RICHMOND – The House of Delegates yesterday voted 98 to 0 to approve House Bill 2732, sponsored by Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), to strengthen a key program for Virginians with disabilities caused by brain and spinal cord injuries. The bill enhances the Virginia Central Registry for Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury by including all brain and spinal cord injuries, regardless of severity, and it makes a variety of technical improvements to the program.
“The Department of Rehabilitative Services provides services to help Virginians with disabilities become more independent and self-sufficient. When DRS Commissioner Jim Rothrock asked me to carry this legislation for them, I was honored to assist,” said Englin. “During my military service, I was hospitalized for several weeks with nerve damage and loss of mobility in one of my legs caused by a back injury, so I can appreciate the importance of this registry and the need to deliver effective rehabilitative services. This bill will strengthen those efforts.”
For more information about the Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services, visit www.vadrs.org.
Now that the House has approved the bill, the Virginia Senate must also approve the measure before it goes to Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to sign into law.
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