Legislative Update
Adult Social Services
| Bills | Committee | Last action | Date |
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| HB 73 - Bell, Richard P. - VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Continued to 2013 in Appropriations | 02/08/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal substances. The bill provides that when a screening indicates reasonable cause to believe a participant is using illegal substances, the local department of social services shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing. Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal substances shall be ineligible to receive TANF payments for a period of one year, unless he enters into and complies with the requirements of a drug treatment program; however, an individual has one opportunity during the subsequent 12-month period to comply with the screening, assessment, or treatment requirements and be reinstated to eligibility for TANF benefits. This bill incorporates HB221, HB249, HB598, and HB955. |
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| HB 79 - Orrock - Disability Commission; establishing work groups to assist in carrying out powers and duties, etc. | (H) Committee on Rules (S) Committee on Rules | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0741) | 04/18/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED: Virginia Disability Commission; powers and duties; work groups; sunset. Provides that the Virginia Disability Commission shall establish work groups to assist the Commission in carrying out its powers and duties. Such work groups shall include work groups that focus on issues related to (i) housing and transportation, (ii) education and employment, (iii) publicly funded services, and (iv) such other issues as the Commission may deem necessary. The bill also repeals the sunset provision for the Commission, which is set to expire July 1, 2012. This bill incorporates HB 1229. |
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| HB 167 - Cosgrove - Child labor; exemption for children employed in family business. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (H) Tabled in Commerce and Labor | 01/17/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Child labor; exemption for children employed in a family business. Exempts children from certain provisions of the child labor laws if they are employed by (i) their parent or a person standing in place of their parent or (ii) an employer that is a business entity primarily owned by a family member or members and the parent or person standing in place of the parent consents. |
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| HB 177 - O'Bannon - Health records privacy; disclosure to emergency medical services councils. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0402) | 03/30/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Health records privacy; disclosure to emergency medical services councils. Provides that health care providers shall disclose health information to a regional emergency medical services council when the health information and data will be used for purposes limited to monitoring and improving the quality of emergency medical services. |
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| HB 181 - O'Bannon - Registered nurse or physician assistant; authority to pronounce death. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136) | 03/07/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Registered nurse or physician assistant; authority to pronounce death. Adds registered nurses employed by and physician assistants working at continuing care retirement communities to the list of individuals who may pronounce death under certain circumstances. |
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| HB 183 - O'Bannon - Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan; coverage for certain children and pregnant women. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0689) | 04/09/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Medical assistance; coverage for certain children and pregnant women. Provides that the Board of Medical Assistance Services shall include a provision in the state plan for medical assistance services for medical assistance for otherwise eligible pregnant women during the first five years of lawful residence in the United States. The bill also requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to provide coverage under the Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) Plan for otherwise eligible children and pregnant women during the first five years of lawful residence in the United States. |
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| HB 184 - O'Bannon - Medical Assistance Services, Board of; requires two members of Board to be fraud investigators. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0137) | 03/07/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Board of Medical Assistance Services; fraud investigators. Requires that at least two members of the Board of Medical Assistance Services be individuals with significant professional experience in the detection, investigation, or prosecution of health care fraud. |
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| HB 192 - Lewis - State facilities; reporting requirements of critical incidents involving consumers. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0138) | 03/07/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: State facilities; reporting of critical incidents involving consumers. Requires the director of each state hospital and training center to notify the authorized representative of a consumer, or other person identified by the consumer, when the consumer is involved in a critical incident, which is defined as serious bodily injury or loss of consciousness requiring medical treatment. |
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| HB 220 - Head - Home care organizations; licensure. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0139) | 03/07/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: Home care organizations; licensure. Provides that no license to establish or operate a home care organization shall be issued to or renewed for any person who has been sanctioned pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b, which relates to criminal penalties for certain acts involving federal health care programs. |
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| HB 221 - Head - VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions | 02/14/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal drugs. This bill provides that, when a screening indicates reasonable cause to believe a participant is using illegal drugs, the local department of social services shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing. Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal drugs shall be ineligible to receive TANF payments for a period of one year, unless he enters into and complies with the requirements of a drug treatment program. This bill was incorporated into HB73. |
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| HB 560 - Marshall, D.W. - Driver's licenses; prohibits issuance to certain persons. | (H) Committee on Transportation | (H) Passed by indefinitely in Transportation | 01/26/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Driver's licenses. Prohibits issuance of driver's licenses to any person less than 21 years old unless he is either a high school graduate or has earned a GED. |
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| HB 690 - Plum - Financial exploitation of elderly or vulnerable adults; penalty. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB987-Loupassi) | 01/30/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Financial exploitation of elderly or vulnerable adults; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 5 felony to knowingly, by deception, intimidation, undue influence, coercion, harassment, duress, or misrepresentation, use, obtain, convert, or take control of an elderly or vulnerable adult's property or financial resources with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the property or financial resources. If the violation is by a caregiver or person with a fiduciary relationship it is a Class 3 felony. The bill also allows forfeiture of personal property used in connection with the crime. |
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| HB 713 - Kilgore - Power of attorney; embezzlement by agent, penalty. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice | 01/30/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Power of attorney; embezzlement by agent; penalty. Emphasizes that an agent who violates the Uniform Power of Attorney Act with the intent to defraud the principal and who thereby converts funds or other property is guilty of embezzlement. |
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| HB 735 - Jones - Community-based continuing care (CBCC) providers; required to be registered with SCC. | (H) Committee on Commerce and Labor (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0303) | 03/21/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Community-based continuing care providers. Requires providers of community-based continuing care (CBCC) to be registered with the State Corporation Commission as a continuing care provider and file a statement regarding the provider's CBCC program. Community-based continuing care is a program providing or committing to provide a range of services to an individual, other than an individual related by blood or marriage, pursuant to an agreement that is effective for the life of the individual or for a period in excess of one year, and in consideration of the payment of an entrance fee. A CBCC program includes the provision of the services in the individual's private residence as long as medically feasible and facility-based long-term care services when required. CBCC providers are required to deliver a copy of a disclosure statement regarding the CBCC program. Provisions regarding the escrowing of entrance fees and terms of contracts are analogous to existing requirements for continuing care providers. This bill is identical to SB 266. |
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| HB 775 - Landes - Public assistance; social services to collect accurate contact information from applicants. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0367) | 03/23/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: Application for public assistance; accurate contact information. Requires local departments of social services to collect, to the extent required by federal law, accurate contact information, including the best available address and telephone number, from applicants for public assistance and requires public assistance recipients to notify the local department of social services of any change in contact information within 30 days of such change. |
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| HB 882 - Sickles - Financial exploitation of elderly or vulnerable adults; penalty. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB987-Loupassi) | 01/30/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Financial exploitation of elderly or vulnerable adults; barrier crimes; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 5 felony to knowingly, by deception, intimidation, undue influence, coercion, harassment, duress, or misrepresentation, use, obtain, convert, or take control of an elderly or vulnerable adult's property or financial resources with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the property or financial resources. If the violation is by a caregiver or person with a fiduciary relationship, it is a Class 3 felony. The bill also prohibits a person convicted of the offense from working at a nursing home, home care organization, hospice, assisted living facility, adult day care center, or state facility of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. |
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| HB 955 - Bell, Robert B. - VIEW; screening and assessment of public assistance recipients for use of illegal substances. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions | (H) Left in Health, Welfare and Institutions | 02/14/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal drugs. This bill provides that, when a screening indicates reasonable cause to believe a participant is using illegal drugs, the Department shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing. Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal drugs shall be ineligible to receive TANF payments for a period of one year. This bill was incorporated into HB73. |
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| HB 971 - Bell, Robert B. - Barrier crimes; adds extortion and felony violations of protective orders to statute. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0383) | 03/23/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Barrier crimes. Adds the following crimes to various barrier crimes statutes: abduction, extortion, and felony violations of protective orders. People who have been convicted of or are the subject of pending charges of one of those crimes will not be able to work in a licensed nursing home, home care organization, or hospice and cannot work, volunteer, or provide services on a regular basis at a children's residential facility that is regulated or operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, certain structured residential programs for juveniles, or children's residential facilities regulated or operated by the Department of Social Services, Education, or Military Affairs. Persons convicted of such crimes cannot be approved by a child-placing agency as adoptive or foster parents and cannot be adult foster care home providers or providers of home-based adult services. In addition, they cannot work at certain schools, assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, child welfare agencies, or family day homes. |
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| HB 976 - Scott, J.M. - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; DSS to annually review amount of payment made to recipient. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Department of Social Services to annually review the amount of payments made to TANF recipients and index such payments to the Consumer Price Index. Directs the Department of Social Services to develop and implement a process for annually reviewing the amount of assistance paid to eligible recipients through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and indexing the amount of such payments in an amount equal to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for the year immediately preceding the year in which the review occurs. The bill requires the Department to report to the Governor and the General Assembly on its progress in implementing the provisions of this act no later than December 1, 2012. |
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| HB 987 - Loupassi - Financial exploitation of incapacitated adults; penalties. | (H) Committee on Appropriations | (H) Left in Appropriations | 02/20/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Financial exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults; penalty. Provides that it is a Class 5 felony to knowingly, by deception, intimidation, undue influence, coercion, harassment, duress, or misrepresentation, use, obtain, convert, or take control of an elderly or incapacitated adult's property or financial resources with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the property or financial resources. If the violation is by a caregiver or person with a fiduciary relationship it is a Class 3 felony. The bill allows forfeiture of personal property used in connection with the crime. |
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| HB 997 - Ransone - Public assistance; written and oral information to applicant. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0530) | 04/04/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED: Application for public assistance; information to applicant. Requires local departments of social services to provide each applicant for public assistance other than energy assistance with electronic or written and oral information regarding all rights and responsibilities of the applicant related to eligibility for and continued receipt of public assistance and to require the applicant to acknowledge, in a format approved by the Board of Social Services, that such information has been provided. |
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| HB 1010 - Ramadan - Guardian appointment; concurrent commitment hearing. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Left in Courts of Justice | 02/14/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Appointment of guardian; concurrent commitment hearing. Provides that, upon the request of a person who petitions for the appointment of a guardian for an incapacitated adult, the court may hold a hearing for the involuntary commitment of such adult at the same time as the hearing on the guardianship petition. The bill also increases from 10 days to 30 days the length of time a guardian can voluntarily admit the incapacitated person to a facility if authorized to do so in the guardianship order. |
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| HB 1200 - Bulova - Human trafficking hotline; posted notices, civil penalty. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee on Commerce and Labor | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0630) | 04/05/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: Human trafficking hotline; posted notices. Provides that any employer who operates a business that provides entertainment commonly called stripteasing or topless entertaining or entertainment that has employees who are not clad above or below the waist and who fails to post a specific notice in a clearly visible place on the premises thereof is subject to a $500 civil penalty. The notice provides the telephone number of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline. |
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| HB 1211 - O'Bannon - Assisted living facilities and adult foster care homes; may accept third-party payments. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0387) | 03/23/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: Auxiliary grants; third-party payments. Provides that assisted living facilities and adult foster care homes may accept payments from third parties for certain goods and services provided to auxiliary grant recipients provided certain requirements are met. The Department of Social Services shall not count such payments as income for the purpose of determining eligibility for or calculating the amount of an auxiliary grant. The bill also provides that assisted living facilities and adult foster care homes shall provide each auxiliary grant recipient with a written list of the goods and services that are covered by the auxiliary grant. This bill is identical to SB 596. |
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| HB 1274 - Hope - Nursing facility transfer & discharge procedures; workgroup to clarify requirements and guidelines. | (H) Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions (S) Committee on Education and Health | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0730) | 04/09/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Requirements for transferring a nursing home resident; workgroup. Creates a workgroup for the purposes of clarifying requirements and developing guidelines applicable to nursing homes when transferring or discharging a resident. |
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| SB 6 - Martin - VIEW; substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (H) Continued to 2013 in Appropriations | 02/27/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance applicants and recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each VIEW program participant to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal substances. The bill provides that when a screening indicates reasonable cause to believe a participant is using illegal substances, the local department of social services shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing. Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal substances shall be ineligible to receive TANF payments for a period of one year, unless he enters into and complies with the requirements of a drug treatment program; however, an individual has one opportunity during the subsequent 12-month period to comply with the screening, assessment, or treatment requirements and be reinstated to eligibility for TANF benefits. This bill is contingent upon an appropriation of General Funds effectuating the provisions of the bill. This bill incorporates SB83 and SB318. |
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| SB 8 - Lucas - Guardians; disposition of remains. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0463) | 03/30/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED: Guardians; disposition of remains. Grants both public and private guardians authority to make arrangements for the funeral and disposition of remains, including cremation, interment, entombment, memorialization, inurnment, or scattering of the cremains, or some combination thereof, if the guardian is not aware of any person that has been otherwise designated to make such arrangements. The bill also clarifies that such guardians may make such arrangements if the next of kin of the deceased does not wish to make the arrangements or cannot be located. |
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| SB 9 - Lucas - Guardianship; restriction of visitation. | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (13-Y 1-N) | 01/16/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Guardianship; restriction of visitation. Allows a guardian to restrict visitation of an incapacitated person, unless there is a previously executed advance directive or durable power of attorney specifying otherwise. |
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| SB 11 - Stuart - Self-settled spendthrift trusts; created. | (H) Committee for Courts of Justice (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0555) | 04/04/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Self-settled spendthrift trusts; creation of. Provides for the creation of self-settled spendthrift trusts, which protect trust assets against the claims of a settlor who is also a trust beneficiary. This bill allows a settlor to transfer assets to an irrevocable trust to be held for the joint benefit of the settlor and at least one other beneficiary. Currently, a spendthrift clause is ineffective to shield the beneficiary from creditors when the beneficiary is also the settlor. Current law allows the creation of trusts that are protected from the claims of creditors against trust beneficiaries, and this bill extends that policy to trusts of which the settlor is also a discretionary beneficiary. |
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| SB 24 - Stuart - Welfare and other entitlement fraud; penalties. | (S) Committee on Finance | (S) Continued to 2013 in Finance (15-Y 0-N) | 02/07/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Welfare and other entitlement fraud; penalties. Requires a 180-day mandatory minimum sentence for misdemeanor entitlement fraud, a one year mandatory minimum sentence for felony entitlement fraud, a repayment of three times the benefits received, and a lifetime bar on receipt of entitlement. The entitlements covered by the bill are housing assistance programs, medical assistance, food stamps, energy assistance, and any other program designated under regulations of the State Board of Social Services, State Board of Health, or Board of Medical Assistance Services. |
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| SB 83 - McWaters - VIEW; screening and assessment of public assistance recipients for use of illegal substances. | (S) Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services | (S) Incorporated by Rehabilitation and Social Services (SB6-Martin) (15-Y 0-N) | 02/03/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Substance abuse screening and assessment of public assistance recipients. Requires local departments of social services to screen each participant in the Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW) to determine whether probable cause exists to believe the participant is engaged in the use of illegal substances. The bill provides that when a screening indicates cause to believe a participant is using illegal substances, the local department of social services shall require a formal substance abuse assessment of the participant, which may include drug testing. In cases in which drug testing is required, the participant shall pay the cost of such testing. Any person who fails or refuses to participate in a screening or assessment without good cause or who tests positive for the use of illegal substances shall be ineligible to receive TANF payments for a period of one year, unless he enters into and complies with the requirements of a drug treatment program; however, an individual has one opportunity during the subsequent 12-month period to comply with the screening, assessment, or treatment requirements and be reinstated to eligibility for TANF benefits. This bill was incorporated into SB6. |
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| SB 222 - Herring - Financial exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults; punishable as larceny, etc. | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB431-Stuart) (14-Y 0-N) | 02/01/12 |
| SB 431 - Stuart - Financial exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults; penalty. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Appropriations | 03/10/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: Financial exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults; penalty. Provides that it is a felony punishable by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than 20 years to knowingly and without legal justification, by deception, intimidation, undue influence, coercion, harassment, duress, or misrepresentation, use, obtain, convert, or take control of an incapacitated adult%92s money, assets, property or financial resources with the intent to permanently deprive the adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the property or financial resources. If the violation is by a caregiver or person in a position of trust it is a Class 3 felony. The bill allows forfeiture of personal property used in connection with the crime. This bill incorporates SB 222, SB 285 and SB 443. |
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| SB 443 - Vogel - Financial exploitation of elderly or vulnerable adults; penalty. | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB431-Stuart) (14-Y 0-N) | 02/01/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Financial exploitation of elderly or vulnerable adults; penalty. Provides that it unlawful to knowingly, by deception, intimidation, undue influence, coercion, harassment, duress, or misrepresentation, use, obtain, convert, or take control of an elderly or vulnerable adult%92s property or financial resources with the intent to temporarily or permanently deprive the adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the property or financial resources. A violation is deemed larceny unless the violation is by a caregiver or person with a fiduciary relationship in which case it is a Class 3 felony. The bill also allows forfeiture of personal property used in connection with the crime. This bill was incorporated into SB 431. |
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| SB 552 - Favola - Eligibilty for TANF; drug-related felonies. | (H) Committee on Appropriations (S) Committee on Finance | (H) Left in Appropriations | 03/10/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: Eligibility for TANF; drug-related felonies. Provides that a person who is otherwise eligible to receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families assistance shall not be denied assistance solely because he has been convicted of a felony offense of possession of a controlled substance, provided he is not engaged in the use of illegal drugs and he complies with all obligations imposed by the court and the Department of Social Services, is actively engaged in or has completed substance abuse treatment, and participates in drug screenings conducted at least once ever three months or more frequently if there is reason to believe the individual may be engaged in the use of illegal drugs. The bill is contingent upon an appropriation of General Funds effectuating the provisions of the bill. |
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| SB 554 - Favola - Firearms; possession within residence of victim by persons subject to protective orders. | (H) Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (H) Continued to 2013 in Militia, Police and Public Safety | 02/17/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: Possession or transportation of firearms; certain emergency protective orders; penalty. Creates a Class 1 misdemeanor for the physical possession of a firearm while in the residence of the alleged victim or the transport of a firearm by a person subject to an emergency protective order issued as a result of an assault and battery against a family or household member. |
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| SB 555 - Favola - Parental rights; procedure for restoration. | (S) Committee for Courts of Justice | (S) Continued to 2013 in Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N) | 01/23/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Restoration of parental rights. Creates a procedure for restoring the parental rights to a child's parent whose rights as to that child had previously been terminated, provided certain conditions exist. The petition to restore a parent's rights may be filed by the local board of social services or the child's guardian ad litem jointly with the child's parent. In order to order the restoration of rights, the court must find that such an order is in the child's best interest and that the child has not achieved or sustained his permanency goal and is not likely to do so in the next six months. |
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| SB 634 - Vogel - Impaired health care providers; amends definition of impairment. | (S) Committee on Education and Health | (S) Continued to 2013 in Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) | 02/02/12 |
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SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED: Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program; impaired health care providers. Provides that the term "impairment" includes psychological and behavioral disabilities, including the mismanagement of countertransference, for the purposes of determining eligibility for the Health Practitioners' Monitoring Program. |
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| SB 680 - Wagner - Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; at least 40 percent of those served are impoverished. | (H) Committee on Finance (S) Committee on Finance | (G) Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0837) | 04/18/12 |
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SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit. The bill lowers the threshold, from 50 percent to 40 percent, for the percentage of impoverished people to whom a neighborhood assistance organization, that submits a proposal to the State Board of Social Services, must provide services to in order to be eligible to participate in the program. |
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