Bill Text: IA HF180 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the licensure of music therapists and providing for fees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF180 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF180-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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FILE
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BY
STAED
,
STUTSMAN
,
HUNTER
,
MASCHER
,
KRESSIG
,
KAJTAZOVIC
,
LUNDBY
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
WINCKLER
,
LENSING
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
ANDERSON
,
OURTH
,
BEARINGER
,
RUFF
,
STECKMAN
,
KEARNS
,
THOMAS
,
DUNKEL
,
HEDDENS
,
M.
SMITH
,
GASKILL
,
BERRY
,
KELLEY
,
GAINES
,
OLDSON
,
FORBES
,
MUHLBAUER
,
and
WOLFE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
licensure
of
music
therapists
and
1
providing
for
fees.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
147.1,
subsections
3
and
6,
Code
2013,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
“Licensed”
or
“certified”
,
when
applied
to
a
physician
3
and
surgeon,
podiatric
physician,
osteopathic
physician
and
4
surgeon,
physician
assistant,
psychologist,
chiropractor,
5
nurse,
dentist,
dental
hygienist,
dental
assistant,
6
optometrist,
speech
pathologist,
audiologist,
pharmacist,
7
physical
therapist,
physical
therapist
assistant,
occupational
8
therapist,
occupational
therapy
assistant,
orthotist,
9
prosthetist,
pedorthist,
respiratory
care
practitioner,
10
practitioner
of
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences,
practitioner
11
of
barbering,
funeral
director,
dietitian,
marital
and
12
family
therapist,
mental
health
counselor,
social
worker,
13
massage
therapist,
athletic
trainer,
acupuncturist,
nursing
14
home
administrator,
hearing
aid
dispenser,
or
sign
language
15
interpreter
or
transliterator
,
or
music
therapist
means
a
16
person
licensed
under
this
subtitle
.
17
6.
“Profession”
means
medicine
and
surgery,
podiatry,
18
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery,
practice
as
a
physician
19
assistant,
psychology,
chiropractic,
nursing,
dentistry,
20
dental
hygiene,
dental
assisting,
optometry,
speech
pathology,
21
audiology,
pharmacy,
physical
therapy,
physical
therapist
22
assisting,
occupational
therapy,
occupational
therapy
23
assisting,
respiratory
care,
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences,
24
barbering,
mortuary
science,
marital
and
family
therapy,
mental
25
health
counseling,
social
work,
dietetics,
massage
therapy,
26
athletic
training,
acupuncture,
nursing
home
administration,
27
hearing
aid
dispensing,
sign
language
interpreting
or
28
transliterating,
orthotics,
prosthetics,
or
pedorthics
,
or
29
music
therapy
.
30
Sec.
2.
Section
147.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
31
to
read
as
follows:
32
1.
A
person
shall
not
engage
in
the
practice
of
medicine
33
and
surgery,
podiatry,
osteopathic
medicine
and
surgery,
34
psychology,
chiropractic,
physical
therapy,
physical
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therapist
assisting,
nursing,
dentistry,
dental
hygiene,
1
dental
assisting,
optometry,
speech
pathology,
audiology,
2
occupational
therapy,
occupational
therapy
assisting,
3
orthotics,
prosthetics,
pedorthics,
respiratory
care,
4
pharmacy,
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences,
barbering,
social
5
work,
dietetics,
marital
and
family
therapy
or
mental
health
6
counseling,
massage
therapy,
mortuary
science,
athletic
7
training,
acupuncture,
nursing
home
administration,
hearing
aid
8
dispensing,
or
sign
language
interpreting
or
transliterating,
9
or
music
therapy,
or
shall
not
practice
as
a
physician
10
assistant,
unless
the
person
has
obtained
a
license
for
that
11
purpose
from
the
board
for
the
profession.
12
Sec.
3.
Section
147.13,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
13
following
new
subsection:
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
For
music
therapy,
the
board
of
music
15
therapy.
16
Sec.
4.
Section
147.14,
subsection
1,
Code
2013,
is
amended
17
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
18
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
x.
For
music
therapy,
three
members
licensed
19
to
practice
music
therapy
and
two
members
who
are
not
licensed
20
to
practice
music
therapy
and
who
shall
represent
the
general
21
public.
22
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
154G.1
Definitions.
23
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
24
requires:
25
1.
“Board”
means
the
board
of
music
therapy
designated
in
26
section
147.13.
27
2.
“Music
therapist”
is
an
individual
who
practices
music
28
therapy.
29
3.
a.
“Music
therapy”
is
the
specialized
use
of
music
and
30
music
materials
to
restore,
maintain,
and
improve
cognitive,
31
psychological,
social,
emotional,
affective,
physical,
sensory
32
or
sensorimotor,
motor,
communicative,
or
physiological
33
functioning.
34
b.
The
practice
of
music
therapy
means
the
application
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of
principles,
methods,
and
procedures
involving
the
use
of
1
music
to
provide
therapeutic
development
of
verbal
skills
and
2
nonverbal
behavior,
memory
recall,
improved
self-expression
3
and
socialization,
enhancement
of
self-esteem,
stress
and
pain
4
management,
cultural
and
spiritual
expression,
development
of
5
fine
and
gross
motor
skills,
improved
respiratory
functioning
6
and
speech,
and
sensory
integration
and
stimulation.
7
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
154G.2
Requirements
for
licensure.
8
1.
To
qualify
for
a
license
to
practice
music
therapy,
an
9
applicant
must
be
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age
and
shall
meet
10
all
of
the
following
requirements:
11
a.
A
bachelor’s
degree
or
higher
in
music
therapy
from
an
12
educational
program
that
included
clinical
training,
and
such
13
program
is
approved
by
the
board.
14
b.
Successful
completion
of
an
examination
approved
and
15
prescribed
by
the
board.
16
c.
Hold
in
good
standing
a
designation
approved
by
the
17
board,
including
any
of
the
following:
18
(1)
The
credential
“music
therapist
——
board
certified”
19
granted
by
the
certification
board
for
music
therapists.
20
(2)
A
professional
designation
of
registered
music
21
therapist,
certified
music
therapist,
or
advanced
certified
22
music
therapist
and
listed
as
such
on
the
national
music
23
therapy
registry.
24
d.
Evidence
of
physical,
mental,
and
professional
capability
25
for
the
practice
of
music
therapy
in
a
manner
acceptable
to
the
26
board.
27
e.
Evidence,
upon
review
by
the
board,
that
the
applicant
28
has
not
had
a
license
to
practice
music
therapy
or
other
health
29
care
license,
registration,
or
certificate
refused,
revoked,
or
30
suspended
by
any
other
jurisdiction
for
reasons
that
relate
to
31
the
applicant’s
ability
to
practice
music
therapy
unless
that
32
license,
registration,
or
certification
has
been
restored
to
33
good
standing
by
that
jurisdiction.
34
2.
The
application
must
be
accompanied
by
the
license
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fees
and
application
fees
established
by
the
board
and
by
the
1
documents,
affidavits,
and
certificates
necessary
to
establish
2
that
the
applicant
possesses
the
necessary
qualifications.
3
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
154G.3
Use
of
title
——
exceptions.
4
1.
A
person
shall
not
represent
oneself
to
the
public
as
a
5
music
therapist
or
as
being
otherwise
authorized
to
practice
6
music
therapy
or
use
any
titles,
words,
letters,
abbreviations,
7
or
insignia
indicating
or
implying
that
the
person
is
a
8
licensed
music
therapist
unless
the
person
has
been
licensed
9
according
to
this
chapter.
10
2.
This
chapter
and
chapter
147
do
not
prevent
a
person
11
licensed
in
another
profession,
or
personnel
supervised
by
such
12
a
licensed
professional,
from
providing
services
consistent
13
with
the
nature
of
music
therapy,
but
these
persons
shall
not
14
use
a
title
or
description
denoting
that
they
are
licensed
15
music
therapists.
16
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
154G.4
Duties
of
the
board.
17
The
board
shall
adopt
rules
consistent
with
this
chapter,
18
chapter
147,
and
chapter
272C
as
necessary
for
the
performance
19
of
its
duties
under
this
chapter,
chapter
147,
and
chapter
20
272C.
21
Sec.
9.
Section
272C.1,
subsection
6,
Code
2013,
is
amended
22
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
23
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
ag.
The
board
of
music
therapy,
created
24
pursuant
to
chapter
147.
25
Sec.
10.
INITIAL
BOARD.
26
1.
Notwithstanding
the
requirement
of
licensure
pursuant
27
to
section
147.14,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“x”,
the
initial
28
members
of
the
board
of
music
therapy
established
pursuant
to
29
this
Act
shall
be
appointed
as
follows
to
the
following
terms:
30
a.
Two
professional
members
holding
a
designation
described
31
in
section
154G.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”,
and
meeting
the
32
requirements
of
section
147.16
and
one
member
representing
the
33
general
public
shall
be
appointed
for
a
term
of
three
years.
34
b.
One
professional
member
holding
a
designation
described
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in
section
154G.2,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”,
and
meeting
the
1
requirements
of
section
147.16
and
one
member
representing
the
2
general
public
shall
be
appointed
for
a
term
of
two
years.
3
2.
Subsequent
appointments
to
the
board
shall
be
for
a
term
4
of
three
years,
in
accordance
with
section
147.19.
5
EXPLANATION
6
This
bill
enacts
new
Code
chapter
154G,
which
requires
the
7
licensing
of
music
therapists.
The
bill
provides
a
definition
8
for
the
practice
of
music
therapy.
9
The
bill
provides
that
the
practice
of
music
therapy
shall
10
be
regulated
by
a
board
of
music
therapy.
The
board
consists
11
of
five
members,
three
music
therapists,
and
two
members
12
representing
the
general
public.
13
The
bill
empowers
the
board
to
establish
license
fees
and
14
application
fees.
15
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
music
therapy
to
adopt
16
rules
consistent
with
Code
chapter
147,
relating
to
licensure
17
of
health
professionals,
generally,
new
Code
chapter
154G,
18
and
Code
chapter
272C,
relating
to
regulation
of
licensed
19
professions
and
occupations
and
to
continuing
education.
20
The
bill
provides
for
appointment
of
the
initial
board
of
21
music
therapy.
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