"Music therapy" means the clinical use of music interventions by a licensee to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed a music therapy program approved by the Board. The term does not include:
1. The practice of psychology or medicine;
2. The psychological assessment or treatment of couples or families;
3. The prescribing of drugs or electroconvulsive therapy;
4. The medical treatment of physical disease, injury or deformity;
5. The diagnosis or psychological treatment of a psychotic disorder;
6. The use of projective techniques in the assessment of personality;
7. The use of psychological, neuropsychological, psychometric assessment or clinical tests designed to identify or classify abnormal or pathological human behavior or to determine intelligence, personality, aptitude, interests or addictions;
8. The use of individually administered intelligence tests, academic achievement tests or neuropsychological tests;
9. The use of psychotherapy to treat the concomitants of organic illness;
10. The diagnosis of any physical or mental disorder; or
11. The evaluation of the effects of medical and psychotropic drugs.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 1085)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 640D - Music Therapists
NRS 640D.010 - Legislative declaration.
NRS 640D.030 - "Board" defined.
NRS 640D.040 - "Client" defined.
NRS 640D.050 - "Licensee" defined.
NRS 640D.060 - "Music therapy" defined.
NRS 640D.070 - "Music therapy services" defined.
NRS 640D.080 - Applicability of chapter.
NRS 640D.100 - Board authorized to establish Music Therapy Advisory Group.
NRS 640D.110 - Qualifications of applicants; application; fee; fingerprints.
NRS 640D.130 - Expiration and renewal of license; fee.
NRS 640D.140 - Notice of delinquent license; renewal; expiration.
NRS 640D.150 - Authorized services.
NRS 640D.160 - Complaints: Filing; investigation; retention.
NRS 640D.170 - Grounds for refusal to grant or for suspension or revocation of license.
NRS 640D.190 - Confidentiality of certain records of Board; exceptions.
NRS 640D.220 - Certain acts prohibited without license; penalty.
NRS 640D.230 - Delegation of certain services prohibited; penalty.