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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 657 and 746 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":201575,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84264,"identifier":"32.1-343","token":"32.1\/12\/32.1-343","url":"\/32.1-343\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-343\/","token":"32.1\/12\/32.1-343","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-343","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Director<\/span>” means the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Indigent person<\/span>” means a person who is a bona fide resident of the county or city, whether gainfully employed or not and who, either by himself or by those upon whom he is dependent, is unable to pay for required hospitalization or treatment. Residence shall not be established for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of this chapter. Migrant workers and aliens living in the United States illegally shall not be considered bona fide residents of the county or city for purposes of the State\/Local Hospitalization Program.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 32.1-343)\n\nAs used in this chapter unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board” means the Board of Medical Assistance Services.\n\t\t“Director” means the Director of the Department of Medical\nAssistance Services.\n\t\t“Indigent person” means a person who is a bona fide resident of\nthe county or city, whether gainfully employed or not and who, either by himself\nor by those upon whom he is dependent, is unable to pay for required\nhospitalization or treatment. Residence shall not be established for the purpose\nof obtaining the benefits of this chapter. Migrant workers and aliens living in\nthe United States illegally shall not be considered bona fide residents of the\ncounty or city for purposes of the State\/Local Hospitalization Program.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, cc. 657, 746.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}