                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 32.1-343)

As used in this chapter unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Board&#8221; means the Board of Medical Assistance Services.
		&#8220;Director&#8221; means the Director of the Department of Medical
Assistance Services.
		&#8220;Indigent person&#8221; means a person who is a bona fide resident of
the county or city, whether gainfully employed or not and who, either by himself
or by those upon whom he is dependent, is unable to pay for required
hospitalization or treatment. Residence shall not be established for the purpose
of obtaining the benefits of this chapter. Migrant workers and aliens living in
the United States illegally shall not be considered bona fide residents of the
county or city for purposes of the State/Local Hospitalization Program.

HISTORY: 1989, cc. 657, 746.