Washington Music Therapy Task Force

A bit of a delayed update for you all -

Big news for music therapy in Washington 🎉

Over the past several months, this community showed up in a big way by advocating, writing letters, and supporting music therapy legislation. And it made a difference!

House Bill 2363 has officially been signed into law! 👏

What this means:
• New graduates can begin working under supervision while their license is finalized (up to 6 months)
• Better continuity of care for clients
• Helps address workforce shortages across our state

📅 Effective January 1, 2028

This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the leadership of Representative Julia Reed, along with support from AMTA, CBMT, dedicated lobbyists, and you, the Washington music therapy community.

More wins this session:
• $75,000 secured to support implementation (no added licensure fee burden)
• New budget language that may help reduce future licensure costs
• A DOH study on lowering licensing costs for practitioners
• A Medicaid expansion bill was introduced - an important first step, with more work already in motion

Your advocacy is shaping the future of our profession and expanding access to care across Washington, and we’re not done yet.

The Washington State Music Therapy Task Force will continue advocating, supporting implementation, and working to grow access to music therapy services statewide.

📣 As this rolls out, we want to hear from you! Share any challenges or barriers so we can keep pushing this work forward.

🎶 Washington Music Therapy Community — We Need You! 🎶

This Wednesday, Jan 21, the WA State House is holding a public hearing on HB 2363, a bill that would allow new music therapists to work under supervision while their license is being processed. This is a BIG win for our field, and we’re excited about it!

💡 You can help in just a few clicks:
The legislature allows online support registration—no writing or speaking required. Lawmakers do pay attention to these numbers, and your support truly matters.

👉 How to support HB 2363:
1️⃣ Click the link in bio
2️⃣ Select HB 2363 – Music Therapy Exemptions
3️⃣ Choose “Position noted for the legislative record”
4️⃣ Select PRO
5️⃣ Enter your info & submit

Thank you for supporting music therapy in Washington! 💙🎶

Washington State MT-BCs, check your email for a licensure fee update and an advocacy request from the Washington State Music Therapy Taskforce.

ID: a yellow border with the above caption in dark purple and light blue with the Taskforce logo in the center.

Hey Washington state music therapist! Earlier this week you should have received an email from the Washington state music therapy task force with a pre-written email to send to your representatives, whose contact information was included. If you haven’t already copy and pasted that email on, please do so by tomorrow, 3/21, at the latest. Let’s make our profession more financially accessible for therapists!

ID: a cream background with a folded tan letter in the center. The top says Washington MTBC – MTL check your email and the bottom says we need your help advocating to reduce renewal fees. Send that pre-written email to your representatives today!

We know we’ve been a little quiet. That’s because this process has been a whirlwind!
We are so elated to share our efforts for licensure have been seen. We also had some GREAT advocates with co-sponsors and our dynamic duo of lobbyists by our side.
Thank you all so much for making this possible!