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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-25A-4. Use of title “music therapist.”
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-25A-4. Use of title “music therapist.”

After January 1, 2014, no person without a license as a music therapist shall use the title “music therapist” or similar title, or perform the duties of a music therapist, provided that this chapter shall not prohibit any practice of music therapy that is an integral part of a program of study for students enrolled in an accredited music therapy program. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed as preventing or restricting the practice, services, or activities of any profession including occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, physical therapists, or audiologists that may also use music in the scope of their practice.

## History

Code 1981, § 43-25A-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 884, § 1/SB 414.