Section 38-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 1/1/2025](1) A person who needs to obtain the required three thousand hours of supervised experience in art therapy as specified in section 16 of this act to qualify for certification as an art therapist shall obtain a provisional certification as an art therapist. To qualify for a provisional certification as an art therapist, such person shall:(a) Have a minimum of a master's degree in art therapy from an approved educational program; and(b) Apply prior to earning the three thousand hours of supervised experience.(2) A provisional art therapist certification shall expire upon receipt of certification as a certified art therapist or five years after the date of issuance, whichever comes first.(3) A person who holds a provisional certification as an art therapist shall inform all clients that such person holds a provisional certification and is practicing art therapy under supervision and shall identify the supervisor. Failure to make such disclosure is a ground for discipline as set forth in section 38-2139.Added by Laws 2024, LB 605,§ 18, eff. 1/1/2025.