2011 Legislative Session

2011 Legislative Wrap-Up

During this year’s General Assembly session, the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) fared remarkably well on its key priorities – passage of landmark legislation on the medical malpractice cap, protections for privileged information and pre-emptive protections for physicians’ licensure. Physicians also did not face any major scope of practice expansions sought by other providers. The session concluded with the news that the General Assembly was able to eliminate the scheduled four percent cut to Medicaid provider rates for physicians. These legislative victories are tremendous achievements for physicians and patients throughout the commonwealth.

Click here to view the 2011 Legislative Wrap-Up (PDF).
Click here to view the 2011 Legislative Wrap-Up flyer (PDF).


2011 Legislative Preview

The Medical Society of Virginia's 2011 legislative agenda was created based on input from members, local medical societies and specialty medical societies from across the commonwealth and approved by both the MSV board of directors and house of delegates.

Jan. 12, 2011 marks the start of the General Assembly’s 45-day legislative session. While the General Assembly condenses much of its work into a busy six weeks, the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) started its preparations for the session early in the spring of 2010. Legislators have already begun their work as well, as some have already drafted and filed bills as early as this summer.

MSV has an ambitious agenda to advance the interests of physicians and patients in Virginia in 2011. This year MSV will work on a major legislative initiative for the medical malpractice cap to codify the agreement reached between MSV and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA), as well as scope of practice issues, adequate payment for physician services under Medicaid, and monitoring the legislative recommendations from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Virginia Health Reform Initiative (VHRI). 

We encourage you to bookmark this Web page and refer to it often to keep abreast of the latest updates on MSV's priority issues.  

Click here to view the 2011 Legislative Preview (PDF).
Click here to view the 2011 Legislative Agenda.