HB 122 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

North Carolina Board of Integrative Therapies.

HB 122, the North Carolina Healing Arts Act, would establish a new North Carolina Healing Arts Commission to regulate specific complementary medicine professions. It directly affects reflexologists and music therapists by requiring them to obtain state licenses to practice, ensuring they meet standards for public safety and professional competence. The bill creates the Commission to develop licensing rules, issue and enforce licenses, handle disciplinary actions, and set fees - all funded by practitioner fees rather than state funds. This legislation aims to protect consumers by standardizing qualifications for these healing arts professions while creating a formal regulatory structure.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action May 13, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was fundamentally renamed from the 'North Carolina Healing Arts Act' to the 'North Carolina Board of Integrative Therapies,' shifting the focus from a general commission to a specific board. The scope of regulated professions was narrowed by removing reflexology and adding art therapy, while the composition of the oversight body was expanded to include two physician members with integrative therapy experience.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed from regulating reflexologists and music therapists under a 'Healing Arts Commission' to regulating art therapists and music therapists under a 'Board of Integrative Therapies.' Reflexology was removed from the list of licensable professions, and art therapy was added.

DEFINITION

The bill title and short title were changed from 'North Carolina Healing Arts Act' and 'Healing Arts Commission' to 'North Carolina Board of Integrative Therapies Act' and 'Board of Integrative Therapies.'

SCOPE

The list of licensable professions was updated to replace 'reflexologists' with 'art therapists,' while keeping 'music therapists.'

ELIGIBILITY

The board composition was expanded to include two additional members who must be physicians licensed under Article 1 with experience in integrative therapies.

TIMELINE

The date for adding new professions to the board was changed from January 1, 2026, to July 1, 2026.

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Committee

May 13, 2026

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

May 13, 2026

Committee

Serial Referral To Finance Stricken

lower

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

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1 primary · 6 co-sponsors