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The Commissioner, subject to the state plan for medical assistance services, applicable regulations of the Board and other state and federal law, may establish policies, in the form of guidance documents, necessary to implement such functions, including safeguarding information concerning applicants and recipients. An application for medical assistance services for a person admitted to a State Veterans Care Center located in the Commonwealth may be filed and processed in the jurisdiction where such Care Center is located.B\n\nThe Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services shall provide for the determination of eligibility for participation in the Auxiliary Grant Program set forth in Article 9 (§ 51.5-159 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256538,"text":"The Commissioner shall, in compliance with the state plan for medical assistance services, applicable regulations of the Board and other state and federal law, provide for the determination of eligibility for medical care and medical assistance and social services required for (i) state participation under Public Law 97 of the 89th Congress of the United States, approved July 30, 1965, as amended, and regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services; and (ii) other state and federal programs. The Commissioner, subject to the state plan for medical assistance services, applicable regulations of the Board and other state and federal law, may establish policies, in the form of guidance documents, necessary to implement such functions, including safeguarding information concerning applicants and recipients. 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 721 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 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1974, chapters 44 and 45; in 1984, chapter 498; in 1996, chapter 511<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 305<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":63327,"section_number":"51.5-159","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.5-159\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271023,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71167,"identifier":"63.2-405","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-405","url":"\/63.2-405\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-405\/","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-405","dublin_core":{"Title":"Provisions for determination of eligibility for medical care and medical assistance; provision of social services; regulations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-405","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> shall, in compliance with the state plan for medical assistance services, applicable regulations of the Board<\/span> and other state and federal law<\/span>, provide for the determination of eligibility for medical care and medical assistance and social services<\/span> required for (i) state participation under Public Law<\/span> 97 of the 89th Congress of the United States, approved July 30, 1965, as amended, and regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services<\/span>; and (ii) other state and federal programs. The Commissioner<\/span>, subject to the state plan for medical assistance services, applicable regulations of the Board<\/span> and other state and federal law<\/span>, may establish policies, in the form of guidance documents, necessary to implement such functions, including safeguarding information concerning applicants and recipients. An application for medical assistance services for a person admitted to a State Veterans Care Center located in the Commonwealth may be filed and processed in the jurisdiction<\/span> where such Care Center is located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Commissioner<\/span> for Aging and Rehabilitative Services shall provide for the determination of eligibility for participation in the Auxiliary Grant Program set forth in Article 9 (§ 51.5-159<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROVISIONS FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE AND MEDICAL\nASSISTANCE; PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES; REGULATIONS (\u00a7 63.2-405)\n\nA. The Commissioner shall, in compliance with the state plan for medical\nassistance services, applicable regulations of the Board and other state and\nfederal law, provide for the determination of eligibility for medical care and\nmedical assistance and social services required for (i) state participation\nunder Public Law 97 of the 89th Congress of the United States, approved July 30,\n1965, as amended, and regulations of the Department of Health and Human\nServices; and (ii) other state and federal programs. The Commissioner, subject\nto the state plan for medical assistance services, applicable regulations of the\nBoard and other state and federal law, may establish policies, in the form of\nguidance documents, necessary to implement such functions, including\nsafeguarding information concerning applicants and recipients. An application\nfor medical assistance services for a person admitted to a State Veterans Care\nCenter located in the Commonwealth may be filed and processed in the\njurisdiction where such Care Center is located.\n\nB. The Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services shall provide for the\ndetermination of eligibility for participation in the Auxiliary Grant Program\nset forth in Article 9 (§ 51.5-159 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 721, \u00a7 63.1-97.1; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1984, c. 498; 1996, c.\n511; 2002, c. 747; 2004, c. 305; 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}}