Va Optometric Assn

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Lobbyists Retained

  • Keeney, Bo
    Firm: Keeney Group Inc
    (Details)

    4461 Cox Rd
    Ste 110
    Glen Allen, VA 23060

    804-643-0312

    Registered: 10/24/2016
    Firm: Keeney Group Inc
    Matters: Any and all matters related to representing Virginia's Optometrist. This would include scope of practice, insurance, contact lens, eyeglasses, and more.
  • Keeney, Bruce B Sr
    Firm: Keeney Group Inc
    (Details)

    4461 Cox Rd
    STE 110
    Glen Allen, VA 23060

    804-643-0312

    Registered: 10/28/2016
    Firm: Keeney Group Inc
    Matters: matters related to health care, health and vision care insurance, telemedicine, and matters related to eye and vision care and the optometric profession.
2017 Regular Session
All Issues Commissions and Boards Health Insurance K-12 Medical Licensure Mental Health Misc. Courts Misc. Health Care Prescription Medicine Substance Abuse Telemedicine Torts Traffic Law Unfunded Mandates

HB1408

Student vision screenings; requirements for certain students.
Chief Patron: Lee Ware
Status: Enacted

HB1514

Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability.
Chief Patron: Buddy Fowler
Status: Enacted

HB1689

Medical records or papers; fee limits, penalty for failure to provide.
Chief Patron: Greg Habeeb
Status: Enacted

HB1736

Joint Commission on Health Care; sunset.
Chief Patron: Patrick Hope
Status: Enacted

HB1813

Health insurance; assignment of benefits.
Chief Patron: Jay Leftwich
Status: Killed

HB2095

Peer recovery specialists and qualified mental health professionals; registration.
Chief Patron: Cia Price
Status: Enacted

HB2161

Opioids; workgroup to establish guidelines for prescribing.
Chief Patron: Todd Pillion
Status: Enacted

HB2233

Health benefits; sale of plans offered by foreign health insurers.
Chief Patron: Ben Cline
Status: Killed

SB1009

Telemedicine, practice of; prescribing controlled substances.
Chief Patron: Siobhan Dunnavant
Status: Enacted

SB1024

Doctor of medicine, etc.; reporting disabilities of drivers to DMV, not subject to civil liability.
Chief Patron: Siobhan Dunnavant
Status: Enacted

SB1230

Opiate prescriptions; electronic prescriptions.
Chief Patron: Siobhan Dunnavant
Status: Enacted

SB1232

Opioids; limit on amount prescribed, extends sunset provision.
Chief Patron: Siobhan Dunnavant
Status: Enacted

SB1321

Ophthalmic prescriptions; definitions, who may provide prescriptions, requirements.
Chief Patron: Bill Carrico
Status: Enacted

Matters: All matters related to health care, health and vision care insurance, telemedicine, and all matters related to eye and vision care and the optometric profession.

Principal contact for Va Optometric Assn:

  • Walter Whitley
    241 Corporate Blvd
    Norfolk, VA 23502

    757-622-2200

Information on this page comes from public documents on file with the office of the Virginia Conflict of Interest and Ethics Advisory Council.