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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Music
5Therapy 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
9Certification Board for Music Therapists.
10    "Music therapy" means the clinical and evidence-based use
11of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals for
12people of all ages and ability levels within a therapeutic
13relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed
14an approved music therapy program. The music therapy
15interventions may include music improvisation, receptive music
16listening, song writing, lyric discussion, music and imagery,
17singing, music performance, learning through music, music
18combined with other arts, music-assisted relaxation,
19music-based patient education, electronic music technology,
20adapted music intervention, and movement to music. The term
21"music therapy" does not include the diagnosis or assessment of
22any physical, mental, or communication disorder.
23    "Department" means the Department of Financial and

 

 

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1Professional Regulation.
2    "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and
3Professional Regulation or his or her designee.
 
4    Section 10. Advisory board.
5    (a) There is created the Music Therapy Advisory Board
6within the Department. The Board shall consist of 10 members
7appointed by the Secretary. The Secretary shall make the
8appointments to the Board within 90 days after the effective
9date of this Act. The members of the Board shall represent
10different racial and ethnic backgrounds and have the
11qualifications as follows:
12        (1) three members who currently serve as music
13    therapists in Cook County;
14        (2) one member who currently serves as a music
15    therapist in DuPage, Kane, Lake, or Will County;
16        (3) one member who currently serves as a music
17    therapist in Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin,
18    Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Randolph, St. Clair, or
19    Washington County;
20        (4) one member who currently serves as a music
21    therapist in any other county in the State;
22        (5) one member who is a licensed psychologist in
23    Illinois;
24        (6) one member who is a licensed social worker or
25    counselor;

 

 

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1        (7) one member who currently employs music therapists;
2    and
3        (8) one representative of a community college,
4    university, or educational institution that provides
5    training to music therapists.
6    (b) In addition, the following persons may each appoint an
7ex officio, non-voting member of the Board: the Executive
8Director of the Illinois Community College Board, the Director
9of Children and Family Services, the Director of Aging, the
10Director of Public Health, the Director of Employment Security,
11the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the
12Secretary of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
13Director of Healthcare and Family Services, and the Secretary
14of Human Services.
15    (c) The voting members of the Board shall select a
16chairperson from the voting members of the Board. The Board
17shall consult with additional experts as needed. Five members
18constitute a quorum. The Board shall hold its first meeting
19within 30 days after the appointment of members by the
20Secretary. Members of the Board shall serve without
21compensation. The Department shall provide administrative and
22staff support to the Board. The meetings of the Board are
23subject to the provisions of the Open Meetings Act.
24    (d) The Board shall consider the core competencies of a
25music therapist, including skills and areas of knowledge that
26are essential to bringing about music therapy services to

 

 

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1communities by qualified individuals. As relating to music
2therapy services, the core competencies for effective music
3therapists may include, but are not limited to:
4        (1) materials to educate the public concerning music
5    therapist licensure;
6        (2) the benefits of music therapy;
7        (3) the utilization of music therapy by individuals and
8    in facilities or institutional settings;
9        (4) culturally competent communication and care;
10        (5) music therapy for behavior change;
11        (6) support from the American Music Therapy
12    Association or any successor organization and the
13    Certification Board for Music Therapists;
14        (7) clinical training; and
15        (8) education and continuing education requirements.
 
16    Section 15. Report.
17    (a) The Board shall develop a report with its
18recommendations regarding the certification process for music
19therapists. The report shall be completed no later than 12
20months after the first meeting of the Board. The report shall
21be submitted to all members and ex officio members of the
22Board, the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Minority
23Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
24Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the House of
25Representatives. The Department shall publish the report on its

 

 

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1Internet website.
2    (b) The report shall at a minimum include the following:
3        (1) a summary of research regarding the best practices,
4    curriculum, and training programs for designing a
5    certification program in this State for music therapists,
6    including a consideration of a multi-tiered education or
7    training system, statewide certification,
8    non-certification degree-based levels of certification,
9    support from the American Music Therapy Association and
10    Certification Board for Music Therapists, and the
11    requirements for experience-based certification;
12        (2) recommendations regarding certification and
13    renewal process for music therapists and a system of
14    approval and accreditation for curriculum and training;
15        (3) recommendations for a proposed curriculum for
16    music therapists that ensures the content, methodology,
17    development, and delivery of any proposed program is
18    appropriately based on cultural, geographic, and other
19    specialty needs and also reflects relevant
20    responsibilities for music therapists; and
21        (4) recommendations for best practices for
22    reimbursement options and pathways through which secure
23    funding for music therapists may be obtained.
24    (c) The Board shall advise the Department, the Governor,
25and the General Assembly on all matters that impact the
26effective work of music therapists.