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25th Knesset · outgoing

Regulation of the Practice of Health Professions Law (Amendment – Arts Therapy) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק הסדרת העיסוק במקצועות הבריאות (תיקון - טיפול באמצעות אמנויות)

TL;DRA proposal to regulate the profession of arts therapy in the Regulation of Practice of Health Professions Law, including defining eligibility and training conditions.

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What does the bill do?

The bill adds a definition of "arts therapist" to the law and regulates the conditions for granting a certificate in this profession. The conditions include a master's degree in arts therapy from one of the recognized institutions of higher education, practical training of a certain scope, and passing exams. The bill also sets transitional provisions for therapists who completed their studies by December 2018 or who hold previous recognition certificates. In addition, the Patient's Rights Law is amended to include arts therapists in the list of protected caregivers.

Passed preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 5, 2023
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Passed31 for · 0 against · 0 abstained · 89 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 64 seats

LikudFor 1 · Absent 31
ShasFor 5 · Absent 6
United Torah JudaismFor 1 · Absent 6
Religious ZionismFor 2 · Absent 5
Otzma YehuditFor 1 · Absent 5
NoamAbsent 1

Opposition 56 seats

Yesh AtidFor 8 · Absent 16
Yisrael BeytenuFor 1 · Absent 5
Ra'amFor 5
Hadash–Ta'alFor 3 · Absent 2
LaborAbsent 4

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Other bills with a similar name · 5Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.