                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STRATEGIC LONG-RANGE PLANNING FOR AGING SERVICES; FOUR-YEAR PLAN; REPORT (§
51.5-136)

A. The Department shall develop and maintain a four-year plan for aging services
in the Commonwealth. Such plan shall serve to inform the State Plan for Aging
Services as required by the U.S. Administration on Aging. In developing the
plan, the Department shall consult (i) various state and local services
agencies, (ii) businesses, (iii) nonprofit organizations, (iv) advocacy
organizations, (v) baccalaureate institutions of higher education, (vi)
providers, (vii) organizations involved in providing services for and advocating
for older Virginians and their caregivers, and (viii) stakeholders, including
but not limited to the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging; the
state&#8217;s health and human resources agencies, boards, councils, and
commissions; the Departments of Transportation, Rail and Public Transportation,
Housing and Community Development, and Corrections; and the Virginia Housing
Development Authority.
			In addition, the plan shall inform and serve as a resource to a long-term
blueprint for state and community planning for aging populations that shall be
comprehensive and not limited to traditional health and human services issues,
but rather consists of broad-based issues of active daily life in communities
throughout the Commonwealth.

B. The four-year plan shall include:

   1. A description of Virginia&#8217;s aging population and its impact on the
   Commonwealth, and issues related to ensuring and providing services to this
   population at both the state and local levels;

   2. Factors for the Department to consider in determining when additional
   funding may be required for aging services;

   3. Information on changes in the aging population, with particular attention
   to the growing diversity of the population including low-income, minority, and
   non-English speaking older Virginians;

   4. Information on unmet needs and waiting list data for aging services as
   reported by the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging and those state
   agencies that may maintain and provide this information;

   5. Results from periodic needs surveys and customer satisfaction surveys
   targeted to older Virginians that may be conducted by the Department, the
   Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging, or any other state or local
   agency from time to time;

   6. An analysis by every state agency of how the aging of the population
   impacts the agency and its services and how the agency is responding to this
   impact. Such analysis shall be provided to the Department every four years on
   a schedule and in a format determined by the Secretary of Health and Human
   Resources in coordination with the Department;

   7. The impact of changes in federal and state funding for aging services;

   8. The current status and future development of Virginia&#8217;s No Wrong Door
   Initiative; and

   9. Any other factors the Department deems appropriate.

C. In carrying out the duties provided by this section, the Commissioner shall
submit the plan to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1, 2015.
Thereafter, the plan shall be submitted every four years.

HISTORY: 2008, c. 361, § 2.2-703.1; 2010, cc. 411, 801; 2012, cc. 509, 803,
835; 2020, c. 728.