Bill Title: Creates the Music Therapist Registration Act. Starting 6months after the effective date of the Act, prohibits any person from practicing music therapy or presenting himself or herself as a music therapist in the State, unless he or she is registered under the Act, falls within one of its enumerated exemptions, or has been issued a temporary registration. Establishes the Music Therapy Committee. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to authorize credentialing examinations through the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). Sets qualifications for registration as a music therapist. Provides for licensure without examination for a music therapist who is licensed or otherwise certified as a Music Therapist-Board Certified (MT-BC) by another state or national certifying body which has substantially the same standards for registration as are required by the Act. Provides for the expiration, renewal, and restoration of music therapy registration. Creates a continuing education requirement. Establishes limits on the use of advertising. Effective November 1, 2011.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-08 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2977 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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