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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 103<\/a> and 233<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":368887,"section_number":"54.1-3709.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3709.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":368889,"section_number":"54.1-3709.3","catch_line":"Advisory Board on Music Therapy; membership; terms","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3709.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1471121,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368888,"identifier":"54.1-3709.2","token":"54.1\/III\/37\/2\/54.1-3709.2","url":"\/54.1-3709.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3709.2\/","token":"54.1\/III\/37\/2\/54.1-3709.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Music therapy; licensure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3709.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

B.<\/span> No person shall engage in the practice of music therapy<\/span> or hold himself out or otherwise represent himself as a music therapist<\/span> unless he is licensed by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall prohibit (i) the practice of music therapy<\/span> by a student pursuing a course of study in music therapy<\/span> if such practice constitutes part of the student’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<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMUSIC THERAPY; LICENSURE (\u00a7 54.1-3709.2)\n\nA. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the practice of music therapy,\nupon consultation with the Advisory Board on Music Therapy established in §\n54.1-3709.3. The regulations shall (i) set forth the educational, clinical\ntraining, and examination requirements for licensure to practice music therapy;\n(ii) provide for appropriate application and renewal fees; and (iii) include\nrequirements for licensure renewal and continuing education. In developing such\nregulations, the Board shall consider requirements for board certification\noffered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists or any successor\norganization.\n\nB. No person shall engage in the practice of music therapy or hold himself out\nor otherwise represent himself as a music therapist unless he is licensed by the\nBoard.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall prohibit (i) the practice of music therapy by a\nstudent pursuing a course of study in music therapy if such practice constitutes\npart of the student’s course of study and is adequately supervised or (ii)\na licensed health care provider, other professional registered, certified, or\nlicensed in the Commonwealth, or any person whose training and national\ncertification attests to his preparation and ability to practice his certified\nprofession or occupation from engaging in the full scope of his practice,\nincluding the use of music incidental to his practice, provided that he does not\nrepresent himself as a music therapist.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 103, 233.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}