M-FVF Guide: Monthly Fieldwork Verification Form

The Monthly Fieldwork Verification Form (M-FVF) is the official BACB document that you and your supervisor must sign every single month you accrue fieldwork hours. It is arguably the most critical piece of documentation in your path to becoming a BCBA.

The Golden Rule: The Signature Deadline

The M-FVF must be signed by both the trainee and the supervisor no later than the last day of the following calendar month.

For example, if you are documenting hours accrued in April, the M-FVF must be signed by May 31. If you and your supervisor sign the document on June 1, every hour you accrued in April is invalidated. The BACB offers no exceptions to this rule.

What Information is Required?

Before signing the M-FVF, you must populate it with the totals from your monthly documentation system (your Excel tracker). The form requires:

• Trainee name and BACB ID
• Supervisor name and certification number
• State or Country where fieldwork occurred
• Total independent hours
• Total supervised hours
• Total unrestricted hours
• Whether the required client observation occurred
• Confirmation of the number of supervision contacts

What the M-FVF is NOT

The M-FVF is not your documentation system. It is a summary verification of the month's totals. You must maintain a separate, detailed log of every single session (including dates, start/end times, activity types, and supervision summaries) to back up the totals reported on the M-FVF. In the event of an audit, the BACB will request both the M-FVFs and the detailed documentation system.

Additionally, if you switch supervisors mid-month or change fieldwork types (e.g., standard to concentrated), you must complete a separate M-FVF for each supervisor and each fieldwork type.