Where to Start
Know Your Audience
Determine your representatives in the legislature. Be sure to include your legislators for your home address and for your practice locations. This tool makes it easy: Who is my legislator?
Do Your Homework
State and specialty medical societies are good starting points to learn about key issues impacting business, medicine, ophthalmology, and patient safety.
American Medical Association: https://www.ama-assn.org/
American Academy of Ophthalmology: https://www.aao.org/
American College of Surgeons: https://www.facs.org/
Medical Society of Virginia; https://www.msv.org/
Getting to Know the Virginia Legislature
Virginia General Assembly: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/
How a bill becomes a Law in Virginia and other Educational Resources: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/capitolClassroom.php?secid=23&activesec=5
Includes Law & Resources: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/lawAndResources.php?secid=21&activesec=3#!hb=1&mainContentTabs=0
VA House of Delegates Directory: https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php
VA Senate Directory: https://apps.senate.virginia.gov/Senator/index.php
Speak Up - Tips for Contacting Your Legislators
Here are some tips for contacting your legislators
What about the US Congress?
Federal Legislation: https://www.congress.gov/
US House of Representatives: https://www.house.gov/
US Senate: https://www.senate.gov/
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