2026 Minnesota Statutes

148H.07 GENERAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES.

Subdivision 1.Application for general licensure.

(a) An applicant for general licensure must submit:

(1) a completed application in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner;

(2) documentation of current board certification by the Certification Board for Music Therapists;

(3) a signed statement attesting that the information in the application is true and correct to the best of the applicant's knowledge and belief;

(4) a waiver authorizing the commissioner to obtain access to the applicant's professional records in this or any other state in which the applicant has practiced music therapy;

(5) all relevant fees required under section 148H.16;

(6) a fingerprint-based background check as required under section 144.0572; and

(7) any other information requested by the commissioner.

(b) An applicant must complete a new criminal history background check if more than one year has elapsed since the applicant last applied for a license.

Subd. 2.Application form requirements.

The application form for licensure must include, at a minimum, the applicant's:

(1) name;

(2) board certification number;

(3) business address and telephone number, or home address and telephone number if the applicant practices music therapy out of the applicant's home; and

(4) education, training, and experience, including previous work history for the five years immediately preceding the date of application.

Subd. 3.Action on application for licensure.

(a) The commissioner shall act on all applications for licensure. The commissioner shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny an application. The commissioner shall address an application according to paragraphs (b) to (e).

(b) The commissioner shall determine if the applicant meets the requirements for licensure. The commissioner or the advisory council may investigate information provided by the applicant to determine whether the information is accurate and complete.

(c) The commissioner shall not issue a license to an applicant who refuses to consent to a background study within 90 days after the submission of an application or who fails to submit fingerprints to the Department of Human Services. The applicant forfeits any fees paid to the Department of Health if the applicant refuses to consent to a background study.

(d) The commissioner shall notify the applicant by electronic notification as required under sections 15.991 to 15.992 of the action taken on the application and, if licensure is denied or approved with conditions, the grounds for the commissioner's determination.

(e) An applicant denied licensure or granted licensure with conditions may make a written request to the commissioner, within 30 days of the date of the commissioner's determination, for reconsideration of the commissioner's determination. An applicant requesting reconsideration may submit information that the applicant wants considered in the reconsideration. After reconsideration of the commissioner's determination, the commissioner shall determine whether the original determination is affirmed or modified. An applicant is allowed no more than one request for reconsideration of the commissioner's determination to deny licensure or approve licensure with conditions in any two-year period.

Subd. 4.Reconsideration.

(a) If a provisional licensee whose music therapy license has been denied or extended with conditions disagrees with the conclusions of the commissioner, the provisional licensee may request a reconsideration by the commissioner. The reconsideration request process must be conducted internally by the commissioner and chapter 14 does not apply.

(b) The provisional licensee requesting the reconsideration must make the request in writing and must list and describe the reasons why the provisional licensee disagrees with the decision to deny the music therapy license or the decision to extend the provisional license with conditions.

(c) The reconsideration request and supporting documentation must be received by the commissioner within 15 calendar days after the date the provisional licensee receives the denial or provisional license with conditions.

History:

2026 c 115 art 5 s 8