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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 421 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 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1992, chapter 755; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 1137<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236761,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63836,"identifier":"51.5-166","token":"51.5\/14\/10\/51.5-166","url":"\/51.5-166\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-166\/","token":"51.5\/14\/10\/51.5-166","dublin_core":{"Title":"Eligibility criteria","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-166","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall establish eligibility criteria for services to be applied by programs awarded grants pursuant to this article. Such criteria shall provide that:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Eligibility shall be determined without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, national origin, religion, or type of impairment of the person applying for the service; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Preference shall be given to applicants for services whose impairments are so severe that they do not presently have the potential for employment, but whose ability to live and function independently within their family settings or communities may be improved by the services for which they have applied; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Services shall not be provided to people who are eligible for prevocational or supported employment services through a Medicaid home and community based waiver<\/span> program. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (\u00a7 51.5-166)\n\nThe Commissioner shall establish eligibility criteria for services to be applied\nby programs awarded grants pursuant to this article. Such criteria shall provide\nthat:\n\n1. Eligibility shall be determined without regard to sex, sexual orientation,\ngender identity, race, national origin, religion, or type of impairment of the\nperson applying for the service;\n\n2. Preference shall be given to applicants for services whose impairments are so\nsevere that they do not presently have the potential for employment, but whose\nability to live and function independently within their family settings or\ncommunities may be improved by the services for which they have applied; and\n\n3. Services shall not be provided to people who are eligible for prevocational\nor supported employment services through a Medicaid home and community based\nwaiver program.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 421, \u00a7\u00a7 51.01-27, 51.5-27; 1992, c. 755; 2012, cc. 803, 835;\n2020, c. 1137.","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}}