| Action | Initial regulations for licensure of music therapists |
| Stage | Final |
| Comment Period | Ended on 11/5/2025 |
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I greatly support of board certified licensure for Music Therapists. However, 18VAC140-30-90 Standards of practice section B13 should not be included at all. This is because conversion therapy should not be practiced by anyone, especially board certified music therapists. Conversion therapy is a pseudoscientific dangerous practice which are connected to depression, PTSD, and suicide, according to researchers at Stanford Medicine. Musical therapy is a clinical profession. It should not be professionalized with licensure yet include dangerous unprofessional practices simultaneously.