Va Optometric Assn

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Lobbyists Retained

  • Albo, Dave
    Firm: Williams Mullen
    (Details)

    PO Box 1320
    Richmond, VA 23218

    703-760-5210

    Registered: 1/18/2022
    Firm: Williams Mullen
    Matters: Matters related to Optometry.
  • Bohannon, Robert
    Firm: Hunton Andrews Kurth
    (Details)

    951 E Byrd St
    East Tower
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-788-8200

    Registered: 11/22/2021
    Firm: Hunton Andrews Kurth
    Matters: Matters relating to optometry, medicine, healthcare, eye and vision care, third party insurance, access to services.
  • Hutcheson, Kenneth G
    Firm: Old Dominion Public Affairs
    (Details)

    17 Charnwood Rd
    Henrico, VA 23229

    804-304-1698

    Registered: 11/23/2021
    Firm: Old Dominion Public Affairs
    Matters: Anything and all matters related to optometric care; including by not limited to the eye, adnexa, glasses, contact lenses, and advance procedures
  • Keeney, Bo
    (Details)

    PO Box 29069
    Glen Allen, VA 23242

    804-643-0312

    Registered: 8/18/2021
    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)

    PO Box 29069
    Henrico, VA 23242

    804-643-0312

    Registered: 8/25/2021
    Firm: Keeney Group Inc
    Matters: Matters of interest and related to the optometric profession, including issues involving health and medical care, and third party insurance.
  • Nolen, Christopher Ray
    Firm: McGuire Woods
    (Details)

    800 E Canal St
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-775-1938

    Registered: 11/30/2021
    Firm: McGuire Woods
    Matters: Matters relating to the practice of optometry
  • Rafferty, Elizabeth
    Firm: Hunton Andrews Kurth
    (Details)

    951 E Byrd Street
    Riverfront Plaza East Tower
    Richmond, VA 23219

    804-788-8221

    Registered: 11/22/2021
    Firm: Hunton Andrews Kurth
    Matters: Matters relating to optometry, medicine, healthcare, eye and vision care, third party insurance, access to services.
  • Schlicher Cook, Heidi
    Firm: Old Dominion Public Affairs
    (Details)

    830 Elaine Ave
    North Chesterfield, VA 23235

    804-484-0716

    Registered: 1/9/2022
    Firm: Old Dominion Public Affairs
    Matters: Anything and all matters related to optometric care; including but not limited to the eye, adnexa, glasses, contact lenses, and advance procedures
2022 Regular Session; 2022 Special Session I
All Issues Hospitals Internet/Electronic Notice Medical Licensure Misc. Health Care Parent Rights Prescription Medicine Privacy State Budget Telemedicine Torts

HB30

32 Close Floor Votes

Budget Bill.
Chief Patron: Barry Knight
Status: In Conference

HB102

Close Floor Vote

Prescriptions; off-label use.
Chief Patron: Karen Greenhalgh
Status: Killed

HB213

Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry.
Chief Patron: Roxann Robinson
Status: Enacted

HB537

Telemedicine; out-of-state providers, behavioral health services provided by practitioner.
Chief Patron: Amanda Batten
Status: Enacted

HB555

Health care providers; transfer of patient records in conjunction with closure, etc.
Chief Patron: Cliff Hayes
Status: Enacted

HB916

Health care providers; health records of minors, available via secure website.
Chief Patron: Roxann Robinson
Status: Enacted

SB30

Close Floor Vote

Budget Bill.
Chief Patron: Janet Howell
Status: Killed

SB170

Statewide Telehealth Plan; emergency services coordination.
Chief Patron: Mark Peake
Status: Killed

SB317

Out-of-state health care practitioners; temporary authorization to practice.
Chief Patron: Barbara Favola
Status: Enacted

SB350

Health records; patient's right to disclosure.
Chief Patron: Scott Surovell
Status: Enacted

SB375

Optometrists; allowed to perform laser surgery if certified by Board of Optometry.
Chief Patron: Chap Petersen
Status: Enacted

SB599

Medical malpractice actions, certain; limitation on recovery.
Chief Patron: Bill Stanley
Status: Killed

Entertainment Expenses $428
Gift Expenses $0
Communication Expenses $754
Personal Expenses $428
Retained
Keeney Group Inc
$47,890
Old Dominion Public Affairs
$14,950
Hunton Andrews Kurth
$8,000
McGuire Woods
$7,020
Williams Mullen
$890
Bo Keeney
$0
Honoraria Expenses $0
12/1/2021: 8 lobbyist registrations at $100 ea
$800
11/23/2021: Lobbyist Registration
$100
1/17/2022: Lobbyist Registration
$100
Total Expenses $81,360
Matters: Any and all matters related to representing Virginia's Optometrist. This would include scope of practice, insurance, contact lens, eyeglasses, and more.

Principal contact for Va Optometric Assn:

  • Gerald R Neidigh, Jr
    3601 Grove Ave
    Richmond, VA 23221

    804-353-3937

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