessee.md) (TN) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Texas](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/texas.md) (TX) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Utah](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/utah.md) (UT) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Vermont](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/vermont.md) (VT) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Virginia](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/virginia.md) (VA) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Washington](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/washington.md) (WA) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [West Virginia](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/west-virginia.md) (WV) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Wisconsin](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/wisconsin.md) (WI) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Wyoming](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/wyoming.md) (WY) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Federal](https://ltssmatrix.com/states/federal.md) (US) | No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Counts of published requirements and of those whose cited sources state each value. A zero with research "not started" or "in progress" means not yet located, not absent.

## Questions about state coverage

**How many states have published direct support professional training requirements?**

No release has been published yet, so the answer cannot be cited from this register. The page fills in automatically when reviewed research is published.

**Which states are complete for their declared scope?**

No release has been published yet, so the answer cannot be cited from this register. The page fills in automatically when reviewed research is published.

**Which states have not been researched yet?**

No release has been published yet, so the answer cannot be cited from this register. The page fills in automatically when reviewed research is published.

**Is there a federal training requirement for direct support professionals?**

No release has been published yet, so the answer cannot be cited from this register. The page fills in automatically when reviewed research is published.

**What counts as a source?**

Only official government documents: statutes, administrative codes, Medicaid waiver documents, provider manuals, and agency policy published on .gov domains. Each published value links to the passage that supports it, with the date it was retrieved.

## Related pages

- [National map of research coverage](https://ltssmatrix.com/map)
- [Search every published requirement by state, service, role, setting, or topic](https://ltssmatrix.com/explore)
- [Compare states side by side](https://ltssmatrix.com/compare)
- [Deterministic reports with numerators and denominators](https://ltssmatrix.com/reports)
- [Methodology and calculation rules](https://ltssmatrix.com/methodology)

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No published release yet. LTSS Matrix by OMNEAN: A public register of state training, competency, and certification requirements for direct support professionals (DSPs) and other staff roles delivering IDD and HCBS services, traced to official .gov sources. Where research is incomplete, this page says so.