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SB 713 Art therapists and art therapy associates; definitions, licensure.

Introduced by: Jennifer L. McClellan | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Board of Counseling; licensure of art therapists and art therapist associates. Requires the Board of Counseling to adopt regulations establishing a regulatory structure to license art therapists and art therapist associates, as those terms are defined in the bill, in the Commonwealth and establishes an advisory board to assist the Board in this process. Under the bill, no person shall engage in the practice of art therapy or hold himself out or otherwise represent himself as an art therapist or art therapist associate unless he is licensed by the Board.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Board of Counseling; licensure of professional art therapists and professional art therapist associates. Establishes requirements for licensure as a professional art therapist and licensure as a professional art therapist associate and adds two representatives to the Board on Counseling who are licensed professional art therapists. The bill directs the Board to adopt emergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill.