As the Director of Government Relations for the American Music Therapy Association, I thank you for this opportunity to submit comments and provide recommended revisions to the proposed music therapy licensing regulations in VA.  These suggested edits, completed in collaboration with the VA Music Therapy Task Force, will help simplify the license renewal process and reduce administrative burden by utilizing existing continuing education guidelines.

The following link includes the proposed regulations with tracked changes and corresponding rationales: 

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0zqqxiv0sr11q39vi6bil/Recommended-Revisions-to-Proposed-VA-Music-Therapy-License-Regulations-2-14-25.docx?rlkey=y9a4r4lw6enkxauij8wsoguky&dl=0

I am available to answer any questions about these recommended revisions. 

Sincerely,

Judy Simpson, MT-BC