SB42
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Create new sections of KRS Chapter 309 to define terms; establish a licensing board for professional music therapists; require three members of the board to have engaged in the practice or teaching of music therapy for at least three years; prohibit any persons not licensed by the board from holding himself or herself out as a licensed professional music therapist; authorize the board to promulgate administrative regulations; authorize the board to issue a license to…
Introduced: January 7, 2025
Last action: January 9, 2025
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This bill would create an official licensing system for professional music therapists in Kentucky, setting up a new state board to issue, renew, and revoke licenses. It establishes rules for who can legally call themselves a licensed professional music therapist and outlines how they must work alongside a client's doctors, mental health, or substance use disorder professionals. The bill also sets fees, fines for violations, and limits on what licensed music therapists can and cannot…
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