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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 412; in 1958, chapter 446; in 1968, chapter 477; in 1980, chapter 582; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78075,"section_number":"37.2-705","catch_line":"Private funds provided for individuals receiving services","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-705\/"}],"permalink":{"id":210173,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80681,"identifier":"37.2-704","token":"37.2\/II\/7\/1\/37.2-704","url":"\/37.2-704\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-704\/","token":"37.2\/II\/7\/1\/37.2-704","dublin_core":{"Title":"Commissioner authorized to receive and expend social security and other federal payments for individuals receiving services in state facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-704","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span>, under any provision of federal law<\/span> and regulation and with the approval of the Governor, may be appointed or function as the agent to whom payments may be made on behalf of any beneficiary in state<\/span> facilities. These payments shall be expended for the use and benefit of the individuals<\/span> receiving services to whom they would otherwise be payable, and any residue resulting from such payments shall be set aside in a special fund to the credit of the individual on whose account the payment is made. The charges provided for by law<\/span> for the care of the individual receiving services<\/span> shall be defrayed from such payments. The provisions of subsection C of \u00a7 37.2-705<\/a> shall apply to any payments received under this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMMISSIONER AUTHORIZED TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER FEDERAL\nPAYMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES IN STATE FACILITIES (\u00a7 37.2-704)\n\nThe Commissioner, under any provision of federal law and regulation and with the\napproval of the Governor, may be appointed or function as the agent to whom\npayments may be made on behalf of any beneficiary in state facilities. These\npayments shall be expended for the use and benefit of the individuals receiving\nservices to whom they would otherwise be payable, and any residue resulting from\nsuch payments shall be set aside in a special fund to the credit of the\nindividual on whose account the payment is made. The charges provided for by law\nfor the care of the individual receiving services shall be defrayed from such\npayments. The provisions of subsection C of \u00a7 37.2-705 shall apply to any\npayments received under this section.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 37-48.1; 1954, c. 412; 1958, c. 446; 1968, c. 477, \u00a7\n37.1-28; 1980, c. 582; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","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}}