assembly Bill A123

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the licensing of professional and clinical music therapists

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Jan 04, 2023 referred to higher education

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A123 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 163-A §§8450 - 8459, amd §§6503-a, 7605, 7706 & 8410, Ed L; amd §700, County L; amd §§1203, 1207 & 1301, Lim Lil L; amd §§121-1500 & 121-1502, Partn L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A10149
2019-2020: A4272
2021-2022: A5027

A123 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the licensing of professional and clinical music therapists encompassing the assessment, evaluation, and the therapeutic intervention and treatment of mental, emotional, developmental and behavioral disorders through the use of music.

A123 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    123
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SOLAGES, WOERNER, BRABENEC, BRONSON, MILLER,
   McMAHON, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on High-
   er Education
 
 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
 GENERAL  PROVISIONS FOR ALL PROFESSIONS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
 THIRTY OF THIS TITLE APPLY TO THIS ARTICLE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02061-01-3