Full Text of SB1595 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Music | 5 | | Therapy Advisory Board Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | 7 | | "Board" means the Music Therapy Advisory Board. | 8 | | "Music therapist" means a person who is certified by the | 9 | | Certification Board for Music Therapists. | 10 | | "Music therapy" means the clinical and evidence-based use | 11 | | of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals for | 12 | | people of all ages and ability levels within a therapeutic | 13 | | relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed | 14 | | an approved music therapy program. The music therapy | 15 | | interventions may include music improvisation, receptive music | 16 | | listening, song writing, lyric discussion, music and imagery, | 17 | | singing, music performance, learning through music, music | 18 | | combined with other arts, music-assisted relaxation, | 19 | | music-based patient education, electronic music technology, | 20 | | adapted music intervention, and movement to music. The term | 21 | | "music therapy" does not include the diagnosis or assessment of | 22 | | any physical, mental, or communication disorder. | 23 | | "Department" means the Department of Financial and |
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| 1 | | Professional Regulation. | 2 | | "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and | 3 | | Professional Regulation or his or her designee. | 4 | | Section 10. Advisory board. | 5 | | (a) There is created the Music Therapy Advisory Board | 6 | | within the Department. The Board shall consist of 7 members | 7 | | appointed by the Secretary for a term of 2 years. The Secretary | 8 | | shall make the appointments to the Board within 90 days after | 9 | | the effective date of this Act. The members of the Board shall | 10 | | represent different racial and ethnic backgrounds, reasonably | 11 | | reflect the different geographic areas in Illinois, and have | 12 | | the qualifications as follows: | 13 | | (1) three members who currently serve as music | 14 | | therapists in Illinois; | 15 | | (2) one member who represents the Department; | 16 | | (3) one member who is a licensed psychologist or | 17 | | professional counselor in Illinois; | 18 | | (4) one member who is a licensed social worker in | 19 | | Illinois; and | 20 | | (5) one representative of a community college, | 21 | | university, or educational institution that provides | 22 | | training to music therapists.
| 23 | | (b) The members of the Board shall select a chairperson | 24 | | from the members of the Board. The Board shall consult with | 25 | | additional experts as needed. Four members constitute a quorum. |
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| 1 | | The Board shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after the | 2 | | appointment of members by the Secretary. Members of the Board | 3 | | shall serve without compensation. The Department shall provide | 4 | | administrative and staff support to the Board. The meetings of | 5 | | the Board are subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings | 6 | | Act. | 7 | | (c) The Board shall consider the core competencies of a | 8 | | music therapist, including skills and areas of knowledge that | 9 | | are essential to bringing about music therapy services to | 10 | | communities by qualified individuals. As relating to music | 11 | | therapy services, the core competencies for effective music | 12 | | therapists may include, but are not limited to:
| 13 | | (1) materials to educate the public concerning music | 14 | | therapist licensure; | 15 | | (2) the benefits of music therapy; | 16 | | (3) the utilization of music therapy by individuals and | 17 | | in facilities or institutional settings; | 18 | | (4) culturally competent communication and care; | 19 | | (5) music therapy for behavior change; | 20 | | (6) support from the American Music Therapy | 21 | | Association or any successor organization and the | 22 | | Certification Board for Music Therapists; | 23 | | (7) clinical training; and | 24 | | (8) education and continuing education requirements. | 25 | | Section 15. Report. |
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| 1 | | (a) The Board shall develop a report with its | 2 | | recommendations regarding the certification process for music | 3 | | therapists. The report shall be completed no later than 12 | 4 | | months after the first meeting of the Board. The report shall | 5 | | be submitted to all members of the Board, the Secretary, the | 6 | | Governor, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of | 7 | | the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and | 8 | | the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. The | 9 | | Department shall publish the report on its Internet website. | 10 | | (b) The report shall at a minimum include the following: | 11 | | (1) a summary of research regarding the best practices, | 12 | | curriculum, and training programs for designing a | 13 | | certification program in this State for music therapists, | 14 | | including a consideration of a multi-tiered education or | 15 | | training system, statewide certification, | 16 | | non-certification degree-based levels of certification, | 17 | | support from the American Music Therapy Association and | 18 | | Certification Board for Music Therapists, and the | 19 | | requirements for experience-based certification; | 20 | | (2) recommendations regarding certification and | 21 | | renewal process for music therapists and a system of | 22 | | approval and accreditation for curriculum and training; | 23 | | (3) recommendations for a proposed curriculum for | 24 | | music therapists that ensures the content, methodology, | 25 | | development, and delivery of any proposed program is | 26 | | appropriately based on cultural, geographic, and other |
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| 1 | | specialty needs and also reflects relevant | 2 | | responsibilities for music therapists; and | 3 | | (4) recommendations for best practices for | 4 | | reimbursement options and pathways through which secure | 5 | | funding for music therapists may be obtained. | 6 | | (c) The Board shall advise the Department, the Governor, | 7 | | and the General Assembly on all matters that impact the | 8 | | effective work of music therapists.
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