State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Maryland Music Therapists Act
Sponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (District 37A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Music Therapist Advisory Committee within the State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists; requiring the Board to adopt regulations and a code of ethics for the practice of music therapy; requiring the Board to set certain fees for services provided by the Board to music therapists; requiring the Board to pay the fees to the Comptroller; requiring the Comptroller to distribute the fees to the Board; requiring the fees to be used to cover certain costs; etc.
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Testimony (9)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Martin, Tatyana | Maryland State Task Force | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Sample-Hughes, Delegate Sample-Hugheslegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stone, Elizabeth | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gahs, Shannon | Alexander and Cleaver | Oral |
| UNF | Rodgers, Theresa | American Speech-Language Hearing Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Link, Kim | Bd of Professional Counselors and Therapists | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mezzomo, H. Angela | Maryland Speech-Language Hearing Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Harris, Willie | Metropolitan Marriage and Family Therapists | Oral |
| UNF | faulkner, rachael | lcpcm | Oral + Written (PDF) |