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                                  5027--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 10, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SOLAGES, WOERNER, BRONSON, BRABENEC, WALCZYK,
   SCHMITT, B. MILLER, McDONOUGH,  McMAHON,  GRIFFIN  --  read  once  and
   referred  to  the  Committee on Higher Education -- recommitted to the
   Committee on Higher Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
   2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, the county law, the limited liability
   company  law  and the partnership law, in relation to the licensing of
   professional and clinical music therapists
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 163-A
 to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 163-A
                               MUSIC THERAPY
 SECTION 8450. INTRODUCTION.
         8451. DEFINITIONS.
         8452. AUTHORIZED PRACTICE AND THE USE OF  THE  TITLES  "LICENSED
                 PROFESSIONAL  MUSIC  THERAPIST"  AND  "LICENSED CLINICAL
                 MUSIC THERAPIST".
         8453. STATE BOARD FOR MUSIC THERAPY.
         8454. REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE.
         8455. LIMITED PERMITS.
         8456. EXEMPTIONS.
         8457. SPECIAL PROVISIONS.
         8458. BOUNDARIES OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY.
         8459. MANDATORY CONTINUING COMPETENCY.
   § 8450. INTRODUCTION. THIS ARTICLE APPLIES TO THE PROFESSION AND PRAC-
 TICE OF MUSIC THERAPY, AND TO THE USE OF THE  TITLES  "LICENSED  PROFES-
 SIONAL  MUSIC  THERAPIST"  AND "LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST".  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR ALL PROFESSIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE ONE  HUNDRED
 THIRTY OF THIS TITLE APPLY TO THIS ARTICLE.
   §  8451.  DEFINITIONS.  1.  (A)  THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED PROFESSIONAL
 MUSIC THERAPY SHALL MEAN THE CLINICAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED  USE  OF  MUSIC
 INTERVENTIONS  TO ACCOMPLISH INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES
 AND ABILITY LEVELS WITHIN A THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP, THROUGH THE DEVEL-
 OPMENT OF MUSIC THERAPY  TREATMENT  PLANS  SPECIFIC  TO  THE  NEEDS  AND
 STRENGTHS OF THE CLIENT WHO MAY BE SEEN INDIVIDUALLY AND/OR IN GROUPS.
   (B)  A  LICENSED  PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST USES INTERVENTIONS THAT
 MAY INCLUDE MUSIC IMPROVISATION, RECEPTIVE MUSIC LISTENING,  SONG  WRIT-
 ING,  LYRIC  DISCUSSION,  MUSIC AND IMAGERY, SINGING, MUSIC PERFORMANCE,
 LEARNING THROUGH MUSIC, MUSIC COMBINED WITH OTHER  ARTS,  MUSIC-ASSISTED
 RELAXATION,  MUSIC-BASED EDUCATION, ELECTRONIC MUSIC TECHNOLOGY, ADAPTED
 MUSIC INTERVENTIONS AND MOVEMENT TO MUSIC.
   (C) THE PRACTICE OF  LICENSED  PROFESSIONAL  MUSIC  THERAPY  DOES  NOT
 INCLUDE  THE SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS OR ASSESSMENT OF ANY PHYSICAL, MENTAL,
 OR COMMUNICATION DISORDER.
   2. (A) THE PRACTICE OF LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPY ENCOMPASSES THE
 SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPY AND,  IN  ADDI-
 TION,  INCLUDES  THE  ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, AND THE THERAPEUTIC INTER-
 VENTION AND TREATMENT, WHICH MAY BE EITHER PRIMARY, PARALLEL OR  ADJUNC-
 TIVE,  OF  MENTAL,  EMOTIONAL,  DEVELOPMENTAL  AND  BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
 THROUGH THE USE OF MUSIC AS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   (B) LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPISTS USE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS  AND
 MENTAL  HEALTH  COUNSELING  AND  PSYCHOTHERAPY TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE AND
 TREAT DYSFUNCTIONS AND DISORDERS FOR PURPOSES OF  PROVIDING  APPROPRIATE
 CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES.
   3.  PSYCHOTHERAPY  MEANS  THE TREATMENT OF MENTAL, NERVOUS, EMOTIONAL,
 BEHAVIORAL AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS, AND AILMENTS  BY  THE  USE  OF  BOTH
 VERBAL AND BEHAVIORAL METHODS OF INTERVENTION IN INTERPERSONAL RELATION-
 SHIPS  WITH  THE  INTENT  OF  ASSISTING THE PERSONS TO MODIFY ATTITUDES,
 THINKING, EFFECT, AND BEHAVIOR WHICH ARE  INTELLECTUALLY,  SOCIALLY  AND
 EMOTIONALLY MALADAPTIVE.
   §  8452.  AUTHORIZED  PRACTICE  AND  THE  USE  OF THE TITLES "LICENSED
 PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST" AND "LICENSED CLINICAL  MUSIC  THERAPIST".
 1.  (A)  ONLY A PERSON LICENSED OR EXEMPT UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL PRAC-
 TICE "LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPY" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF SECTION EIGHTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (B) ONLY A PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
 EIGHTY-FOUR  HUNDRED  FIFTY-FOUR  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL USE THE TITLE
 "LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST" OR THE DESIGNATION "LPMT".
   2. (A) ONLY A PERSON LICENSED OR EXEMPT UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL PRAC-
 TICE "LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPY" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO  OF
 SECTION EIGHTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   (B)  ONLY  A  PERSON  LICENSED  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION
 EIGHTY-FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  USE  THE  TITLE
 "LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST" OR THE DESIGNATION "LCMT".
   § 8453. STATE BOARD FOR MUSIC THERAPY. A STATE BOARD FOR MUSIC THERAPY
 "THE  BOARD",  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS ON RECOMMENDA-
 TION OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  ASSISTING  THE  BOARD  OF
 REGENTS  AND  THE DEPARTMENT ON MATTERS OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING, PRAC-
 TICE, AND CONDUCT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED EIGHT OF
 THIS TITLE. THE BOARD SHALL BE COMPOSED OF NOT LESS THAN TWELVE MEMBERS,
 OF WHICH FIVE SHALL BE  LICENSED  PROFESSIONAL  MUSIC  THERAPISTS,  FIVE
 SHALL BE LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPISTS, AND TWO SHALL BE MEMBERS OF
 THE  PUBLIC.  MEMBERS  OF  THE FIRST BOARD NEED NOT BE LICENSED PRIOR TO
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 THEIR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD. THE TERMS OF THE FIRST APPOINTED MEMBERS
 SHALL BE STAGGERED SO THAT FOUR ARE APPOINTED FOR THREE YEARS, FOUR  ARE
 APPOINTED  FOR  FOUR  YEARS,  AND  FOUR ARE APPOINTED FOR FIVE YEARS. AN
 EXECUTIVE  SECRETARY  TO  THE  BOARD  SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF
 REGENTS ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE  COMMISSIONER  AND  SHALL  BE  LICENSED
 PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   §  8454.  REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE. 1. TO QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE AS A
 "LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST," AN APPLICANT SHALL FULFILL  THE
 FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (A) APPLICATION: FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT;
   (B)  EDUCATION:  HAVE RECEIVED AN EDUCATION, INCLUDING A BACCALAUREATE
 DEGREE IN MUSIC THERAPY FROM A PROGRAM REGISTERED BY THE  DEPARTMENT  OR
 DETERMINED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT TO BE THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT THEREOF,
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS;
   (C) EXPERIENCE: HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST TWELVE HUNDRED HOURS OF SUPER-
 VISED CLINICAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE IN MUSIC THERAPY, WITH NOT LESS  THAN
 ONE  HUNDRED EIGHTY HOURS OF PRE-INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AND NOT LESS THAN
 NINE HUNDRED HOURS OF INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE, SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPART-
 MENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS;
   (D) EXAMINATION: PROVIDE PROOF OF PASSING  A  NATIONAL  BOARD  CERTIF-
 ICATION  EXAMINATION  OR  PROVIDE  PROOF  OF  BEING  TRANSITIONED INTO A
 NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION CREDENTIAL, SATISFACTORY TO THE  BOARD  AND
 IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS, CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
 TO MUSIC THERAPISTS WHO HAVE MET THE  EDUCATION  AND  CLINICAL  TRAINING
 STANDARDS OF THE PROFESSION;
   (E) AGE: BE AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE;
   (F) CHARACTER: BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT; AND
   (G) FEES: PAY A FEE OF ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR AN INITIAL
 LICENSE  AND  A  FEE  OF  ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS FOR EACH TRIENNIAL
 REGISTRATION PERIOD.
   2. TO QUALIFY FOR A LICENSE AS A "LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC  THERAPIST,"
 AN APPLICANT SHALL FULFILL THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
   (A) APPLICATION: FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT;
   (B) EDUCATION: HAVE RECEIVED AN EDUCATION, INCLUDING A MASTER'S DEGREE
 OR  HIGHER IN MUSIC THERAPY OR A RELATED FIELD FROM A PROGRAM REGISTERED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT OR DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO BE THE  SUBSTANTIAL
 EQUIVALENT  THEREOF,  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS.
 THE GRADUATE COURSEWORK SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE
 FOLLOWING AREAS:
   (I) HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT;
   (II) THEORIES IN MUSIC THERAPY;
   (III) GROUP DYNAMICS;
   (IV) ASSESSMENT AND APPRAISAL OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS;
   (V) RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION;
   (VI) PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION AND ETHICS;
   (VII) FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC THERAPY AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY;
   (VIII) CLINICAL INSTRUCTION;
   (C) EXPERIENCE: HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST FIFTEEN HUNDRED HOURS OF POST-
 MASTER'S  SUPERVISED  EXPERIENCE  IN  MUSIC  THERAPY SATISFACTORY TO THE
 DEPARTMENT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS. SATIS-
 FACTORY EXPERIENCE OBTAINED IN AN ENTITY OPERATING UNDER A WAIVER ISSUED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED THREE-A OF THIS
 TITLE MAY BE ACCEPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT, NOTWITHSTANDING THAT SUCH EXPE-
 RIENCE MAY HAVE BEEN OBTAINED  PRIOR  TO  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  SUCH
 SECTION  AND/OR  PRIOR  TO  THE  ENTITY  HAVING OBTAINED A WAIVER.   THE
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 DEPARTMENT MAY, FOR GOOD CAUSE  SHOWN,  ACCEPT  SATISFACTORY  EXPERIENCE
 THAT WAS OBTAINED IN A SETTING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR A WAIV-
 ER BUT WHICH HAS NOT OBTAINED A WAIVER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OR EXPERIENCE
 THAT  WAS  OBTAINED IN GOOD FAITH BY THE APPLICANT UNDER THE BELIEF THAT
 APPROPRIATE AUTHORIZATION HAD BEEN OBTAINED FOR THE EXPERIENCE, PROVIDED
 THAT SUCH EXPERIENCE MEETS ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTABLE EXPERI-
 ENCE;
   (D) EXAMINATION: PROVIDE PROOF OF PASSING  A  NATIONAL  BOARD  CERTIF-
 ICATION  EXAMINATION  OR  PROVIDE  PROOF  OF  BEING  TRANSITIONED INTO A
 NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION CREDENTIAL, SATISFACTORY TO THE  BOARD  AND
 IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS, CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
 TO MUSIC THERAPISTS WHO HAVE MET THE  EDUCATION  AND  CLINICAL  TRAINING
 STANDARDS OF THE PROFESSION;
   (E) AGE: BE AT LEAST TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE;
   (F) CHARACTER: BE OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT; AND
   (G) FEES: PAY A FEE OF ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FOR AN INITIAL
 LICENSE  AND  A  FEE  OF  ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS FOR EACH TRIENNIAL
 REGISTRATION PERIOD.
   § 8455. LIMITED PERMITS.  1.  ON  RECOMMENDATION  OF  THE  BOARD,  THE
 DEPARTMENT  MAY  ISSUE  A  LIMITED  PERMIT TO PRACTICE LICENSED CLINICAL
 MUSIC THERAPY AND USE THE TITLE LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST TO  AN
 APPLICANT WHO HAS MET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A LICENSED CLIN-
 ICAL  MUSIC  THERAPIST  EXCEPT  THOSE  RELATING  TO  THE EXAMINATION AND
 PROVIDED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS  UNDER  THE  GENERAL  SUPERVISION  OF  A
 PROFESSIONAL  SUPERVISOR,  AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. THIS LIMITED
 PERMIT SHALL BE VALID FOR A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR  MONTHS;
 SUCH  LIMITED  PERMITS  MAY BE RENEWED, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE DEPART-
 MENT, FOR UP TO TWO ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR PERIODS.
   2. THE FEE FOR EACH LIMITED PERMIT SHALL BE SEVENTY DOLLARS.
   § 8456.  EXEMPTIONS.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE
 CONSTRUED TO:
   1.  APPLY TO THE PRACTICE, CONDUCT, ACTIVITIES, SERVICES OR USE OF ANY
 TITLE BY ANY PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO  PRACTICE  MEDI-
 CINE WITHIN THE STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE OF THIS
 TITLE  OR  BY  ANY  PERSON REGISTERED TO PERFORM SERVICES AS A PHYSICIAN
 ASSISTANT WITHIN THE STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED  THIRTY-ONE-B
 OF THIS TITLE OR BY ANY PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRAC-
 TICE  PSYCHOLOGY  WITHIN  THIS  STATE  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
 FIFTY-THREE OF THIS TITLE OR BY ANY PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHOR-
 IZED TO PRACTICE SOCIAL WORK WITHIN THIS STATE PURSUANT TO  ARTICLE  ONE
 HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS TITLE, OR BY ANY PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE
 AUTHORIZED  TO  PRACTICE  NURSING  AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE OR
 NURSE PRACTITIONER WITHIN THIS STATE PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-NINE OF THIS TITLE OR BY ANY PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHOR-
 IZED  TO PRACTICE APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS WITHIN THE STATE PURSUANT TO
 ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE, OR BY ANY PERSON LICENSED
 OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE MENTAL HEALTH  COUNSELING,  MARRIAGE
 AND  FAMILY THERAPY, CREATIVE ARTS THERAPY, OR PSYCHOANALYSIS WITHIN THE
 STATE PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED  SIXTY-THREE  OF  THIS  TITLE;
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT NO PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT, REGISTERED
 PROFESSIONAL NURSE, NURSE PRACTITIONER,  PSYCHOLOGIST,  LICENSED  MASTER
 SOCIAL  WORKER,  LICENSED  CLINICAL  SOCIAL  WORKER,  LICENSED  BEHAVIOR
 ANALYST, CERTIFIED BEHAVIOR ANALYST ASSISTANT,  LICENSED  MENTAL  HEALTH
 COUNSELOR,  LICENSED  MARRIAGE  AND  FAMILY THERAPIST, LICENSED CREATIVE
 ARTS THERAPIST, OR LICENSED PSYCHOANALYST MAY USE THE  TITLES  "LICENSED
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 PROFESSIONAL  MUSIC  THERAPIST," OR "LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST,"
 UNLESS LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
   2. PROHIBIT OR LIMIT ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CREDENTIALED UNDER ANY LAW,
 INCLUDING  ATTORNEYS, RAPE CRISIS COUNSELORS, CERTIFIED ALCOHOLISM COUN-
 SELORS AND CERTIFIED SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS  FROM  PROVIDING  MENTAL
 HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE ESTABLISHED AUTHORITIES.
   3. PROHIBIT OR LIMIT THE PRACTICE OF A PROFESSION LICENSED PURSUANT TO
 THIS  ARTICLE  BY  A  STUDENT,  INTERN OR RESIDENT IN, AND AS PART OF, A
 SUPERVISED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN AN INSTITUTION APPROVED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT.
   4. PROHIBIT OR LIMIT THE PROVISION OF PASTORAL COUNSELING SERVICES  BY
 ANY  MEMBER  OF THE CLERGY OR CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PRACTITIONER, WITHIN THE
 CONTEXT OF HIS OR HER MINISTERIAL CHARGE OR OBLIGATION.
   5. PROHIBIT OR LIMIT INDIVIDUALS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS,  ORGAN-
 IZATIONS,  OR  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  BUSINESSES,  FROM  PROVIDING INSTRUCTION,
 ADVICE, SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, OR INFORMATION TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES,
 AND RELATIONAL GROUPS.
   6. PROHIBIT OR LIMIT AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST  FROM  PERFORMING  WORK
 CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THIS TITLE.
   7.  PROHIBIT  OR  LIMIT  ANY  INDIVIDUAL  WHOSE  TRAINING AND NATIONAL
 CERTIFICATION ATTESTS TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S  PREPARATION  AND  ABILITY  TO
 PRACTICE  HIS  OR HER CERTIFIED PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION, IF THAT PERSON
 DOES NOT REPRESENT HIMSELF OR HERSELF AS A LICENSED  PROFESSIONAL  MUSIC
 THERAPIST OR LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST.
   §  8457.  SPECIAL  PROVISIONS.  1.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  APPLY TO ALL
 PROFESSIONS  LICENSED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE,   UNLESS   OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED.
   2.  ANY NONEXEMPT PERSON PRACTICING A PROFESSION TO BE LICENSED PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY FOR A LICENSE UNDER THIS ARTICLE  WITHIN
 ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE.  IF SUCH PERSON DOES NOT
 MEET  THE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  A LICENSE ESTABLISHED WITHIN THIS ARTICLE,
 SUCH PERSON MAY MEET ALTERNATIVE CRITERIA DETERMINED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT
 TO BE THE SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENT OF SUCH CRITERIA.
   3.  ANY  PERSON  WHO HOLDS AN ACTIVE BOARD CERTIFICATION CREDENTIAL IN
 MUSIC THERAPY FROM A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION  BODY  HAVING  CERTIFICATION
 STANDARDS ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE LICENSED AS A LICENSED
 PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION WITH-
 OUT   MEETING  ANY  ADDITIONAL  EDUCATION,  EXPERIENCE,  OR  EXAMINATION
 REQUIREMENTS.
   4. ANY PERSON WHO HOLDS AN ACTIVE BOARD  CERTIFICATION  CREDENTIAL  IN
 MUSIC  THERAPY  FROM  A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BODY HAVING CERTIFICATION
 STANDARDS ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN  MUSIC
 THERAPY  OR  A  RELATED  FIELD  SHALL BE LICENSED AS A LICENSED CLINICAL
 MUSIC THERAPIST ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION  WITHOUT  MEETING
 ANY ADDITIONAL EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, OR EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS.
   5.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  IS LICENSED AS A CREATIVE ARTS THERAPIST AND WHO
 POSSESSES A MINIMUM OF A BACHELOR'S  DEGREE  IN  MUSIC  THERAPY  OR  ITS
 EQUIVALENT  ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE LICENSED AS A
 LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST WITHOUT MEETING ANY ADDITIONAL  EDUCA-
 TION, EXPERIENCE, OR EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS.
   6.  ANY  PERSON  WHO  POSSESSES A MINIMUM OF A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE IN
 MUSIC THERAPY ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, WHO HAS  TEN  YEARS
 OF  POST-GRADUATE  MUSIC  THERAPY  EMPLOYMENT  AND HOLDS AN ACTIVE BOARD
 CERTIFICATION CREDENTIAL IN MUSIC THERAPY FROM A NATIONAL  CERTIFICATION
 BODY, AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE,
 EXCEPT  FOR  EXAMINATION,  AND  WHO FILES WITH THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN ONE
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 YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE  LICENSED  AS  A
 LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST.
   7.  ANY  PERSON  WHO POSSESSES A MASTER'S DEGREE IN MUSIC THERAPY OR A
 RELATED FIELD ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, WHO HAS FIVE  YEARS
 OF  POST-GRADUATE  MUSIC  THERAPY  EMPLOYMENT  AND HOLDS AN ACTIVE BOARD
 CERTIFICATION CREDENTIAL IN MUSIC THERAPY FROM A NATIONAL  CERTIFICATION
 BODY, AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE,
 EXCEPT  FOR  EXAMINATION,  AND  WHO FILES WITH THE DEPARTMENT WITHIN ONE
 YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE  LICENSED  AS  A
 LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST.
   8. ANY PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE MAY USE ACCEPTED CLAS-
 SIFICATIONS  OF SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, DYSFUNCTIONS AND DISORDERS, AS APPROVED
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  THE
 PRACTICE OF SUCH LICENSED PROFESSION.
   §  8458.  BOUNDARIES OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY. 1. IT SHALL BE DEEMED
 PRACTICING OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF HIS OR HER PROFESSIONAL  COMPETENCE
 FOR A PERSON LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, IN THE CASE OF TREATMENT
 OF  ANY SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, TO PROVIDE ANY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE FOR
 SUCH ILLNESS ON A CONTINUOUS AND SUSTAINED BASIS WITHOUT A MEDICAL EVAL-
 UATION OF THE ILLNESS BY, AND IN CONSULTATION WITH, A PHYSICIAN  REGARD-
 ING  SUCH  ILLNESS. SUCH MEDICAL EVALUATION AND CONSULTATION SHALL BE TO
 DETERMINE AND ADVISE WHETHER ANY MEDICAL  CARE  IS  INDICATED  FOR  SUCH
 ILLNESS.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, "SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS" MEANS
 SCHIZOPHRENIA, SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER, BIPOLAR DISORDER, MAJOR DEPRES-
 SIVE DISORDER, PANIC DISORDER, AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER.
   2. (A) ANY INDIVIDUAL WHOSE LICENSE OR AUTHORITY TO  PRACTICE  DERIVES
 FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM:
   (I) PRESCRIBING OR ADMINISTERING DRUGS AS DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER AS A
 TREATMENT,  THERAPY,  OR  PROFESSIONAL SERVICE IN THE PRACTICE OF HIS OR
 HER PROFESSION; OR
   (II) USING INVASIVE PROCEDURES AS A  TREATMENT,  THERAPY,  OR  PROFES-
 SIONAL SERVICE IN THE PRACTICE OF HIS OR HER PROFESSION. FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS  SUBDIVISION,  "INVASIVE  PROCEDURE"  MEANS  ANY PROCEDURE IN WHICH
 HUMAN TISSUE IS CUT, ALTERED, OR OTHERWISE INFILTRATED BY MECHANICAL  OR
 OTHER MEANS. INVASIVE PROCEDURE INCLUDES SURGERY, LASERS, IONIZING RADI-
 ATION, THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND, OR ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY.
   (B) (I) UNLESS AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, MUSIC
 THERAPISTS  SHALL NOT EVALUATE, EXAMINE, INSTRUCT, OR COUNSEL ON SPEECH,
 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION, AND SWALLOWING DISORDERS AND  CONDITIONS.  WHEN
 PROVIDING  EDUCATIONAL  OR  HEALTHCARE SERVICES, A MUSIC THERAPIST SHALL
 NOT REPLACE THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY AN AUDIOLOGIST OR A SPEECH-LANGUAGE
 PATHOLOGIST.
   (II) AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED AS A PROFESSIONAL  MUSIC  THERAPIST  SHALL
 NOT REPRESENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS AUTHORIZED TO TREAT A
 COMMUNICATION  DISORDER.  THIS SHALL NOT PROHIBIT AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSED
 AS A PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST FROM REPRESENTING TO THE  PUBLIC  THAT
 THE  INDIVIDUAL  MAY WORK WITH CLIENTS WHO HAVE A COMMUNICATION DISORDER
 AND ADDRESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
   (III) BEFORE PROVIDING MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES TO A CLIENT FOR AN IDEN-
 TIFIED CLINICAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL NEED, THE LICENSEE  SHALL  REVIEW  WITH
 THE  HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OR PROVIDERS INVOLVED IN THE CLIENT'S CARE, THE
 CLIENT'S DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT NEEDS, AND TREATMENT PLAN.
   (IV) BEFORE PROVIDING MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES TO A STUDENT FOR AN IDEN-
 TIFIED EDUCATIONAL NEED, THE LICENSEE SHALL REVIEW WITH  THE  INDIVIDUAL
 FAMILY  SUPPORT  PLAN  OR  INDIVIDUALIZED  EDUCATION  PROGRAM  TEAM, THE
 STUDENT'S DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT NEEDS, AND TREATMENT PLAN.
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   (V) DURING THE PROVISION OF MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES TO  A  CLIENT,  THE
 LICENSEE  SHALL  COLLABORATE, AS APPLICABLE, WITH THE CLIENT'S TREATMENT
 TEAM, INCLUDING  PHYSICIANS,  PSYCHOLOGISTS,  LICENSED  CLINICAL  SOCIAL
 WORKERS, OR OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
   (VI) DURING THE PROVISION OF MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES TO A CLIENT WITH A
 COMMUNICATION  DISORDER, THE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST SHALL
 COLLABORATE AND DISCUSS  THE  MUSIC  THERAPY  TREATMENT  PLAN  WITH  THE
 CLIENT'S AUDIOLOGIST OR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST.
   §  8459. MANDATORY CONTINUING COMPETENCY. 1. (A) EACH LICENSED PROFES-
 SIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST OR LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST SHALL REGIS-
 TER TRIENNIALLY WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO PRACTICE IN THE  STATE  AND  MUST
 COMPLY  WITH  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THE  MANDATORY  CONTINUING COMPETENCY
 REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION, EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED  IN  PARA-
 GRAPHS  (B)  AND  (C)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION. THOSE WHO DO NOT SATISFY THE
 MANDATORY CONTINUING COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED  TO
 PRACTICE  UNTIL  THEY  HAVE  MET  SUCH  REQUIREMENTS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN
 ISSUED A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, EXCEPT THAT  A  PERSON  MAY  PRACTICE
 WITHOUT  HAVING  MET  SUCH  REQUIREMENTS IF HE OR SHE IS ISSUED A CONDI-
 TIONAL REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
   (B) EACH LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST  OR  LICENSED  CLINICAL
 MUSIC THERAPIST SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE MANDATORY CONTINUING COMPETENCY
 REQUIREMENT  FOR THE TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION PERIOD DURING WHICH THEY ARE
 FIRST  LICENSED.  ADJUSTMENT  TO  THE  MANDATORY  CONTINUING  COMPETENCY
 REQUIREMENTS  MAY  BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FOR REASONS OF HEALTH OF
 THE LICENSEE WHERE CERTIFIED BY AN APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL,
 FOR EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES,  OR
 FOR  OTHER  GOOD  CAUSE  ACCEPTABLE  TO THE DEPARTMENT WHICH MAY PREVENT
 COMPLIANCE.
   (C) A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST OR LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC
 THERAPIST NOT ENGAGED IN PRACTICE,  AS  DETERMINED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,
 SHALL  BE  EXEMPT  FROM  THE MANDATORY CONTINUING COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT
 UPON THE FILING OF  A  STATEMENT  WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  DECLARING  SUCH
 STATUS. ANY LICENSEE WHO RETURNS TO THE PRACTICE OF MUSIC THERAPY DURING
 THE  TRIENNIAL  REGISTRATION PERIOD SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO
 REENTERING THE PROFESSION  AND  SHALL  MEET  SUCH  MANDATORY  CONTINUING
 COMPETENCY  REQUIREMENTS  AS  SHALL  BE PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS OF THE
 COMMISSIONER.
   2. AT THE END OF EACH TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION PERIOD, AN APPLICANT  FOR
 RE-REGISTRATION  AS  A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST OR LICENSED
 CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF HOLDING AN  ACTIVE  BOARD
 CERTIFICATION  CREDENTIAL IN MUSIC THERAPY FROM A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION
 BODY HAVING CERTIFICATION STANDARDS ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMISSIONER.
   3. (A) DURING EACH TRIENNIAL  REGISTRATION  PERIOD  AN  APPLICANT  FOR
 REGISTRATION  AS  A  LICENSED  PROFESSIONAL  MUSIC THERAPIST OR LICENSED
 CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST SHALL COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF THIRTY-SIX HOURS OF
 ACCEPTABLE LEARNING ACTIVITIES WHICH  CONTRIBUTE  TO  CONTINUING  COMPE-
 TENCE,  AS  SPECIFIED  IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION. A MAXIMUM OF
 TWELVE HOURS OF THE THIRTY-SIX HOURS MAY BE  SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL  COURSE-
 WORK  ACCEPTABLE  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT. AT LEAST TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE
 THIRTY-SIX HOURS SHALL BE IN AREAS OF STUDY PERTINENT TO  THE  SCOPE  OF
 PRACTICE  OF  MUSIC  THERAPY. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
 HOURS TAKEN DURING THE REGISTRATION  PERIOD  IMMEDIATELY  PRECEDING  THE
 EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION, CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS TAKEN DURING
 ONE TRIENNIUM MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUBSEQUENT TRIENNIUM.
   (B) THEREAFTER, A LICENSEE WHO HAS NOT SATISFIED THE MANDATORY CONTIN-
 UING COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT BE ISSUED A  TRIENNIAL  REGISTRA-
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 TION  CERTIFICATE  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT AND SHALL NOT PRACTICE UNLESS AND
 UNTIL A CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS  PROVIDED  FOR
 IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
   4.  THE  DEPARTMENT, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY ISSUE A CONDITIONAL REGIS-
 TRATION TO A LICENSEE  WHO  FAILS  TO  MEET  THE  CONTINUING  COMPETENCY
 REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED  IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, BUT WHO
 AGREES TO MAKE UP ANY DEFICIENCIES AND COMPLETE ANY ADDITIONAL  LEARNING
 ACTIVITIES  WHICH  THE DEPARTMENT MAY REQUIRE. THE FEE FOR SUCH A CONDI-
 TIONAL REGISTRATION SHALL BE THE SAME AS, AND IN ADDITION  TO,  THE  FEE
 FOR THE TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION.  THE DURATION OF SUCH CONDITIONAL REGIS-
 TRATION  SHALL  BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT BUT SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE
 YEAR. ANY LICENSEE WHO IS NOTIFIED OF THE  DENIAL  OF  REGISTRATION  FOR
 FAILURE  TO SUBMIT EVIDENCE, SATISFACTORY TO THE DEPARTMENT, OF REQUIRED
 CONTINUING COMPETENCY LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND WHO PRACTICES WITHOUT SUCH
 REGISTRATION MAY BE SUBJECT  TO  DISCIPLINARY  PROCEEDINGS  PURSUANT  TO
 SECTION SIXTY-FIVE HUNDRED TEN OF THIS TITLE.
   5.  AS USED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION, "ACCEPTABLE LEARNING
 ACTIVITIES" SHALL MEAN ACTIVITIES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO PROFESSIONAL PRAC-
 TICE IN MUSIC THERAPY, AND WHICH MEET THE STANDARDS  PRESCRIBED  IN  THE
 REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. SUCH LEARNING ACTIVITIES SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT  NOT  BE LIMITED TO, COLLEGIATE LEVEL CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT COURSES,
 SELF-STUDY ACTIVITIES, INDEPENDENT STUDY, FORMAL  MENTORING  ACTIVITIES,
 PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL SESSIONS, PUBLICATIONS
 IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS AND  PROFESSIONAL  DEVELOPMENT  PROGRAMS;  SUCH
 LEARNING  ACTIVITIES  MAY  BE  OFFERED AND SPONSORED BY NATIONAL, STATE,
 REGIONAL, AND LOCAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OR
 PARTIES ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT, AND  ANY  OTHER  ORGANIZED  EDUCA-
 TIONAL  AND  TECHNICAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT.
 PROVIDERS (OTHER THAN THOSE INDICATED BELOW AS EXEMPT FROM THE  APPROVAL
 PROCESS)  MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE STATE BOARD FOR MUSIC THERA-
 PY. TYPES OF APPROVED PROVIDERS INCLUDE:
   (A) ANY HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION THAT  OFFERS  PROGRAMS  THAT  ARE
 REGISTERED IN NEW YORK STATE AS LEADING TO LICENSURE IN MUSIC THERAPY;
   (B)  A  NATIONAL,  REGIONAL,  STATE,  OR  LOCAL SPONSOR OR PROVIDER OF
 COURSEWORK OR TRAINING THAT IS APPROVED BY THE  AMERICAN  MUSIC  THERAPY
 ASSOCIATION (AMTA) OR THE CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR MUSIC THERAPISTS, INC.
 (CBMT);  POSTSECONDARY  INSTITUTIONS,  OR  A  CONSORTIUM  OF SUCH INSTI-
 TUTIONS, THAT OFFER PROGRAMS THAT ARE REGISTERED AS  LEADING  TO  EITHER
 LICENSURE IN MUSIC THERAPY OR AUTHORIZATION TO PRACTICE AS A MUSIC THER-
 APIST,  OR  EQUIVALENT  PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ACCREDITED BY AN
 ACCEPTABLE ACCREDITING AGENCY, FOR CREDIT AND NON-CREDIT OFFERINGS;
   (C) AN ENTITY, HOSPITAL OR HEALTH  FACILITY  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO
 THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW;
   (D)  OR  AN  EQUIVALENT  ORGANIZATION AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
 ORGANIZATIONS THAT FALL UNDER THE FIRST THREE PARAGRAPHS LISTED ABOVE DO
 NOT HAVE TO SUBMIT A FEE OR AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL AS A PROVIDER OF
 CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR MUSIC THERAPISTS. HOWEVER, THEY  MUST  REGISTER
 WITH THE STATE BOARD FOR MUSIC THERAPY BY COMPLETING AN APPROVED PROVID-
 ER  REGISTRATION  FORM. EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH PROVIDE EDUCATION
 AS PART OF A LICENSURE QUALIFYING PROGRAM OR SPONSORS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR
 COURSE APPROVED BY THE CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR  MUSIC  THERAPISTS,  INC.
 (CBMT)  DO  NOT  NEED  TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. COURSES APPROVED BY THE
 CBMT AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFY FOR APPROVAL IN NEW YORK STATE.  THE  DEPART-
 MENT  MAY,  IN  ITS DISCRETION AND AS NEEDED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH
 AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC, REQUIRE THE COMPLETION OF  CONTINUING  COMPE-
 TENCY LEARNING ACTIVITIES IN SPECIFIC SUBJECTS TO FULFILL THIS MANDATORY
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 CONTINUING  COMPETENCY  REQUIREMENT.  LEARNING  ACTIVITIES MUST BE TAKEN
 FROM A SPONSOR APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, PURSUANT TO  THE  REGULATIONS
 OF THE COMMISSIONER.
   6.  A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST OR LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC
 THERAPIST SHALL MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETION OF ACCEPT-
 ABLE CONTINUING COMPETENCY ACTIVITIES AND SHALL PROVIDE SUCH  DOCUMENTA-
 TION AT THE REQUEST OF THE DEPARTMENT.  FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUCH DOCUMEN-
 TATION  UPON  REQUEST  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL BE AN ACT OF MISCONDUCT
 SUBJECT TO THE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO  SECTION  SIXTY-FIVE
 HUNDRED TEN OF THIS TITLE.
   7.  THE  MANDATORY  CONTINUING  COMPETENCY  FEE  SHALL  BE  FORTY-FIVE
 DOLLARS, PAYABLE ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF EACH TRIENNIAL  REGISTRA-
 TION PERIOD, AND SHALL BE PAID IN ADDITION TO THE TRIENNIAL REGISTRATION
 FEE.
   §  2.  Subdivision  13  of  section 700 of the county law, as added by
 chapter 358 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   13. In order to provide services  to  crime  victims,  witnesses,  and
 other  persons  involved  in the criminal justice system, and to support
 crime prevention programs, the district attorney may employ or  contract
 with persons licensed and registered to practice or otherwise authorized
 under  article one hundred fifty-three, one hundred fifty-four, [or] one
 hundred sixty-three, OR ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE-A of the education  law,
 or  contract  with entities authorized to provide the services specified
 in such articles, in connection with the provision of any services  that
 such  persons or entities are authorized to provide and that are author-
 ized by the district attorney.
   § 3. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a and paragraph d of subdivision  1
 of  section 6503-a of the education law, subparagraph (i) of paragraph a
 as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, and paragraph d as  added
 by chapter 130 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
   (i)  services  provided  under  article  one  hundred  fifty-four, one
 hundred sixty-three, ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE-A, or  one  hundred  sixty-
 seven of this title for which licensure would be required, or
   d.  Such  waiver shall provide that services rendered pursuant to this
 section, directly or indirectly, shall be  provided  only  by  a  person
 appropriately  licensed to provide such services pursuant to article one
 hundred thirty-one, one hundred thirty-nine,  one  hundred  fifty-three,
 one  hundred  fifty-four,  [or]  one hundred sixty-three, OR ONE HUNDRED
 SIXTY-THREE-A of this title, or by  a  person  otherwise  authorized  to
 provide  such  services under such articles, or by a professional entity
 authorized by law to provide such services.
   § 4. Paragraph c of subdivision 2 of section 6503-a of  the  education
 law,  as added by chapter 130 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as
 follows:
   c. an institution of higher education authorized to provide a  program
 leading  to  licensure in a profession defined under article one hundred
 thirty-one,  one  hundred  thirty-nine,  one  hundred  fifty-three,  one
 hundred  fifty-four  [or] one hundred sixty-three, OR ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-
 THREE-A of this title, to the extent that the scope of such services  is
 limited to the services authorized to be provided within such registered
 program; or
   § 5. Subdivision 4 of section 7605 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  The  practice,  conduct,  activities,  or  services  by any person
 licensed or otherwise authorized to practice  nursing  as  a  registered
 professional  nurse  or  nurse practitioner within the state pursuant to
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 article one hundred thirty-nine of this title or by any person  licensed
 or  otherwise authorized to practice social work within the state pursu-
 ant to article one hundred fifty-four of this title, or  by  any  person
 licensed  or  otherwise authorized to practice mental health counseling,
 marriage and family therapy, creative arts  therapy,  or  psychoanalysis
 within  the  state  pursuant  to article one hundred sixty-three of this
 title, OR BY ANY PERSON LICENSED OR  OTHERWISE  AUTHORIZED  TO  PRACTICE
 MUSIC  THERAPY  WITHIN  THE STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-
 THREE-A OF THIS TITLE, or any person licensed or otherwise authorized to
 practice applied behavior analysis within the state pursuant to  article
 one  hundred  sixty-seven of this title or any individual who is creden-
 tialed under any  law,  including  attorneys,  rape  crisis  counselors,
 certified  alcoholism  counselors, and certified substance abuse counse-
 lors from providing  mental  health  services  within  their  respective
 established authorities.
   § 6. Subdivision 1 of section 7706 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Apply to the practice, conduct, activities, services or use of any
 title by any person licensed or otherwise authorized to  practice  medi-
 cine within the state pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of this
 title  or  by  any  person registered to perform services as a physician
 assistant within the state pursuant to article one hundred  thirty-one-B
 of this title or by any person licensed or otherwise authorized to prac-
 tice  psychology  within  this  state  pursuant  to  article one hundred
 fifty-three of this title or by any person licensed or otherwise author-
 ized to practice nursing as a registered  professional  nurse  or  nurse
 practitioner  within  this state pursuant to article one hundred thirty-
 nine of this title or by any person licensed or otherwise authorized  to
 practice  occupational therapy within this state pursuant to article one
 hundred fifty-six of this title or by any person licensed  or  otherwise
 authorized  to  practice  mental  health counseling, marriage and family
 therapy, creative arts  therapy,  or  psychoanalysis  within  the  state
 pursuant  to  article  one  hundred sixty-three of this title, OR BY ANY
 PERSON LICENSED OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE MUSIC THERAPY WITHIN
 THE STATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE-A OF  THIS  TITLE,
 or  by  any  person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice applied
 behavior analysis within the  state  pursuant  to  article  one  hundred
 sixty-seven  of this title; provided, however, that no physician, physi-
 cian  assistant,  registered  professional  nurse,  nurse  practitioner,
 psychologist,  occupational therapist, licensed mental health counselor,
 licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed  creative  arts  thera-
 pist,  licensed  psychoanalyst,  LICENSED  PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERAPIST,
 LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST, licensed behavior analyst  or  certi-
 fied  behavior  analyst  assistant may use the titles "licensed clinical
 social worker" or "licensed master social worker", unless licensed under
 this article.
   § 7. Subdivision 1 of section 8410 of the education law, as amended by
 chapter 554 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Apply to the practice, conduct, activities, services or use of  any
 title  by  any person licensed or otherwise authorized to practice medi-
 cine within the state pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of this
 title or by any person registered to perform  services  as  a  physician
 assistant  within the state pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one-B
 of this title or by any person licensed or otherwise authorized to prac-
 tice psychology within  this  state  pursuant  to  article  one  hundred
 fifty-three of this title or by any person licensed or otherwise author-
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 ized  to  practice social work within this state pursuant to article one
 hundred fifty-four of this title, or by any person licensed or otherwise
 authorized to practice nursing as a  registered  professional  nurse  or
 nurse  practitioner  within  this  state pursuant to article one hundred
 thirty-nine of this title or by any person licensed or otherwise author-
 ized to practice applied behavior analysis within the state pursuant  to
 article  one hundred sixty-seven of this title OR BY ANY PERSON LICENSED
 OR OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE  MUSIC  THERAPY  WITHIN  THIS  STATE
 PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE-A OF THIS TITLE; provided,
 however, that no physician, physician's  assistant,  registered  profes-
 sional  nurse,  nurse practitioner, psychologist, licensed master social
 worker, licensed clinical social worker, licensed behavior analyst [or],
 certified behavior analyst assistant, LICENSED PROFESSIONAL MUSIC THERA-
 PIST, OR LICENSED CLINICAL MUSIC THERAPIST may use the titles  "licensed
 mental  health  counselor",  "licensed  marriage  and family therapist",
 "licensed creative arts therapist", or "licensed psychoanalyst",  unless
 licensed under this article.
   §  8. Subdivision (a) of section 1203 of the limited liability company
 law, as amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (a)  Notwithstanding  the education law or any other provision of law,
 one or more professionals each of whom is authorized by law to render  a
 professional  service within the state, or one or more professionals, at
 least one of whom is authorized by law to render a professional  service
 within  the  state,  may  form,  or  cause  to be formed, a professional
 service limited liability company for pecuniary profit under this  arti-
 cle for the purpose of rendering the professional service or services as
 such professionals are authorized to practice. With respect to a profes-
 sional  service  limited  liability  company  formed  to provide medical
 services as such services are defined in article 131  of  the  education
 law,  each  member  of  such  limited liability company must be licensed
 pursuant to article 131 of the education law  to  practice  medicine  in
 this  state.  With  respect  to a professional service limited liability
 company formed to provide dental services as such services  are  defined
 in article 133 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil-
 ity  company  must  be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the education
 law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect to a  professional
 service  limited liability company formed to provide veterinary services
 as such services are defined in article 135 of the education  law,  each
 member  of  such  limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to
 article 135 of the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this
 state. With respect to a professional service limited liability  company
 formed  to  provide  professional engineering, land surveying, architec-
 tural,  landscape  architectural  and/or  geological  services  as  such
 services  are defined in article 145, article 147 and article 148 of the
 education law, each member of such limited  liability  company  must  be
 licensed  pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the
 education law to practice one or more of such professions in this state.
 With respect to a professional service limited liability company  formed
 to  provide  licensed clinical social work services as such services are
 defined in article 154 of the education law, each member of such limited
 liability company shall be licensed  pursuant  to  article  154  of  the
 education  law  to practice licensed clinical social work in this state.
 With respect to a professional service limited liability company  formed
 to  provide  creative arts therapy services as such services are defined
 in article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited liabil-
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 ity company must be licensed pursuant to article 163  of  the  education
 law  to  practice creative arts therapy in this state. With respect to a
 professional  service  limited  liability  company  formed  to   provide
 marriage  and  family  therapy  services as such services are defined in
 article 163 of the education law, each member of such limited  liability
 company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to
 practice  marriage  and  family therapy in this state. With respect to a
 professional service limited liability company formed to provide  mental
 health  counseling  services as such services are defined in article 163
 of the education law, each member of such limited liability company must
 be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the  education  law  to  practice
 mental  health  counseling in this state. With respect to a professional
 service limited  liability  company  formed  to  provide  psychoanalysis
 services  as  such  services are defined in article 163 of the education
 law, each member of such limited  liability  company  must  be  licensed
 pursuant  to article 163 of the education law to practice psychoanalysis
 in this state.  WITH RESPECT TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY
 COMPANY FORMED TO PROVIDE MUSIC THERAPY SERVICES AS SUCH SERVICES    ARE
 DEFINED  IN  ARTICLE  163-A  OF  THE  EDUCATION LAW, EACH MEMBER OF SUCH
 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 163-A  OF
 THE  EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE MUSIC THERAPY IN THIS STATE. With respect
 to a professional service limited liability company  formed  to  provide
 applied behavior analysis services as such services are defined in arti-
 cle  167  of  the  education  law, each member of such limited liability
 company must be licensed or certified pursuant to  article  167  of  the
 education  law  to practice applied behavior analysis in this state.  In
 addition to engaging in such profession or professions,  a  professional
 service  limited  liability  company may engage in any other business or
 activities as to which a limited liability company may be  formed  under
 section  two  hundred  one  of this chapter.   Notwithstanding any other
 provision of this section,  a  professional  service  limited  liability
 company  (i)  authorized  to  practice  law  may  only engage in another
 profession or business or activities or  (ii)  which  is  engaged  in  a
 profession  or  other  business  or  activities  other than law may only
 engage in the practice of law, to the extent not prohibited by any other
 law of this state or any rule adopted by the appropriate appellate divi-
 sion of the supreme court or the court of appeals.
   § 9. Subdivision (b) of section 1207 of the limited liability  company
 law,  as  amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (b) With respect to a professional service limited  liability  company
 formed to provide medical services as such services are defined in arti-
 cle  131  of  the  education  law, each member of such limited liability
 company must be licensed pursuant to article 131 of the education law to
 practice medicine in this state. With respect to a professional  service
 limited  liability  company  formed  to  provide dental services as such
 services are defined in article 133 of the education law, each member of
 such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article  133
 of  the  education law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect
 to a professional service limited liability company  formed  to  provide
 veterinary  services  as such services are defined in article 135 of the
 education law, each member of such limited  liability  company  must  be
 licensed pursuant to article 135 of the education law to practice veter-
 inary  medicine  in  this  state. With respect to a professional service
 limited liability company formed to  provide  professional  engineering,
 land surveying, architectural, landscape architectural and/or geological
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 services  as  such  services are defined in article 145, article 147 and
 article 148 of the education law, each member of such limited  liability
 company  must  be  licensed  pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or
 article  148  of  the  education  law  to  practice  one or more of such
 professions in this state. With respect to a professional service limit-
 ed liability company formed to provide  licensed  clinical  social  work
 services  as  such  services are defined in article 154 of the education
 law, each member of such limited liability  company  shall  be  licensed
 pursuant  to article 154 of the education law to practice licensed clin-
 ical social work in this state. With respect to a  professional  service
 limited  liability  company  formed  to  provide  creative  arts therapy
 services as such services are defined in article 163  of  the  education
 law,  each  member  of  such  limited liability company must be licensed
 pursuant to article 163 of the education law to practice  creative  arts
 therapy  in  this  state. With respect to a professional service limited
 liability company formed to provide marriage and family therapy services
 as such services are defined in article 163 of the education  law,  each
 member  of  such  limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to
 article 163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy
 in this state. With respect to a professional service limited  liability
 company  formed  to  provide  mental  health counseling services as such
 services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of
 such limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to article  163
 of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state.
 With  respect to a professional service limited liability company formed
 to provide psychoanalysis services as such services are defined in arti-
 cle 163 of the education law, each  member  of  such  limited  liability
 company must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to
 practice  psychoanalysis  in this state.  WITH RESPECT TO A PROFESSIONAL
 SERVICE LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY  FORMED  TO  PROVIDE  MUSIC  THERAPY
 SERVICES  AS SUCH SERVICES ARE DEFINED IN ARTICLE 163-A OF THE EDUCATION
 LAW, EACH MEMBER OF SUCH LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY  MUST  BE  LICENSED
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 163-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE MUSIC THERAPY
 IN  THIS STATE. With respect to a professional service limited liability
 company formed to provide applied behavior  analysis  services  as  such
 services are defined in article 167 of the education law, each member of
 such limited liability company must be licensed or certified pursuant to
 article  167  of the education law to practice applied behavior analysis
 in this state.
   § 10. Subdivision (a) of section 1301 of the limited liability company
 law, as amended by chapter 475 of the laws of 2014, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (a)  "Foreign  professional service limited liability company" means a
 professional service limited liability company, whether or  not  denomi-
 nated  as  such,  organized  under the laws of a jurisdiction other than
 this state, (i) each of whose members and managers, if any, is a profes-
 sional authorized by law to render a professional  service  within  this
 state  and who is or has been engaged in the practice of such profession
 in such professional service limited liability company or a  predecessor
 entity, or will engage in the practice of such profession in the profes-
 sional  service limited liability company within thirty days of the date
 such professional becomes a member, or each of whose members and  manag-
 ers,  if  any, is a professional at least one of such members is author-
 ized by law to render a professional service within this state  and  who
 is  or  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice of such profession in such
 professional service limited liability company or a predecessor  entity,
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 or  will  engage  in the practice of such profession in the professional
 service limited liability company within thirty days of  the  date  such
 professional  becomes  a  member,  or  (ii)  authorized by, or holding a
 license,  certificate,  registration  or  permit issued by the licensing
 authority pursuant to,  the  education  law  to  render  a  professional
 service within this state; except that all members and managers, if any,
 of  a  foreign  professional  service  limited  liability  company  that
 provides health services in this state shall be licensed in this  state.
 With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company
 which provides veterinary services as such services are defined in arti-
 cle  135  of the education law, each member of such foreign professional
 service limited liability company shall be licensed pursuant to  article
 135  of  the education law to practice veterinary medicine. With respect
 to a  foreign  professional  service  limited  liability  company  which
 provides medical services as such services are defined in article 131 of
 the  education  law,  each  member  of such foreign professional service
 limited liability company must be licensed pursuant to  article  131  of
 the education law to practice medicine in this state.  With respect to a
 foreign  professional  service  limited liability company which provides
 dental services as such services are  defined  in  article  133  of  the
 education  law, each member of such foreign professional service limited
 liability company must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of the educa-
 tion law to practice dentistry in this state. With respect to a  foreign
 professional  service  limited  liability company which provides profes-
 sional engineering, land surveying, geologic, architectural and/or land-
 scape architectural services as such services  are  defined  in  article
 145,  article  147  and article 148 of the education law, each member of
 such foreign professional service  limited  liability  company  must  be
 licensed  pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article 148 of the
 education law to practice one or more of such professions in this state.
 With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company
 which provides licensed clinical social work services as  such  services
 are  defined  in  article  154 of the education law, each member of such
 foreign professional service limited liability company shall be licensed
 pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice clinical social
 work in this state. With  respect  to  a  foreign  professional  service
 limited  liability company which provides creative arts therapy services
 as such services are defined in article 163 of the education  law,  each
 member  of  such  foreign professional service limited liability company
 must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law  to  prac-
 tice  creative  arts  therapy  in  this state. With respect to a foreign
 professional service limited liability company which  provides  marriage
 and  family therapy services as such services are defined in article 163
 of the education law, each member of such foreign  professional  service
 limited  liability  company  must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of
 the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in this state.
 With respect to a foreign professional service limited liability company
 which provides mental health counseling services as  such  services  are
 defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of such foreign
 professional service limited liability company must be licensed pursuant
 to article 163 of the education law to practice mental health counseling
 in  this  state.  With respect to a foreign professional service limited
 liability  company  which  provides  psychoanalysis  services  as   such
 services are defined in article 163 of the education law, each member of
 such  foreign  professional  service  limited  liability company must be
 licensed pursuant to article  163  of  the  education  law  to  practice
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 psychoanalysis  in  this state.   WITH RESPECT TO A FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL
 SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY WHICH PROVIDES MUSIC THERAPY  SERVICES
 AS SUCH SERVICES ARE DEFINED IN ARTICLE 163-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW, EACH
 MEMBER  OF  SUCH  FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
 MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 163-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRAC-
 TICE MUSIC THERAPY IN THIS STATE. With respect to a foreign professional
 service limited liability company which provides applied behavior analy-
 sis services as such services are defined in article 167 of  the  educa-
 tion  law,  each  member  of  such  foreign professional service limited
 liability company must be licensed or certified pursuant to article  167
 of  the  education  law  to  practice  applied behavior analysis in this
 state.
   § 11. Subdivision (q) of section 121-1500 of the partnership  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  475  of  the  laws  of 2014, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (q) Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership  formed
 to  provide  medical services in this state must be licensed pursuant to
 article 131 of the education law to practice medicine in this state  and
 each  partner  of  a  registered limited liability partnership formed to
 provide dental services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti-
 cle 133 of the education law to practice dentistry in this state.   Each
 partner  of a registered limited liability partnership formed to provide
 veterinary services in this state must be licensed pursuant  to  article
 135  of the education law to practice veterinary medicine in this state.
 Each partner of a registered limited  liability  partnership  formed  to
 provide  professional  engineering, land surveying, geological services,
 architectural and/or landscape architectural services in this state must
 be licensed pursuant to article 145, article 147 and/or article  148  of
 the  education  law  to practice one or more of such professions in this
 state. Each partner of a registered limited liability partnership formed
 to provide licensed clinical social work services in this state must  be
 licensed  pursuant to article 154 of the education law to practice clin-
 ical social work in this state. Each partner  of  a  registered  limited
 liability  partnership  formed to provide creative arts therapy services
 in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the  education
 law  to  practice creative arts therapy in this state. Each partner of a
 registered limited liability partnership formed to provide marriage  and
 family therapy services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti-
 cle  163 of the education law to practice marriage and family therapy in
 this state. Each partner of a registered limited  liability  partnership
 formed  to  provide mental health counseling services in this state must
 be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the  education  law  to  practice
 mental  health  counseling  in  this state. Each partner of a registered
 limited liability partnership formed to provide psychoanalysis  services
 in  this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education
 law to practice psychoanalysis in this state. EACH PARTNER OF  A  REGIS-
 TERED  LIMITED  LIABILITY  PARTNERSHIP  FORMED  TO PROVIDE MUSIC THERAPY
 SERVICES IN THIS STATE MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 163-A OF THE
 EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE MUSIC THERAPY IN THIS STATE. Each partner of a
 registered limited  liability  partnership  formed  to  provide  applied
 behavior  analysis  service  in this state must be licensed or certified
 pursuant to article 167 of the education law to practice applied  behav-
 ior analysis in this state.
   §  12.  Subdivision (q) of section 121-1502 of the partnership law, as
 amended by chapter 475 of the laws  of  2014,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
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   (q)  Each  partner  of  a  foreign limited liability partnership which
 provides medical services in this state must  be  licensed  pursuant  to
 article  131  of the education law to practice medicine in the state and
 each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership  which  provides
 dental services in the state must be licensed pursuant to article 133 of
 the education law to practice dentistry in this state. Each partner of a
 foreign  limited liability partnership which provides veterinary service
 in the state shall be licensed pursuant to article 135 of the  education
 law  to  practice  veterinary  medicine in this state. Each partner of a
 foreign limited liability partnership which provides professional  engi-
 neering, land surveying, geological services, architectural and/or land-
 scape  architectural services in this state must be licensed pursuant to
 article 145, article 147 and/or article 148  of  the  education  law  to
 practice  one  or  more  of  such professions. Each partner of a foreign
 limited liability partnership which provides  licensed  clinical  social
 work  services in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 154 of
 the education law to practice licensed  clinical  social  work  in  this
 state.  Each  partner  of  a foreign limited liability partnership which
 provides creative arts therapy services in this state must  be  licensed
 pursuant  to  article 163 of the education law to practice creative arts
 therapy in this state. Each partner of a foreign limited liability part-
 nership which provides marriage and  family  therapy  services  in  this
 state  must  be licensed pursuant to article 163 of the education law to
 practice marriage and family therapy in this state. Each  partner  of  a
 foreign limited liability partnership which provides mental health coun-
 seling  services  in this state must be licensed pursuant to article 163
 of the education law to practice mental health counseling in this state.
 Each partner of a foreign limited liability partnership  which  provides
 psychoanalysis services in this state must be licensed pursuant to arti-
 cle  163  of the education law to practice psychoanalysis in this state.
 EACH PARTNER OF A REGISTERED LIMITED  LIABILITY  PARTNERSHIP  FORMED  TO
 PROVIDE  MUSIC  THERAPY SERVICES IN THIS STATE MUST BE LICENSED PURSUANT
 TO ARTICLE 163-A OF THE EDUCATION LAW TO PRACTICE MUSIC THERAPY IN  THIS
 STATE.  Each  partner  of  a foreign limited liability partnership which
 provides applied behavior  analysis  services  in  this  state  must  be
 licensed  or  certified  pursuant to article 167 of the education law to
 practice applied behavior analysis in this state.
   § 13. This act shall take effect twenty-four  months  after  it  shall
 have  become a law. Effective immediately the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such date.