Title 54

NRS 640D.050 “Licensee” defined. “Licensee” means a music therapist who is licensed to practice music therapy pursuant to this chapter. (Added to NRS by 2011, 1085)

NRS 640D.060 “Music therapy” defined. “Music therapy” means the clinical use of music interventions by a licensee to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed a music therapy program approved by the Division…

NRS 640D.070 “Music therapy services” defined. “Music therapy services” means the services a licensee is authorized to provide pursuant to NRS 640D.150 in order to achieve the goals of music therapy. (Added to NRS by 2011, 1086)

NRS 640D.080 Applicability of chapter. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 1. A person who is employed by this State or the Federal Government and who provides music therapy services within the scope of that employment. 2. A person performing services or participating…

NRS 640D.090 Regulations of Board; enforcement; duty of Division to maintain and provide certain information; Division may accept gifts, grants, donations and contributions. 1. The Board may adopt such regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.…

NRS 640D.100 Board authorized to establish Music Therapy Advisory Group. 1. The Board may establish a Music Therapy Advisory Group consisting of persons familiar with the practice of music therapy to provide the Board and the Division with expertise and assistance in carrying out…

NRS 640D.110 Qualifications of applicants; application; fee; fingerprints. 1. The Division shall issue a license to practice music therapy to an applicant who: (a) Is at least 18 years of age; (b) Is of good moral character; and (c) Submits to the Division: (1) A completed applic…

NRS 640D.120 Payment of child support: Submission of certain information by applicant; grounds for denial of license; duty of Division. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspen…

NRS 640D.130 Expiration and renewal of license; fee. 1. Each license to practice music therapy expires 3 years after the date on which it is issued and may be renewed if, before the license expires, the licensee submits to the Division: (a) A completed application for renewal on …

NRS 640D.135 Renewal of license: Authority of Division to make data request concerning demographic and practice information available to applicants for voluntary completion and electronic submission; confidentiality of information provided. 1. The Division may: (a) Make the data …

NRS 640D.140 Notice of delinquent license; renewal; expiration. 1. A license that is not renewed on or before the date on which it expires is delinquent. The Division shall, within 30 days after the license becomes delinquent, send a notice to the licensee by certified mail, retu…

NRS 640D.150 Authorized services. 1. A licensee may: (a) Accept referrals for music therapy services from physicians, psychologists or other medical, developmental or mental health professionals, education professionals, family members, clients or caregivers. Before providing mus…

NRS 640D.160 Complaints: Filing; investigation; retention. 1. If any member of the Board or a Music Therapy Advisory Group or an officer or employee of the Division becomes aware of any ground for initiating disciplinary action against a licensee, the member, officer or employee …

NRS 640D.170 Grounds for refusal to grant or for suspension or revocation of license. The Division may refuse to grant or may suspend or revoke a license to practice music therapy for any of the following reasons: 1. Submitting false, fraudulent or misleading information to the D…

NRS 640D.180 Authorized disciplinary action; orders imposing discipline deemed public records; private reprimand prohibited. 1. If, after an investigation conducted by the Division or receiving the findings from an investigation of a complaint from the Certification Board for Mus…

NRS 640D.190 Confidentiality of certain records; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, a complaint filed with the Division, all documents and other information filed with the complaint and all documents and other information returned from t…

NRS 640D.200 Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for w…

NRS 640D.210 Injunction. 1. If the Division determines that a person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the Division may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the person from engagin…

NRS 640D.220 Certain acts prohibited without license; penalty. 1. A person who is not licensed to practice music therapy pursuant to this chapter, or a person whose license to practice music therapy has expired or has been suspended or revoked by the Division, shall not: (a) Prov…

NRS 640D.230 Delegation of certain services prohibited; penalty. 1. A person shall not require a licensee to delegate the provision of music therapy services to another person if, in the opinion of the licensee, such delegation would be inappropriate or create a risk of harm to t…