                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COORDINATION OF LOCAL AGING SERVICES AND LONG-TERM CARE BY LOCALITIES (§
51.5-138)

The governing body of each county or city, or a combination thereof, may
designate a lead agency and member agencies to accomplish the coordination of
local aging services and long-term care. If established, the agencies may
establish a long-term care coordination committee composed of, but not limited
to, representatives of each agency. The coordination committee may guide the
coordination and administration of aging services and long-term care in the
locality. The membership of the coordination committee may include, but is not
limited to, representatives of the local department of public health, the local
department of social services, the community services board or community mental
health clinic, the area agency on aging, the local nursing home pre-admission
screening team, and representatives of housing, transportation, and other
appropriate local organizations that provide long-term care. A plan may be
implemented that ensures the cost-effective utilization of all funds available
for aging services and long-term care in the locality. Localities are encouraged
to provide services and supports within each category of service in the
continuum and to allow one person to deliver multiple aging services, when
possible.

HISTORY: 1982, c. 346, § 2.1-373.7; 2001, c. 844, § 2.2-708; 2008, cc. 391,
419; 2010, cc. 411, 801; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 728.