Legislation
Support
H.R.
2839
VOR
secures
the
introduction
of
H.R.
2839
Co-sponsors
are
needed
At
VOR’s
request,
Rep.
Barney
Frank
(D-MA)
introduced
H.R.
2839
on
June
22,
2007.
This
legislation,
if
passed,
will
require
that
state
Protection
and
Advocacy
(P&A)
agencies
give
notice
to,
and
obtain
the
authorization
of,
an
individual
(or
the
individual’s
legal
representative)
before
pursuing
remedies,
including
lawsuits,
on
behalf
of
the
individual.
You
can
get
the
actual
bill
at
http://thomas.loc.gov
(enter
2839
in
the
search
window).
That’s
what
is
at
the
heart
of
H.R.
2839:
Giving
legal
guardians,
often
the
families
of
the
residents
of
a
targeted
facility,
the
right
to
decide
whether
the
facility
is
providing
good
care
and
whether
a
lawsuit
is
needed.
Passage
of
H.R.
2839
will
mean
that
P&A
must
get
permission
from
YOU
before
pursuing
a
lawsuit.
This
Bill
is
Needed!!
In
19
states,
with
28
lawsuits,
P&A
has
filed
class
action
lawsuits
directed
at
the
care
received
in
Intermediate
Care
Facilities
for
Persons
with
Mental
Retardation
(ICFs/MR)
(see,
http://www.vor.net/classactions.htm).
Many
of
these
cases,
pursued
despite
known
family/guardian
opposition,
have
led
to
the
downsizing
and
closure
of
public
and
private
ICFs/MR
and
the
displacement
of
thousands
of
individuals
with
severe
and
profound
mental
retardation,
sometimes
with
tragic
consequences.
Visit
http://www.vor.net/DDAct2007.html
for
more
information
and
resources.
Read
the
entire
article
on
vor.com
View
PDF
version
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