Guardians, licensed physician, etc.; annual reports. (SB156)

Introduced By

Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Annual reports by guardians; report by licensed physician, licensed psychologist, or other licensed professional. Provides that the annual report that is required to be filed by a guardian with the local department of social services must also include a report by a licensed physician, licensed psychologist, or other licensed professional who has examined the incapacitated person no more than 90 days prior to the end of the applicable reporting period. The bill further provides that a court may issue a summons or motion to show cause why the guardian has not filed a timely annual report upon notification from the local department of social services that such report has not been filed. Read the Bill »

Status

01/12/2018: passed committee

History

DateAction
12/28/2017Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18101381D
12/28/2017Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
01/11/2018Impact statement from DPB (SB156)
01/12/2018Rereferred from Rehabilitation and Social Services (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
01/12/2018Rereferred to Courts of Justice
01/24/2018Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (9-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: HB216.

Comments

Teresa writes:

I have HUGE concerns about this.
Many individuals are home bound. Frequently- adults with disabilities cannot get medical treatment. Adult medicine doctors are refusing to treat individuals with complex behavioral and health issues.

This puts families (guardians) between a medical system that refuses to treat and a social service system that is requiring benchmarks from then and then being summoned to court ? really? who will care for their loved one in the home while they go to court?

=Medicaid waiver waitlists are thousands of people long and families don't have help in the home.
Rather than place more onerous requirements on families-- give then the support they need in the home to care for their family member and require DOCTORS and HOSPITALS to treat without discrimination.