HF2590

Purpose of the Bill

• The bill aims to establish licensure for clinical art therapists in Minnesota, to regulate their practice, and ensure they meet specific educational and professional standards.

Main Provisions

• Licensure Requirements: Establishes criteria for obtaining a license as a clinical art therapist, such as educational qualifications, required supervised experience, and passing a board certification exam.
• Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy: Expands the board to include members who are clinical art therapists, enhancing its oversight to encompass the regulation of this new professional group.
• Scope and Practice: Defines the scope of clinical art therapy, including therapy techniques, practice settings, and population diversity considerations.
• Provisional Licenses: Provides a pathway for provisional licensure for those completing required supervised experience.
• Licensure by Reciprocity: Allows for the issuance of licenses to those already licensed in other jurisdictions with equivalent standards.
• Continuing Education: Mandates continuing education requirements for maintaining licensure, including ethics and cultural responsiveness.
• Disciplinary Action: Provides grounds and processes for disciplinary actions against art therapists who violate professional standards.

Significant Changes to Existing Law

• Amendment to Board Structure: Increases the membership of the Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy and includes clinical art therapists.
• Fee Structure: Establishes fees for licensure, renewal, and additional services related to the practice of clinical art therapy.

Relevant Terms

• Clinical Art Therapy
• Licensure
• Behavioral Health
• Supervised Experience
• Continuing Education
• Art Therapy Credentials Board
• Cultural Responsiveness
• Professional Ethics