2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 15, 2018 SB 287 (McClellan) has been approved by the full Senate and has been approved by the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions. The bill will enable the collection of information about the numbers of people in Virginia who have sustained a spinal cord injury and...
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February 14, 2018 – Legislative Highlights
2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 14, 2018 All proposed bills that would have impacted the housing rights for people with disabilities are dead as of crossover, end of day yesterday. SB 909 (McClellan) would have prohibited discrimination in housing based on an applicant’s “source of income,” defining source of income as any external...
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February 12, 2018 – Legislative Highlights
2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 12, 2018 The legislature is considering two measures that address terminating life sustaining treatment when a doctor believes such treatment is unethical or inappropriate. Under current law in Virginia, if a doctor thinks that continuing to provide treatment is inappropriate or unethical, the doctor has 14 days to...
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February 9, 2018 – Legislative Highlights
2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 9, 2018 The legislature is quickly approaching its official halfway point, known as “crossover.” Every bill must be fully dealt with in its house of origin by Tuesday, February 13th, or it is considered to be dead. Although this does mean that many bills are no longer in...
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February 8, 2018 – Legislative Highlights
2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 8, 2018 There were two bills in the legislature that would limit the use of “step therapy.” Step therapy is a protocol in health insurance companies of mandating less expensive medications before trying more expensive medications, regardless of the direction of the prescribing doctor. The proposals attempted to...
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February 7, 2018 – Legislative Highlights
2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 7, 2018 The mission of the disAbility Law Center of Virginia is to advance independence, choice and self-determination; protect legal, human and civil rights; and eliminate abuse, neglect and discrimination of people with disabilities through zealous and uncompromising legal advocacy and representation. Crossover happens on Wednesday, February 14,...
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February 6, 2018 – Legislative Highlights
2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 6, 2018 As we approach the mid-point of the 2018 legislative session, the disAbility Law Center of Virginia continues to monitor developments that could impact the rights of people with disabilities. Here is an update on some of the bills before the Virginia legislature that could impact adults...
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February 5, 2018 – Legislative Highlights
2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 5, 2018 The disAbility law Center of Virginia monitors developments in the legislature that may be of interest to people with disabilities. We are available to educate policymakers about the potential impact of legislative proposals. Please let us know of any legislation or budget issues that you think...
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February 2, 2018 – Legislative Highlights
2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 2, 2018 The mission of the disAbility Law Center of Virginia is to advance independence, choice and self-determination; protect legal, human and civil rights; and eliminate abuse, neglect and discrimination of people with disabilities through zealous and uncompromising legal advocacy and representation. The legislature considered bills that would...
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February 1, 2018 – Legislative Highlights
2018 Virginia General Assembly Legislative Highlights February 1, 2018 The Virginia legislature considered several bills that would have impacted persons who are under guardianship. All bills are now dead: HB 216 (Krizek) would have provided courts with the authority to sanction a guardian who fails to file an annual report with the court, and adds...