Human Services & Public Safety

Sunday, July 15, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.	Monday, July 16, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.	Tuesday, July 16, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Business Session	Program Session	Technical Tour
Pharmaceutical Benefits Management Throughout the last decade, the number of pharmaceutical benefits managers has increased drastically throughout the nation, providing prescription drug coverage to approximately 100 million Americans. In an effort to control continually escalating expenditures for outpatient prescription drugs, pharmaceutical benefits managers work with employer groups and insurance organizations to develop volume purchase agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers. This session explores the advantages these organizations bring to the drug market. Barbara Levy, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, Washington, D.C.	HPV and the Debate Over Mandatory Immunizations With recent controversies in various parts of the country over prospective government mandates for the administration of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine for school-aged girls, the topic of mandatory immunizations for infectious diseases has become one of particular interest to health officials, lawmakers, and parents of young children alike. This session examines the history, evolution and implications of mandatory HPV vaccination laws in the United States. Dr. Daniel Salmon, Johns Hopkins Medical Center Karen Mason, Acting Associate Director for Health Policy, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Georgia Sex Offender Management – Treating Offenders While Protecting Communities Constructing laws that both effectively protect members of society while successfully meeting the rehabilitation needs of sex offenders is a challenging undertaking. This session evaluates the financial and effectual implications of laws that address housing, monitoring and regulating convicted sex offenders. Randi Lanzafama, Sex Offender Program Manager, Virginia Department of Corrections	Tour of Eastern State Hospital The Human Services and Public Safety Committee will sponsor a panel discussion on the critical issues at the intersection of mental health and criminal justice in Virginia today as part of a tour of Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg. Opened in 1773, Eastern State Hospital was the first public facility in the United States established solely for the care and treatment of mentally ill patients. The committee will see the reconstruction of the original 1773 facility, as well as consider plans for reconstructing the existing hospital to meet 21st century needs and other actions Virginia is taking to transform its mental health system. Panelists: Larry Roberts, Counselor to Governor Kaine, Virginia Dr. Richard Bonnie, Chairman, Commission on Mental Health Law Reform, Virginia Ray Ratke, Deputy Commissioner, Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services
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