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Local departments shall also obtain alternative contact information, such as the applicant’s email address and cell phone number, and the applicant’s preferred method of contact, including direct mail, email, text message, or phone call.B\n\nTo the extent required by federal law and regulations, recipients of public assistance shall notify the local department of any change in address or telephone number within 30 days of such change, and the local department shall update any records maintained by the local department to reflect the change in the recipient’s contact information.C\n\nContact information received and maintained by local departments shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as required pursuant to § 63.2-102. 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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 367<\/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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2017, chapter 472<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75440,"section_number":"63.2-501","catch_line":"Application for assistance","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-501\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":77747,"section_number":"32.1-325","catch_line":"Board to submit plan for medical assistance services to U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services pursuant to federal law; administration of plan; contracts with health care providers","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-325\/"},{"id":72691,"section_number":"63.2-102","catch_line":"Allowing access to records and information for public assistance programs and child support enforcement; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-102\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271067,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83249,"identifier":"63.2-501.1","token":"63.2\/II\/5\/63.2-501.1","url":"\/63.2-501.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-501.1\/","token":"63.2\/II\/5\/63.2-501.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application for public assistance; accurate contact information; authorized disclosures","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-501.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Every local department<\/span> shall obtain accurate contact information from each applicant for public assistance<\/span>, which shall include the best available address and telephone number of the applicant. Local departments<\/span> shall also obtain alternative contact information, such as the applicant’s email address and cell phone number, and the applicant’s preferred method of contact, including direct mail, email, text message, or phone call. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> To the extent required by federal law<\/span> and regulations, recipients of public assistance<\/span> shall notify the local department<\/span> of any change in address or telephone number within 30 days of such change, and the local department<\/span> shall update any records maintained by the local department<\/span> to reflect the change in the recipient’s contact information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Contact information received and maintained by local departments<\/span> shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as required pursuant to § 63.2-102<\/a>. However, information related to any application for or receipt of medical assistance services pursuant to § 32.1-325<\/a> may be disclosed for purposes directly connected to administration of the state plan for medical assistance services pursuant to § 1902(a)(7) of the Social Security Act. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; ACCURATE CONTACT INFORMATION; AUTHORIZED\nDISCLOSURES (\u00a7 63.2-501.1)\n\nA. Every local department shall obtain accurate contact information from each\napplicant for public assistance, which shall include the best available address\nand telephone number of the applicant. Local departments shall also obtain\nalternative contact information, such as the applicant’s email address and\ncell phone number, and the applicant’s preferred method of contact,\nincluding direct mail, email, text message, or phone call.\n\nB. To the extent required by federal law and regulations, recipients of public\nassistance shall notify the local department of any change in address or\ntelephone number within 30 days of such change, and the local department shall\nupdate any records maintained by the local department to reflect the change in\nthe recipient’s contact information.\n\nC. Contact information received and maintained by local departments shall be\nconfidential and shall not be disclosed except as required pursuant to §\n63.2-102. However, information related to any application for or receipt of\nmedical assistance services pursuant to § 32.1-325 may be disclosed for\npurposes directly connected to administration of the state plan for medical\nassistance services pursuant to § 1902(a)(7) of the Social Security Act.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, c. 367; 2017, c. 472.","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}}