§ 51.5-119 Department designated as state agency for purpose of coordinating rehabilitative services
The Department is designated as the state agency for coordinating rehabilitative services to persons with significant physical or sensory disabilities. The Department shall provide for the comprehensive assessment of the need for rehabilitative and support services of such persons, identify gaps in services, promote interagency coordination, develop models for case management, and advise the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, the Governor, and the General Assembly on programmatic and fiscal policies and the delivery of services to such persons.
History
This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 176 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapter 151; in 2012, chapters 803 and 835; in 2014, chapter 289.
1989, c. 176, § 51.5-91; 2000, c. 151; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2014, c. 289.