2026 Minnesota Statutes
148H.08 TEMPORARY LICENSURE.
Subdivision 1.Eligibility for temporary licensure.
The commissioner shall issue a temporary license to practice music therapy to applicants who submit all required information and fees required by subdivision 2 and who are not the subject of a current or past disciplinary action or disqualified based on actions listed under section 148H.15.
Subd. 2.Application for temporary licensure.
(a) An applicant for temporary licensure must submit:
(1) a completed application for temporary licensure on forms provided by the commissioner;
(2) any applicable fees under section 148H.16; and
(3) evidence of one of the following:
(i) completion of all academic and fieldwork requirements of a college or university program for music therapists that is approved or accredited by the American Music Therapy Association and either (A) the initiation of sitting for the board certification exam for the first time, or (B) sitting to retake the board certification exam after receiving a failing score;
(ii) a copy of a current and unrestricted credential to practice music therapy in another jurisdiction; or
(iii) a copy of a current and unrestricted certificate from the Certification Board for Music Therapists stating that the applicant is certified as a music therapist.
(b) An applicant for temporary licensure under paragraph (a), clause (3), item (ii) or (iii), must provide an affidavit with the application for temporary licensure stating that the applicant is not the subject of a pending investigation or disciplinary action and has not been the subject of a past disciplinary action.
Subd. 3.Qualifying examination requirements; expiration and renewability.
(a) An individual issued a temporary license must demonstrate to the commissioner successful completion of the qualifying examination requirements under section 148H.06 within the temporary licensure period. It is the temporary license holder's obligation to submit to the commissioner the temporary license holder's qualifying examination score. A temporary license holder who fails to submit a qualifying examination score within the temporary licensure period is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to section 148H.15.
(b) A temporary license issued under this section expires 12 months from the date of issuance or on the date the commissioner grants or denies licensure, whichever occurs first.
(c) A temporary license is not renewable.
History:
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes