SHB 1247 — Licensing music therapists.

What this bill does

Establishes music therapists as a new health profession licensed by the Department of Health to provide clinical and evidence-based music interventions. Creates the Music Therapy Advisory Committee within the Department of Health to provide expertise on practice standards and professional responsibilities for music therapists.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 2023
  82 yea · 13 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 12, 2023
  46 yea · 3 nay

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