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MUSIC THERAPIST LICENSURE AMENDMENTS

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2014 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Rebecca P. Edwards

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Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies Title 58, Occupations and Professions, by creating a state
             10      certification designation for music therapists.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms, including "state certification," which means a designation granted by
             14      the division on behalf of the state to an individual who has met the requirements for
             15      state certification related to an occupation or profession;
             16          .    requires the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing to grant state
             17      certification to a person who qualifies under this chapter to engage in the practice of
             18      music therapy as a state certified music therapist;
             19          .    provides the qualifications and renewal requirements for being a state certified
             20      music therapist, which include the applicant providing satisfactory documentation
             21      of being board certified in good standing with the Certification Board for Music
             22      Therapists or an equivalent board as determined by division rule;
             23          .    provides that this act may not be construed to prevent a person from lawfully
             24      engaging in the practice of music therapy without state certification; and
             25          .    provides what constitutes unlawful conduct related to the state certification of music
             26      therapy, including that it is unlawful for a person who is not a state certified music
             27      therapist to use the title state certified music therapist, or represent that the person is
             28      a state certified music therapist, in connection with the person's name or business.
             29      Money Appropriated in this Bill:


             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      ENACTS:
             35           58-84-101 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             36           58-84-102 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             37           58-84-103 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             38           58-84-201 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             39           58-84-202 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             40           58-84-203 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             41           58-84-301 , Utah Code Annotated 1953
             42     
             43      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             44          Section 1. Section 58-84-101 is enacted to read:
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CHAPTER 84. STATE CERTIFICATION OF MUSIC THERAPISTS ACT

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Part 1. General Provisions

             47          58-84-101. Title.
             48          This chapter is known as the "State Certification of Music Therapists Act."
             49          Section 2. Section 58-84-102 is enacted to read:
             50          58-84-102. Definitions.
             51          In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102 , as used in this chapter:
             52          (1) "Practice of music therapy" means the clinical and evidence-based use of music
             53      interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship.
             54          (2) "State certification" means a designation granted by the division on behalf of the
             55      state to an individual who has met the requirements for state certification related to an
             56      occupation or profession described in this chapter.
             57          (3) "State certified" means, when used in conjunction with an occupation or profession


             58      described in this chapter, a title that:
             59          (a) may be used by a person who has met the state certification requirements related to
             60      that occupation or profession described in this chapter; and
             61          (b) may not be used by a person who has not met the state certification requirements
             62      related to that occupation or profession described in this chapter.
             63          Section 3. Section 58-84-103 is enacted to read:
             64          58-84-103. Rulemaking.
             65          When exercising rulemaking authority under this chapter, the division shall comply
             66      with the requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
             67          Section 4. Section 58-84-201 is enacted to read:
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Part 2. State Certification

             69          58-84-201. Qualifications for state certification.
             70          (1) The division shall grant state certification to a person who qualifies under this
             71      chapter to engage in the practice of music therapy as a state certified music therapist.
             72          (2) Each applicant for state certification as a state certified music therapist shall:
             73          (a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;
             74          (b) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
             75          (c) be of good moral character; and
             76          (d) provide satisfactory documentation that the applicant is board certified by, and in
             77      good standing with, the Certification Board for Music Therapists, or an equivalent board as
             78      determined by division rule.
             79          Section 5. Section 58-84-202 is enacted to read:
             80          58-84-202. Term of state certification.
             81          (1) The division shall grant state certification under this chapter in accordance with a
             82      two-year renewal cycle established by division rule.
             83          (2) At the time of renewal, an applicant for renewal shall provide satisfactory
             84      documentation that the applicant is board certified by, and in good standing with, the
             85      Certification Board for Music Therapists, or an equivalent board as determined by division


             86      rule.
             87          (3) If the board certification of a state certified music therapist required for obtaining or
             88      renewing state certification under this chapter is suspended, placed on probation, revoked, or
             89      has expired for any reason, the person:
             90          (a) shall suspend using the title state certified music therapist in connection with the
             91      person's name or business;
             92          (b) shall suspend representing to others that the person is a state certified music
             93      therapist; and
             94          (c) shall inform the division within two weeks of the suspension, probation, revocation,
             95      or expiration of the board certification.
             96          (4) When the division learns that the board certification of a state certified music
             97      therapist required for obtaining or renewing state certification under this chapter is suspended,
             98      placed on probation, revoked, or has expired for any reason, that person's state certification
             99      shall be revoked and may not be reinstated unless the person meets the requirements and again
             100      applies for state certification as described in Section 58-84-201 .
             101          Section 6. Section 58-84-203 is enacted to read:
             102          58-84-203. Limitation of state certification.
             103          Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a person from lawfully engaging in
             104      the practice of music therapy without state certification.
             105          Section 7. Section 58-84-301 is enacted to read:
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Part 3. Unlawful Conduct - Penalties

             107          58-84-301. Unlawful conduct.
             108          (1) It is unlawful for a person who is not a state certified music therapist to use the title
             109      state certified music therapist, or represent that the person is a state certified music therapist, in
             110      connection with the person's name or business.
             111          (2) It is unlawful for a state certified person whose board certification is suspended,
             112      placed on probation, revoked, or has expired for any reason to use the title state certified music
             113      therapist, or represent that the person is a state certified music therapist, in connection with the


             114      person's name or business.


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