Nev. Rev. Stat. § 640D.060

Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 640D.060 - "Music therapy" defined

"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.

NRS 640D.060

Added to NRS by 2011, 1085
Added to NRS by 2011, 1085, effective 1/1/2012