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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>78710</law_id><section_number>51.5-167</section_number><catch_line>Participation by clients in cost of 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="10">Community-Based Services for People With Disabilities</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall establish written standards for determining the extent to which a <span class="dictionary">client</span> shall be financially responsible for the cost of services funded in whole or in part by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. Each public or private agency awarded a grant or <span class="dictionary">contract</span> in accordance with &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Awarding of grants; purposes; eligible applicants" href="/51.5-161/">51.5-161</a> shall utilize the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>&#x2019;s regulations to maximize the financial participation of persons receiving services.</p></section></text><history>1985, c. 421, &#xA7;&#xA7; 51.01-28, 51.5-28; 1987, c. 50; 1992, c. 755; 2012, cc. 803, 835.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
