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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to fees; amending s. 491.019, F.S.; 2
requiring an applicant for a professional art 3
therapist license or an art therapist intern 4
registration to pay a nonrefundable application fee 5
set by rule of the Board of Clinical Social Work, 6
Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health 7
Counseling; providing for fees for annual license and 8
registration renewal, inactive licenses, and license 9
reactivation; providing a contingent effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraph (b) 14
of subsection (3), and subsections (4), (5), and (6) of section 15
491.019, Florida Statutes, as created by HB 343, 2023 Regular 16
Session, are amended to read: 17
491.019 Professional art therapy. - 18
(2) The department shall issue a professional art 19
therapist license to an applicant who the board certifies has 20
met all of the following requirements: 21
(a) Has submitted a completed application and paid a 22
nonrefundable application fee set by rule of the board . 23
(3) 24
(b) The department shall register an applicant as an art 25
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therapist intern after the board certifies that he or she has 26
met all of the follow ing requirements: 27
1. Has submitted a completed application and paid a 28
nonrefundable application fee set by rule of the board . 29
2. Has completed the education requirements specified in 30
paragraph (2)(b). 31
3. Has submitted an acceptable supervision plan, as 32
determined by rule of the board. 33
4. Has identified a qualified supervisor, as determined by 34
rule of the board. 35
(4)(a) The department shall issue a license by endorsement 36
to an applicant who the board certifies has met all of the 37
following requiremen ts: 38
1. Has submitted a completed application and paid a 39
nonrefundable application fee set by rule of the board . 40
2. Holds a professional art therapist license in good 41
standing, or its equivalent, issued by another state or 42
jurisdiction, if the qualifica tions for licensure in such other 43
state or jurisdiction are equal to or greater than those 44
specified in subsection (2). 45
3. Has demonstrated, in a manner designated by rule of the 46
board, knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of 47
clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health 48
counseling, and professional art therapy. 49
4. Has actively engaged in the practice of professional 50
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art therapy in such other state or jurisdiction for 3 of the 5 51
years immediately preceding his or he r application for licensure 52
by endorsement under this subsection. 53
5. Is not under investigation for, and has not been found 54
guilty of, any act that would constitute a violation of this 55
chapter. 56
(b) The department shall waive the requirements of 57
subsection (2) and issue a professional art therapist license to 58
an applicant who, before July 1, 2024, submits a completed 59
application, pays a nonrefundable application fee set by rule of 60
the board, and demonstrates to the board that he or she has met 61
all of the following requirements: 62
1. Has passed the Art Therapy Credentials Board 63
Examination offered by the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc., 64
or an examination offered by any successor organization. 65
2. Has engaged in the practice of professional art therap y 66
for at least 5 years, which may include up to 1 year of practice 67
under supervision, as determined by rule of the board. 68
3. Has completed appropriate training, as determined by 69
rule of the board, in the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, or 70
resolution of mental, behavioral, and emotional disorders and 71
dysfunctions as part of the approved course of study for his or 72
her master's or doctoral degree or following completion of such 73
degree. 74
4. Has demonstrated, in a manner designated by rule of the 75
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board, knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of 76
clinical social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health 77
counseling, and professional art therapy. 78
5. Is not under investigation for, and has not been found 79
guilty of, any act that would cons titute a violation of this 80
chapter. 81
(5)(a) The board or department shall adopt rules 82
establishing requirements for the annual renewal of professional 83
art therapist licenses at a fee set by rule of the board . 84
(b)1. An applicant for license renewal shall present 85
satisfactory evidence that, in the period since the license was 86
issued, the applicant has completed continuing education 87
requirements, as determined by rule of the board or department. 88
2. The board or department shall require continuing 89
education which must include, at a minimum, the continuing 90
education requirements for maintaining national board 91
certification in good standing with the Art Therapy Credentials 92
Boards, Inc., or any successor organization. The board or 93
department may not require mo re than 100 hours of continuing 94
education in a 5-year period. 95
(c) Continuing education providers, programs, and courses, 96
and laws and rules governing such providers, programs, and 97
courses, must be approved by the board or department as 98
specified in s. 491.0085. 99
(d) The board or department shall adopt rules establishing 100
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requirements for the annual renewal of art therapist intern 101
registrations at a fee set by rule of the board . 102
(6)(a) Inactive status is the licensure status that 103
results when a licensee has applied to the department to be 104
placed on inactive status and has paid a nonrefundable fee set 105
by rule of the board . 106
(b) An inactive license may be renewed annually by paying 107
a nonrefundable fee set by rule of the board . 108
(c) An inactive license ma y be reactivated by submitting a 109
completed application to the department and paying a 110
nonrefundable fee set by rule of the board . 111
Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date 112
that HB 343 or other similar legislation takes effect , if such 113
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 114
extension thereof and becomes law. 115