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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":[{"id":85726,"section_number":"32.1-330","catch_line":"Long-term services and supports screening required","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-330\/"},{"id":62018,"section_number":"37.2-505","catch_line":"Coordination of services for preadmission screening and discharge planning","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-505\/"},{"id":80976,"section_number":"37.2-837","catch_line":"Discharge from state hospitals or training centers, conditional release, and trial or home visits for individuals","order_by":null,"url":"\/37.2-837\/"},{"id":70854,"section_number":"51.5-138","catch_line":"Coordination of local aging services and long-term care by localities","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-138\/"},{"id":72379,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"},{"id":55094,"section_number":"63.2-1804","catch_line":"Uniform assessment instrument","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1804\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236917,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86485,"identifier":"51.5-146","token":"51.5\/14\/4\/51.5-146","url":"\/51.5-146\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-146\/","token":"51.5\/14\/4\/51.5-146","dublin_core":{"Title":"Adult services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-146","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Adult services<\/span> provided by the Department<\/span> together with local departments<\/span> of social services shall include:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Home-based services, including homemaker, companion, or chore services, which will allow individuals to attain or maintain self-care and are likely to prevent or reduce dependency, to the extent that federal or state matching funds are made available for such purpose; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Adult foster care<\/span>, including recruitment, approval, and supervision of adult foster care<\/span> homes; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Participation in nursing home pre-admission screenings of all individuals pursuant to § 32.1-330<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Provision of assisted living facility assessments of residents and applicants pursuant to § 63.2-1804<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Participation in long-term care service coordination pursuant to § 51.5-138<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Provision of social services or public assistance as defined in § 63.2-100<\/a>, as appropriate, to consumers discharged from state hospitals or training centers pursuant to §§ 37.2-505<\/a> and 37.2-837<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Participation in such other services or programs as may be required pursuant to state or federal law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADULT SERVICES (\u00a7 51.5-146)\n\nAdult services provided by the Department together with local departments of\nsocial services shall include:\n\n1. Home-based services, including homemaker, companion, or chore services, which\nwill allow individuals to attain or maintain self-care and are likely to prevent\nor reduce dependency, to the extent that federal or state matching funds are\nmade available for such purpose;\n\n2. Adult foster care, including recruitment, approval, and supervision of adult\nfoster care homes;\n\n3. Participation in nursing home pre-admission screenings of all individuals\npursuant to § 32.1-330;\n\n4. Provision of assisted living facility assessments of residents and applicants\npursuant to § 63.2-1804;\n\n5. Participation in long-term care service coordination pursuant to §\n51.5-138;\n\n6. Provision of social services or public assistance as defined in §\n63.2-100, as appropriate, to consumers discharged from state hospitals or\ntraining centers pursuant to §§ 37.2-505 and 37.2-837; and\n\n7. Participation in such other services or programs as may be required pursuant\nto state or federal law.\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}}