VHCA-VCAL’s advocacy work on behalf of long term care providers is a year-round job.  While the General Assembly session may get most of the attention, the meetings and outreach we conduct with legislators, agency officials, and other stakeholders beyond session can have lasting impact on our ability to be effective advocates. 

We’ll be using this space to highlight VHCA-VCAL staff and leadership’s participation in meetings and events that are critical to the profession. 

Take a look at our outreach and advocacy work for the week of April 16, 2018.  

• 4/16—Participated in AHCA/NCAL’s weekly legislative conference call.
• 4/17-18—April Payne attended the AHCA/NCAL Quality Cabinet Committee’s Strategic Planning Session in Baltimore.
• 4/18—Participated in AHCA’s Reimbursement Committee call.
• 4/18—Monitored the House of Delegates’ Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee meeting on certificate of public need (COPN) requirements for hospitals. 
• 4/19—Over 85 members attended the QAPI: Look Where You’ve Been to Know Where You’re Going education program in Richmond.
• 4/19—Participated in the Virginia Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Advisory Group meeting.