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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236687,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73035,"identifier":"51.5-117","token":"51.5\/14\/1\/51.5-117","url":"\/51.5-117\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-117\/","token":"51.5\/14\/1\/51.5-117","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declaration of purpose; Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services created","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-117","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that there exists in the Commonwealth a need to ensure effective programs and services, and to improve coordination of these programs and services, for citizens of the Commonwealth who, for reasons of age, disability, or other physical factors, face challenges in living independently in the community and accessing the full range of programs and services to help them achieve independence and an improved quality of life. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> To achieve the objectives described in subsection A, there is hereby created the Department<\/span> for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, with such powers and duties as are set forth in this chapter. The Department<\/span> shall work to ensure effective communications access, technology, vocational, support, and protective services for these citizens within the agency and across the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall be in the executive branch of state government and shall be assigned to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARATION OF PURPOSE; DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES CREATED\n(\u00a7 51.5-117)\n\nA. It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly that there exists\nin the Commonwealth a need to ensure effective programs and services, and to\nimprove coordination of these programs and services, for citizens of the\nCommonwealth who, for reasons of age, disability, or other physical factors,\nface challenges in living independently in the community and accessing the full\nrange of programs and services to help them achieve independence and an improved\nquality of life.\n\nB. To achieve the objectives described in subsection A, there is hereby created\nthe Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, with such powers and\nduties as are set forth in this chapter. The Department shall work to ensure\neffective communications access, technology, vocational, support, and protective\nservices for these citizens within the agency and across the Commonwealth.\n\nC. The Department shall be in the executive branch of state government and shall\nbe assigned to the Secretary of Health and Human Resources.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 803, 835.","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}}