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HF2590 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))

Clinical art therapist licensure established, Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy membership modified, fees and civil penalties imposed, and money appropriated.

Related bill: SF1675

AI Generated Summary

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

Bill text versions

Actions

DateChamberWhereTypeNameCommittee Name
March 20, 2025HouseActionIntroduction and first reading, referred toHealth Finance and Policy

Citations

 
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  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Includes licensed clinical art therapist under recognized mental health professionals."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Modifies rules on mental health professional qualifications and mentions certification standards for registered nurses under section 148.171.",
      "modified": [
        "Adjusts nurse specialization requirements for mental health services."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "148.171"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "References newly established clinical art therapist licensure."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Refers to licensure details for registered nurses relevant to mental health service provisions.",
      "modified": [
        "Clarifications on nurse certifications related to mental health."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "148.285"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Defines clinical art therapist qualifications."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill amends subsection 2 related to mental health professional qualifications in section 245I.04.",
      "modified": [
        "Adds clinical art therapists to the list of qualified mental health professionals."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "245I.04"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Sanctions applicable to clinical art therapists."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The bill includes sanctions for unauthorized practice, referencing penalties under section 214.11.",
      "modified": [
        "Application of penalties to this new group of professionals."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "214.11"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Mentions referral of clinical art therapists to existing programs."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "The health professionals services program referenced under section 214.31.",
      "modified": [
        "Extending coverage of health professionals services program."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "214.31"
  },
  {
    "analysis": {
      "added": [
        "Inclusion in existing legislative framework for health professionals."
      ],
      "removed": [],
      "summary": "Refers to provisions for health professionals services program, incorporating clinical art therapists.",
      "modified": [
        "Integrates new licensure into established health frameworks."
      ]
    },
    "citation": "214.37"
  }
]

Progress through the legislative process

17%
In Committee

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