Bill Text: AZ SB1376 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Music therapists; qualifications
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-26 - Governor Signed [SB1376 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2010-SB1376-Chaptered.html
Senate Engrossed |
State of Arizona Senate Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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SENATE BILL 1376 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 36, chapter 5.1, ARTICLE 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-567; relating to developmental disabilities.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 5.1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-567, to read:
36-567. Music therapists; minimum qualifications; definition
A. The division shall require qualifications for persons who provide music therapy services through a contract to persons with developmental disabilities. At a minimum these qualifications shall require current certification by a national certification board for music therapists. The division shall identify the services provided by music therapists who meet these qualifications as music therapy.
B. For the purposes of this section, "music therapy" means implementing habilitation goals through clinical and evidence‑based music therapy interventions to accomplish individualized goals and the services that are consistent with the overall individual program plan established by the planning team.