Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Kentucky
- Session
- 2026RS
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Administrative Regulations And Proceedings, Boards And Commissions, Fees, Fiscal Note, Health And Medical Services, Licensing, Mental Health, Occupations And Professions
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-01-06 05:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 309 to define terms; establish a licensing board for professional music therapists; require 3 members of the board to have engaged in the practice or teaching of music therapy for at least 3 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 practice music therapy; establish the process for license renewal, suspension, and revocation; establish fees for licensure; establish fee limitations; authorize the board to implement disciplinary actions; require a licensed professional music therapist to collaborate with a client's physician or other professional involved in the treatment of the client; require a licensed professional music therapist to collaborate with a client's mental health or substance use disorder professional involved in the treatment of the client; prohibit a licensed professional music therapist from replacing services provided by an audiologist or a speech-language pathologist; create the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Professional Music Therapists fund; establish a fine for violations; provide for initial board appointments.
Sponsors
- G. Neal (primary), primary
- J. Adams (primary), primary
- R. Thomas (primary), primary
- C. Armstrong (primary), primary
- K. Berg (primary), primary
- G. Clemons (primary), primary
- K. Herron (primary), primary