Bill Text: IN HB1051 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Credentialing of music therapists.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2013-02-25 - First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Economic Development & Technology [HB1051 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2013-HB1051-Amended.html

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January 24, 2013

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HOUSE BILL No. 1051

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DIGEST OF HB 1051 (Updated January 22, 2013 1:06 pm - DI 96)

Citations Affected: IC 25-23.9.

Synopsis: Credentialing of music therapists. Provides that an individual may not profess to be a certified music therapist unless the individual holds and maintains the credentialing administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). Provides that language concerning certification of music therapists does not apply to the practice of an occupation or a profession for which an individual is licensed, certified, or registered in Indiana by a state agency if the individual is practicing within the scope of the license, certificate, or registration of the individual. Requires the Indiana professional licensing agency (agency) to maintain a hyperlink to the Internet web site for the Certification Board for Music Therapists on the Internet web site of the agency.

Effective: July 1, 2013.

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    January 7, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions.
    January 23, 2013, amended, reported _ Do Pass.

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January 24, 2013

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)

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HOUSE BILL No. 1051

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning professions and occupations.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 25-23.9; (13)HB1051.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 25-23.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW ARTICLE TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]:
     ARTICLE 23.9. MUSIC THERAPISTS
    Chapter 1. Definitions
    Sec. 1. As used in this article, "music therapy" means the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship.
    Chapter 2. Activity by Noncertified Individuals
    Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the practice of an occupation or a profession for which an individual is licensed, certified, or registered in Indiana by a state agency if the individual is practicing within the scope of the license, certificate, or registration of the individual.
    Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 1 of this chapter, an individual may not:
        (1) profess to be a certified music therapist or a music

therapist;
        (2) use the initials "MT-BC" or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the individual is a certified music therapist; or
        (3) practice music therapy;
unless the individual holds and maintains the credentialing administered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists.
    Sec. 3. The Indiana professional licensing agency established by IC 25-1-5-3 shall maintain a hyperlink to the Internet web site for the Certification Board for Music Therapists on the Internet web site of the Indiana professional licensing agency.