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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 803<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 27<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60864,"section_number":"37.2-403","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-403\/"},{"id":64687,"section_number":"51.5-144","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-144\/"},{"id":86085,"section_number":"51.5-148","catch_line":"Establishment of Adult Protective Services Unit; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-148\/"},{"id":63327,"section_number":"51.5-159","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-159\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236699,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62128,"identifier":"51.5-120","token":"51.5\/14\/1\/51.5-120","url":"\/51.5-120\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-120\/","token":"51.5\/14\/1\/51.5-120","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cooperation of Department with other state departments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-120","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall collaborate with the Department<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services in activities related to licensing providers of (i) services under the Individual and Families Developmental Disabilities Support Waiver<\/span>, (ii) services under the Brain Injury Waiver<\/span>, and (iii) residential services for individuals with brain injuries as defined in § 37.2-403<\/a>. These activities include involving advocacy and consumer groups who represent persons with developmental disabilities or brain injuries in the regulatory process; training the Department<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, local human rights committees, and the State Human Rights Committee on the unique needs and preferences of individuals with developmental disabilities or brain injuries; assisting in the development of regulatory requirements for such providers; and providing technical assistance in the regulatory process and in performing annual inspections and complaint investigations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall collaborate with the Department<\/span> of Social Services in activities related to the planning and provision of adult services pursuant to Article 4 (§ 51.5-144<\/a> et seq.), adult protective services pursuant to Article 5 (§ 51.5-148<\/a>), and auxiliary grants pursuant to Article 9 (§ 51.5-159<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall enter into cooperative agreements with the Department<\/span> of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services, the Virginia Community College System, public institutions of higher education, and the Department<\/span> of Education to identify the responsibilities of each public entity relating to the provision of vocational rehabilitation services as required by the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.), as amended. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOOPERATION OF DEPARTMENT WITH OTHER STATE DEPARTMENTS (\u00a7 51.5-120)\n\nA. The Department shall collaborate with the Department of Behavioral Health and\nDevelopmental Services in activities related to licensing providers of (i)\nservices under the Individual and Families Developmental Disabilities Support\nWaiver, (ii) services under the Brain Injury Waiver, and (iii) residential\nservices for individuals with brain injuries as defined in § 37.2-403.\nThese activities include involving advocacy and consumer groups who represent\npersons with developmental disabilities or brain injuries in the regulatory\nprocess; training the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental\nServices, local human rights committees, and the State Human Rights Committee on\nthe unique needs and preferences of individuals with developmental disabilities\nor brain injuries; assisting in the development of regulatory requirements for\nsuch providers; and providing technical assistance in the regulatory process and\nin performing annual inspections and complaint investigations.\n\nB. The Department shall collaborate with the Department of Social Services in\nactivities related to the planning and provision of adult services pursuant to\nArticle 4 (§ 51.5-144 et seq.), adult protective services pursuant to\nArticle 5 (§ 51.5-148), and auxiliary grants pursuant to Article 9 (§\n51.5-159 et seq.).\n\nC. The Department shall enter into cooperative agreements with the Department of\nBehavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department of Medical\nAssistance Services, the Virginia Community College System, public institutions\nof higher education, and the Department of Education to identify the\nresponsibilities of each public entity relating to the provision of vocational\nrehabilitation services as required by the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973\n(29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.), as amended.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 803, 835; 2016, c. 27.","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}}