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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>86485</law_id><section_number>51.5-146</section_number><catch_line>Adult services</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="51.5">Persons With Disabilities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="14">Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">Adult Services</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p><span class="dictionary">Adult services</span> provided by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> together with <span class="dictionary">local departments</span> of social services shall include:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Home-based services, including homemaker, companion, or chore services, which will allow individuals to attain or maintain self-care and are likely to prevent or reduce dependency, to the extent that federal or state matching funds are made available for such purpose; <a id="paragraph-309772" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-146/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> <span class="dictionary">Adult foster care</span>, including recruitment, approval, and supervision of <span class="dictionary">adult foster care</span> homes; <a id="paragraph-309773" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-146/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Participation in nursing home pre-admission screenings of all individuals pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Long-term services and supports screening required" href="/32.1-330/">32.1-330</a>; <a id="paragraph-309774" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-146/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Provision of assisted living facility assessments of residents and applicants pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Uniform assessment instrument" href="/63.2-1804/">63.2-1804</a>; <a id="paragraph-309775" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-146/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Participation in long-term care service coordination pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Coordination of local aging services and long-term care by localities" href="/51.5-138/">51.5-138</a>; <a id="paragraph-309776" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-146/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="6"><p><span class="prefix-number">6.</span> Provision of social services or public assistance as defined in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Definitions" href="/63.2-100/">63.2-100</a>, as appropriate, to consumers discharged from state hospitals or training centers pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Coordination of services for preadmission screening and discharge planning" href="/37.2-505/">37.2-505</a> and <a class="law" title="Discharge from state hospitals or training centers, conditional release, and trial or home visits for individuals" href="/37.2-837/">37.2-837</a>; and <a id="paragraph-309777" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-146/#6"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="7"><p><span class="prefix-number">7.</span> Participation in such other services or programs as may be required pursuant to state or federal <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-309778" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/51.5-146/#7"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2012, cc. 803, 835.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
