(1) There is created within the department the Music Therapy Advisory Committee, which shall consist of five (5) members.
(2) The director shall appoint all members of the advisory committee. The advisory committee shall consist of persons familiar with the practice of music therapy to provide the department with expertise and assistance in carrying out its duties under this chapter.
(3) The director shall appoint members of the advisory committee to serve for terms of four (4) years. Three (3) members shall be licensed to practice as music therapists in this state; one (1) member shall be a licensed health care provider who is not a music therapist; and one (1) member shall be a consumer of music therapy services.
(4) Members shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties, including mileage, as provided in Section 25-3-41.
(5) Members may serve consecutive terms in the discretion of the director. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the regular appointments.
(6) The initial appointments to the advisory committee shall consist of three (3) music therapists who are not licensed under this chapter but who have been engaged in their respective practices for at least three (3) years. Once licensing under this chapter is implemented, music therapists appointed to the advisory committee must hold the requisite license.