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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 1987, chapter 50; in 1992, chapter 755; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74935,"section_number":"51.5-161","catch_line":"Awarding of grants; purposes; eligible applicants","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-161\/"}],"permalink":{"id":236765,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78710,"identifier":"51.5-167","token":"51.5\/14\/10\/51.5-167","url":"\/51.5-167\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-167\/","token":"51.5\/14\/10\/51.5-167","dublin_core":{"Title":"Participation by clients in cost of services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-167","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commissioner<\/span> shall establish written standards for determining the extent to which a client<\/span> shall be financially responsible for the cost of services funded in whole or in part by the Department<\/span>. Each public or private agency awarded a grant or contract<\/span> in accordance with \u00a7 51.5-161<\/a> shall utilize the Commissioner<\/span>’s regulations to maximize the financial participation of persons receiving services.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTICIPATION BY CLIENTS IN COST OF SERVICES (\u00a7 51.5-167)\n\nThe Commissioner shall establish written standards for determining the extent to\nwhich a client shall be financially responsible for the cost of services funded\nin whole or in part by the Department. Each public or private agency awarded a\ngrant or contract in accordance with \u00a7 51.5-161 shall utilize the\nCommissioner’s regulations to maximize the financial participation of\npersons receiving services.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 421, \u00a7\u00a7 51.01-28, 51.5-28; 1987, c. 50; 1992, c. 755; 2012,\ncc. 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}}