Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

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1	1	86R7269 JCG-F
2	2	By: Johnson S.B. No. 539
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to a study on the state certification of music therapists.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
10	10	(1) "Advisory council" means the Advisory Council on
11	11	Music Therapy.
12	12	(2) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services
13	13	Commission.
14	14	(3) "Music therapist" means a person who has completed
15	15	an approved music therapy program and holds a certification by the
16	16	Certification Board for Music Therapists to practice music therapy
17	17	or provide music therapy services to a client for compensation.
18	18	(4) "Music therapy" means the clinical and
19	19	evidence-based use of music interventions by a music therapist to
20	20	accomplish individualized goals for persons who are in a
21	21	therapeutic relationship with the music therapist. The use of
22	22	music interventions may include music improvisation, receptive
23	23	music listening, songwriting, lyric discussion, music and imagery,
24	24	singing, music performance, learning through music, music combined
25	25	with other arts, music-assisted relaxation, music-based patient
26	26	education, electronic music technology, adapted music
27	27	intervention, and movement to music. The practice of music therapy
28	28	does not include the diagnosis or assessment of any physical,
29	29	mental, or communication disorder.
30	30	SECTION 2. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON MUSIC THERAPY. (a) The
31	31	Advisory Council on Music Therapy is created to conduct a study on
32	32	the need for state recognition of music therapists.
33	33	(b) Subject to Subsections (c) and (d) of this section, the
34	34	advisory council consists of nine members appointed by the governor
35	35	as follows:
36	36	(1) two members who are music therapists in this
37	37	state;
38	38	(2) one member who is a music therapist in this state
39	39	and represents an institution of higher education, as defined by
40	40	Section 61.003, Education Code, that has a music therapy program;
41	41	(3) one member who is a physician licensed in this
42	42	state who specializes in critical care;
43	43	(4) one member who is a social worker or professional
44	44	counselor licensed in this state;
45	45	(5) one member who is a special education
46	46	administrator for a school district;
47	47	(6) one member who employs one or more music
48	48	therapists;
49	49	(7) one member who is a client, or a representative of
50	50	a client, of a music therapist and has received music therapy
51	51	services; and
52	52	(8) one member who is:
53	53	(A) a speech-language pathologist licensed in
54	54	this state;
55	55	(B) a physical therapist licensed in this state;
56	56	or
57	57	(C) an occupational therapist licensed in this
58	58	state.
59	59	(c) The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of
60	60	representatives shall each submit to the governor a list of
61	61	candidates who meet the qualifications for appointment under
62	62	Subsection (b) of this section. The candidates must represent
63	63	different racial, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds.
64	64	(d) Not later than the 90th day after the effective date of
65	65	this Act, the governor shall appoint the nine members to the
66	66	advisory council from the list of candidates submitted under
67	67	Subsection (c) of this section.
68	68	(e) The members of the advisory council shall designate a
69	69	member of the advisory council to serve as presiding officer.
70	70	(f) A member of the advisory council may not receive
71	71	compensation for service on the advisory council.
72	72	(g) The commission shall provide administrative and staff
73	73	support for the advisory council.
74	74	(h) The advisory council shall study the core competencies
75	75	of a music therapist, including the skills and areas of knowledge
76	76	that are essential to bringing about expanded health and wellness
77	77	in diverse communities and reducing health disparities. The core
78	78	competencies of a music therapist may also include basic knowledge
79	79	of:
80	80	(1) materials used to educate the public regarding
81	81	music therapist certification;
82	82	(2) the benefits of music therapy;
83	83	(3) the use of music therapy by individuals and in
84	84	facilities or institutional settings;
85	85	(4) culturally competent communication and care;
86	86	(5) the use of music therapy for behavior change;
87	87	(6) the resources and support available from the
88	88	American Music Therapy Association or its successor organization
89	89	and the Certification Board for Music Therapists or its successor
90	90	organization;
91	91	(7) the educational and clinical training
92	92	requirements for a music therapist; and
93	93	(8) any continuing education requirements for a music
94	94	therapist.
95	95	(i) In conducting the study under Subsection (h) of this
96	96	section, the advisory council shall consult with the American Music
97	97	Therapy Association, the Certification Board for Music Therapists,
98	98	and other experts as needed.
99	99	SECTION 3. REPORT. (a) Not later than the second
100	100	anniversary of the date of the advisory council's first meeting,
101	101	the advisory council shall submit a report to the governor, the
102	102	lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
103	103	the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, the House Public
104	104	Health Committee, and the House Human Services Committee, or the
105	105	successor to those committees, and the commission.
106	106	(b) The report must include:
107	107	(1) a summary of research regarding the best
108	108	practices, curriculum, and training programs for music therapists
109	109	and the need for quality and accredited training in providing music
110	110	interventions related to health, recovery, and wellness;
111	111	(2) recommendations regarding the need and
112	112	feasibility of state certification of music therapists, including
113	113	the impact of state certification on consumer access to music
114	114	therapy services through state agencies, including the Texas
115	115	Education Agency and the commission;
116	116	(3) recommendations regarding procedures for the
117	117	state certification of music therapists, including a system for the
118	118	renewal of certifications and for the approval and accreditation of
119	119	curriculum and training programs for music therapists; and
120	120	(4) recommendations for best practices for
121	121	third-party reimbursement options and other methods through which
122	122	secure funding for music therapists may be obtained.
123	123	(c) The commission shall publish the report on the
124	124	commission's Internet website.
125	125	SECTION 4. EXPIRATION DATE. The advisory council is
126	126	abolished and this Act expires September 1, 2022.
127	127	SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
128	128	1, 2019.