Bill Text: AZ SB1434 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Art therapy services; contracting requirements
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-01 - Chapter 242 [SB1434 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2017-SB1434-Chaptered.html
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House Engrossed Senate Bill |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-third Legislature First Regular Session 2017
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CHAPTER 242
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SENATE BILL 1434 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 46; Amending Title 36, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36‑218; amending title 36, chapter 5.1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36‑575; amending title 36, chapter 34, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-3416; relating to behavioral health services.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 32, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 46, to read:
CHAPTER 46
ART THERAPISTS
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
32-4601. Art therapists; title; violation
A. A person may not assume or use the title or designation of "art therapist" unless the person holds an active national registration in art therapy with the art therapy credentials board.
B. A violation of this section constitutes an unlawful practice under section 44‑1522. The attorney general may investigate and take appropriate action as prescribed by title 44, chapter 10, article 7.
Sec. 2. Title 36, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-218, to read:
36-218. Contracting requirements; art therapy services; definition
A. The department may contract for art therapy services, directly or through a contractor, only with an art therapist who holds an active national board certification in art therapy from the art therapy credentials board or who is a master's level graduate in art therapy under the active supervision of a board‑certified art therapist to qualify for national registration or board certification with the art therapy credentials board.
B. Subsection A of this section does not require the department to contract or reimburse for art therapy services.
C. For the purposes of this section, "art therapy" means the interactive use of psychotherapeutic principles and methods from an individual with master's level training in art media, the neurobiological implications of art‑making and art‑based assessment models to facilitate alternative modes of receptive and expressive communication and to define and implement therapeutic interventions to meet cognitive, developmental, behavioral and emotional needs.
Sec. 3. Title 36, chapter 5.1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-575, to read:
36-575. Contracting requirements; art therapy services; definition
A. The division may contract for art therapy services, directly or through a contractor, only with an art therapist who holds an active national board certification in art therapy from the art therapy credentials board or who is a master's level graduate in art therapy under the active supervision of a board‑certified art therapist to qualify for national registration or board certification with the art therapy credentials board.
B. Subsection A of this section does not require the division to contract or reimburse for art therapy services.
C. For the purposes of this section, "art therapy" means the interactive use of psychotherapeutic principles and methods from an individual with master's level training in art media, the neurobiological implications of art‑making and art‑based assessment models to facilitate alternative modes of receptive and expressive communication and to define and implement therapeutic interventions to meet cognitive, developmental, behavioral and emotional needs.
Sec. 4. Title 36, chapter 34, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-3416, to read:
36-3416. Contracting requirements; art therapy services; definition
A. The administration may contract for art therapy services, directly or through a contractor, only with an art therapist who holds an active national board certification in art therapy from the art therapy credentials board or who is a master's level graduate in art therapy under the active supervision of a board‑certified art therapist to qualify for national registration or board certification with the art therapy credentials board.
B. Subsection A of this section does not require the administration to contract or reimburse for art therapy services.
C. For the purposes of this section, "art therapy" means the interactive use of psychotherapeutic principles and methods from an individual with master's level training in art media, the neurobiological implications of art‑making and art‑based assessment models to facilitate alternative modes of receptive and expressive communication and to define and implement therapeutic interventions to meet cognitive, developmental, behavioral and emotional needs.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 1, 2017.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 1, 2017.
