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VFDA MEMBERS – CALL TO ACTION!! CONTACT ALL MEMBERS OF THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES TODAY WITH YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING: HB156; Timely Signing of Death Certificates. If you have stories about the issues delays in doctors timely signing of death certificates, share them in your emails and phone calls (you can leave messages if they are on another line); AND HB756; Court ordered amendments to death certificates requested by funeral service licensees through EDRS – court order to be delivered to State Registrar via EDRS. House Health and Human Services Committee Members: Delegate Willett (Chairman) DelRWillett@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1058 Delegate Kathy Tran (V. Chair) DelKTran@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1018 Delegate Patrick Hope DelPHope@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1001 Delegate Marcia Price DelMPrice@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1085 Delegate Cliff Hayes DelCHayes@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1091 Delegate Sam Rasoul DelSRasoul@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1038 Delegate Charneile Herring DelCHerring@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1004 Delegate Irene Shin DelIShin@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1008 Delegate Josh Cole DelJCole@House.Virignia.gov 804-698-1065 Delegate Rozia Henson DelRHenson@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1019 Delegate Debra Gardner DelDGardner@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1076 Delegate Laura Jane Cohen DelLJCohen@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1015 Delegate Mark Downey DelMDowney@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1069 Delegate Nicole Cole DelNCole@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1066 Delegate Garrett McGuire DelGMcGuire@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1017 Delegate Keith Hodges DelKHodges@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1068 Delegate Wendell Walker DelWWalker@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1052 Delegate Mike Cherry DelMCherry@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1074 Delegate Phillip Scott DelPScott@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1063 Delegate Otto Wachsmann DelOWachsmann@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1083 Delegate Tim Griffin DelTGriffin@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1053 Delegate Mitchell Cornett DelMCornett@House.Virginia.gov 804-698-1046 SB194; Timely Signing of Death Certificates. If you have a stories about the issues delays in doctors timely signing of death certificates, share them in your emails and phone calls (you can leave messages if they are on another line).
Senate Education and Health Committee Members: Senator Barbara Favola (Chair) SenatorFavola@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7540 Senator Louise Lucas SenatorLucas@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7518 Senator Mamie Locke SenatorLocke@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7523 Senator David Suetterlein SenatorSuetterlein@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7504 Senator Mark Peake SenatorPeake@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7508 Senator Todd Pillion SenatorPillion@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7506 Senator Jennifer Boysko SenatorBoysko@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7538 Senator Lamont Bagby SenatorBagby@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7514 Senator Chris Head SenatorHead@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7503 Senator Lashrecse Aird SenatorAird@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7513 Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg SenatorVanValkenburg@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7516 Senator Tara Durant SenatorDurant@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7527 Senator Stella Pekarsky SenatorPekarsky@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7536 Senator Christie Criag SenatorCraig@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7519 Senator Russett Perry SenatorPerry@Senate.Virginia.gov 804-698-7531 |
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