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We have innovated solutions, led their enactment, and guided their implementation. Much of this work in Vermont has broken important ground on the national level. Here are some examples: Consumer AffairsResponsible mandatory auto insurance minimum coverage limits Strict liability for Social Hosts furnishing alcohol to minors Licensing of Hearing Aid Dispensers Minimum standards for Long Term Care insurance Minimum Standards for Continuing Care Retirement Communities Protections against excessive billing of Medicare Patients Tenant protections against condo conversions Tenant protections against mobile home park conversions Pre-paid funeral contract full disclosure and first in nation default fund Consumer Intervenor status in Medicomp rate setting Establishment of the Office of Public guardianship Telephone lifeline subsidy program Commercial AffairsComprehensive Modernization of Cooperative Financial Services Law Supporting Credit Unions Modernization of cable television line extension policies Community, Conservation and Growth Sustained and expanding state investment in permanently affordable housing development Sustained and expanding state investment in conservation of farms, forests, natural areas, historic properties and community gathering spaces Sustained and expanding state investment in regional planning Downtown and Village Center redevelopment programs and incentives Growth Center development program and incentives Agricultural soils development and conservation regulatory improvements Creation of Gubernatorial Development Cabinet Allowance of accessory apartments as conditional use in all residential zones statewide State regulation of clear cut logging Requiring new construction to be made adaptable (Life Span Homes) Equal JusticeConstitutional Amendment against Age Discrimination Disability Access Laws Elder Hate Crimes Age Discrimination in Employment Right to counsel in guardianship proceedings Relief from Abuse Orders Community rating for Medigap policies Energy Policy$26M Clean Energy Fund Renewable Energy Development Incentives and Regulatory Improvements Sustained Oversight and Advancement of Low Income Heating Assistance Comprehensive Energy Planning Implementation and Oversight Health CareHMO consumers' right to appeal health care denials to an independent panel of doctors Establishment of the Health Care Consumer Ombudsman Mental Health Parity Hospital Patients' Bill of Rights Nursing Home Patients Bill of Rights Counter detailing in pharmacy marketing Minimum staff ratios in Nursing homes Immunity from state arrest for medical use of marijuana Innovative opiate addiction treatment programs Act 160 - Home and community based long-term care as an alternative to institutionalization Ground-breaking pharmacy cost assistance programs for low-income elders Living Will legislation Modernizing Durable Power of Attorneys for Health Care Establishment of state commission on Alzheimers Tobacco Control Workplace Smoking Ban Clean Indoor Air Act Youth Access Restrictions More than $30M of Tobacco Control Appropriations Workers' RightsNation-Leading Family and Parental Leave Rights Restrictions against unjust workplace drug testing Over a dozen victories protecting injured or unemployed workers rights to fair compensation Short-term Family leave Prevailing Wage for State building trade contracts Job security and reinstatement rights for workers' compensation claimants Strong governance over employee-leasing companies |
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In the government affairs business, it is often said that it is 10 times harder to enact a bill than it is to block one. While our clients engage us for a variety of missions, we are proud to be among the most successful affirmative agenda movers in Montpelier.