It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter do the following:

(a) Provide a statutory definition of music therapy.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 4652

  • Music therapy: means the clinical and evidence-based use of music therapy interventions in developmental, rehabilitative, habilitative, medical, mental health, preventive, wellness care, or educational settings to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals within a therapeutic relationship. See California Business and Professions Code 4653
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21

(b) Enable consumers and state and local agencies to more easily identify qualified music therapists.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 167, Sec. 1. (AB 1540) Effective January 1, 2020.)