                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

MUSIC THERAPY; LICENSURE (§ 54.1-3709.2)

A. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the practice of music therapy,
upon consultation with the Advisory Board on Music Therapy established in &#xA7;
54.1-3709.3. The regulations shall (i) set forth the educational, clinical
training, and examination requirements for licensure to practice music therapy;
(ii) provide for appropriate application and renewal fees; and (iii) include
requirements for licensure renewal and continuing education. In developing such
regulations, the Board shall consider requirements for board certification
offered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists or any successor
organization.

B. No person shall engage in the practice of music therapy or hold himself out
or otherwise represent himself as a music therapist unless he is licensed by the
Board.

C. Nothing in this section shall prohibit (i) the practice of music therapy by a
student pursuing a course of study in music therapy if such practice constitutes
part of the student&#8217;s course of study and is adequately supervised or (ii)
a licensed health care provider, other professional registered, certified, or
licensed in the Commonwealth, or any person whose training and national
certification attests to his preparation and ability to practice his certified
profession or occupation from engaging in the full scope of his practice,
including the use of music incidental to his practice, provided that he does not
represent himself as a music therapist.

HISTORY: 2020, cc. 103, 233.