BRIEF: $250,000 Approved for Officer's Liver Transplant Treatment

Feb. 23--RICHMOND -- A Smithfield policeman who contracted Hepatitis C in a 1988 attempt to save an infant's life was awarded $250,000 by the General Assembly on Monday

Beach, 52, has developed grave liver problems and is on a national waiting list for a transplant, for which his health insurance would pay.

The state money would pay for 10-years worth of organ anti-rejection drugs.

HB2243 passed with unanimous votes in the House and Senate.