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8/22/18  10:59 am
Commenter: Lisa Smith, Parent/Guardian

Cost of registration and duration
 

Raising a child with speical needs causes already an undue burden on a family.  According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2015, it will take roughly $240,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18. For a special needs child, those expenses can QUADRUPLE!  The families that will be acquiring this oil have already exhausted traditional pharmaceutical medications and will take on the burden of the cost of the oil with no assistance from insurance.  For this operation to be successful in Virginia, you will need the individuals who fit this profile to purchase the oils.  In Georgia, their registration is $25 for the patient or caregiver and their term is two years.  I would hope Virginia would take into consideration what they have done.  I believe that this would be much more affordable given the statistics cited by the US Dept. of Agriculture.

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