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The Board may also by regulation define eligibility within the limitations of \u00a7 63.2-802 of persons to receive public assistance or social services under any amendments of the Social Security Act or other statutes. It is the purpose of this section to enable the Commonwealth to meet the requirements for federal reimbursement of public assistance or social services to persons who are eligible for public assistance or social services under Subtitles II and III of this title or who may be eligible under amendments of the Social Security Act.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":241188,"text":"In the event the Social Security Act or other statutes or regulations adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services are amended to change requirements to entitle the Commonwealth to federal grants or reimbursement for public assistance payments and expenditures for social services, the Board may by regulation adopt such standards, requirements and procedures that would bring the public assistance and social services programs into compliance with the federal requirements so as not to interfere with, diminish or jeopardize the Commonwealth’s entitlement to federal grants or reimbursement for public assistance payments or expenditures for social services.\n\t\tIf federal statutes or regulations are amended to permit funds appropriated by Congress to be used for public assistance to or social services for any persons eligible for assistance under \u00a7\u00a7 63.2-319 and 63.2-802, the Board may, pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-217, make applicable such provisions of Subtitles II and III of this title as the Board finds necessary to enable the Commonwealth to receive reimbursement for such public assistance and social services. The Board may also by regulation define eligibility within the limitations of \u00a7 63.2-802 of persons to receive public assistance or social services under any amendments of the Social Security Act or other statutes. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1968, chapter 578; in 2002, chapter 747<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65476,"section_number":"63.2-217","catch_line":"Board to adopt regulations","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-217\/"},{"id":86602,"section_number":"63.2-319","catch_line":"Child welfare and other services","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-319\/"},{"id":83853,"section_number":"63.2-802","catch_line":"Eligibility for general relief","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-802\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271027,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66453,"identifier":"63.2-406","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-406","url":"\/63.2-406\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-406\/","token":"63.2\/I\/4\/63.2-406","dublin_core":{"Title":"Authority of Board upon amendments of the Social Security Act or regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-406","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the event the Social Security Act or other statutes<\/span> or regulations adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services<\/span> are amended to change requirements to entitle the Commonwealth to federal grants or reimbursement for public assistance<\/span> payments and expenditures for social services<\/span>, the Board<\/span> may by regulation adopt such standards, requirements and procedures that would bring the public assistance<\/span> and social services<\/span> programs into compliance with the federal requirements so as not to interfere with, diminish or jeopardize the Commonwealth’s entitlement to federal grants or reimbursement for public assistance<\/span> payments or expenditures for social services<\/span>.\n\t\tIf federal statutes<\/span> or regulations are amended to permit funds appropriated by Congress to be used for public assistance<\/span> to or social services<\/span> for any persons eligible for assistance under \u00a7\u00a7 63.2-319<\/a> and 63.2-802<\/a>, the Board<\/span> may, pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-217<\/a>, make applicable such provisions of Subtitles II and III of this title as the Board<\/span> finds necessary to enable the Commonwealth to receive reimbursement for such public assistance<\/span> and social services<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may also by regulation define eligibility within the limitations of \u00a7 63.2-802<\/a> of persons to receive public assistance<\/span> or social services<\/span> under any amendments of the Social Security Act or other statutes<\/span>. It is the purpose of this section to enable the Commonwealth to meet the requirements for federal reimbursement of public assistance<\/span> or social services<\/span> to persons who are eligible for public assistance<\/span> or social services<\/span> under Subtitles II and III of this title or who may be eligible under amendments of the Social Security Act.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUTHORITY OF BOARD UPON AMENDMENTS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OR REGULATIONS OF\nTHE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (\u00a7 63.2-406)\n\nIn the event the Social Security Act or other statutes or regulations adopted by\nthe Department of Health and Human Services are amended to change requirements\nto entitle the Commonwealth to federal grants or reimbursement for public\nassistance payments and expenditures for social services, the Board may by\nregulation adopt such standards, requirements and procedures that would bring\nthe public assistance and social services programs into compliance with the\nfederal requirements so as not to interfere with, diminish or jeopardize the\nCommonwealth’s entitlement to federal grants or reimbursement for public\nassistance payments or expenditures for social services.\n\t\tIf federal statutes or regulations are amended to permit funds appropriated by\nCongress to be used for public assistance to or social services for any persons\neligible for assistance under \u00a7\u00a7 63.2-319 and 63.2-802, the Board may,\npursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 63.2-217, make applicable such provisions of\nSubtitles II and III of this title as the Board finds necessary to enable the\nCommonwealth to receive reimbursement for such public assistance and social\nservices. The Board may also by regulation define eligibility within the\nlimitations of \u00a7 63.2-802 of persons to receive public assistance or social\nservices under any amendments of the Social Security Act or other statutes. It\nis the purpose of this section to enable the Commonwealth to meet the\nrequirements for federal reimbursement of public assistance or social services\nto persons who are eligible for public assistance or social services under\nSubtitles II and III of this title or who may be eligible under amendments of\nthe Social Security Act.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-220.1; 1950, p. 958; 1968, c. 578, \u00a7 63.1-98; 2002,\nc. 747.","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}}