Oklahoma § 59-889.5 - License requirements

§ 59-889.5. License requirements

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the State Board of

Medical Licensure and Supervision shall issue a license to an

applicant for a music therapy license when such applicant has

completed and submitted an application upon a form and in such

manner as the Board prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and

evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:

1. Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

2. Holds a bachelor's degree or higher in music therapy, or its

equivalent, from a program approved by the American Music Therapy

Association or any successor organization within an accredited

college or university;

3. Successfully completed a minimum of one thousand two hundred

(1,200) hours of clinical training, with at least fifteen percent

(15%) or one hundred eighty (180) hours in preinternship

experiences, and at least seventy-five percent (75%) or nine hundred

(900) hours in internship experiences. Internship programs may be

approved by an academic institution, the American Music Therapy

Association, or both;

4. Is in good standing based on a review of the applicant's

music therapy licensure history in other jurisdictions, including a

review of any alleged misconduct or neglect in the practice of music

therapy on the part of the applicant; and

5. Passed the examination for board certification offered by

the Certification Board for Music Therapists or any successor

organization or provides proof of being transitioned into board

certification, and the applicant is currently a board-certified

music therapist.

B. The Board shall issue a music therapy license to an

applicant when such applicant has completed and submitted an

application upon a form and in such manner as the Board prescribes,

accompanied by applicable fees, and evidence satisfactory to the

Board that the applicant is licensed and in good standing as a music

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

therapist in another jurisdiction where the qualifications required

are equal to or greater than those required in this act at the date

of application.

C. The Board shall waive the examination requirement until

January 1, 2020, for an applicant who is designated as a registered

music therapist, certified music therapist or advanced certified

music therapist and in good standing with the National Music Therapy

Registry.

D. The State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision may,

upon notice and opportunity for a hearing, deny an application for

reinstatement of a license or reinstate the license with conditions.

Conditions imposed may include a requirement for continuing

education, practice under the supervision of a licensed music

therapy specialist, or any other conditions deemed appropriate by

the Board.

Added by Laws 2016, c. 202, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. Amended by Laws

2019, c. 363, § 40, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.