Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org8529951.5-137Administrative responsibilities of Department regarding aging services2025Persons With DisabilitiesDepartment for Aging and Rehabilitative ServicesServices for Older Virginians

The Department shall have the following responsibilities regarding aging services in the Commonwealth:

1. Develop appropriate fiscal and administrative controls over aging services in the Commonwealth;

2. Develop a state long-term care plan to guide the coordination and delivery of aging services. The plan shall ensure the development of a continuum of aging services for older persons in need of services;

3. Identify and assure the equitable statewide distribution of resources for aging services; and

4. Perform ongoing evaluations of the cost-effective utilization of aging services.

2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 728.