                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

AUXILIARY GRANTS PROGRAM; ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM (§ 51.5-160)

A. As used in this section:
			&#8220;Qualified assessor&#8221; means an individual who is authorized to
perform an assessment, reassessment, or change in level of care for an applicant
to or resident of supportive housing or an assisted living facility. For public
pay individuals, a &#8220;qualified assessor&#8221; is an employee of a public
human services agency trained in the completion of the uniform assessment
instrument. For individuals receiving services from a community services board
or behavioral health authority, a &#8220;qualified assessor&#8221; is an
employee or designee of the community services board or behavioral health
authority.
			&#8220;Supportive housing&#8221; means a residential setting with access to
supportive services for an auxiliary grant recipient in which tenancy as
described in subsection B of &#xA7; 37.2-421.1 is provided or facilitated by a
provider licensed to provide mental health community support services, intensive
community treatment, programs of assertive community treatment, supportive
in-home services, or supervised living residential services that has entered
into an agreement with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental
Services pursuant to &#xA7; 37.2-421.1.

B. The Commissioner is authorized to prepare and implement, effective with
repeal of Titles I, X, and XIV of the Social Security Act, a plan for a state
and local funded auxiliary grants program to provide assistance to certain
individuals who (i) are ineligible for benefits under Title XVI of the Social
Security Act, as amended, or for whom benefits provided under Title XVI of the
Social Security Act, as amended, are not sufficient to maintain the minimum
standards of need established by regulations promulgated by the Commissioner and
(ii) reside in supportive housing, an assisted living facility licensed by the
Department of Social Services pursuant to Chapter 17 (&#xA7; 63.2-1700 et seq.)
of Title 63.2, or an adult foster care home approved by a local board of social
services pursuant to &#xA7; 63.2-1601. The plan shall be in effect in all
political subdivisions in the Commonwealth and shall be administered in
conformity with regulations of the Commissioner.
			Nothing herein is to be construed to affect any such section as it relates to
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, general relief, or services to persons
eligible for assistance under P.L. 92-603.

C. Auxiliary grant recipients shall be entitled to a personal needs allowance
when computing the amount of the auxiliary grant. The amount of such personal
needs allowance shall be set forth in the appropriation act.

D. The Commissioner shall adopt regulations for the administration of the
auxiliary grants program that shall include the establishment of auxiliary grant
rates for adult foster care homes and licensed assisted living facilities. Such
regulations shall also include (i) the process for reporting and certification;
(ii) the services to be provided to the auxiliary grant recipient and paid for
by the auxiliary grant and not charged to the recipient&#8217;s personal needs
allowance; and (iii) the process for supportive housing providers, assisted
living facilities, and adult foster care homes to report and certify maintenance
of the personal needs allowance and compliance with regulations for
administration of the auxiliary grants program.

E. In order to receive an auxiliary grant while residing in supportive housing
or an assisted living facility, an individual shall have been evaluated by a
case manager or other qualified assessor using the uniform assessment instrument
to determine his need for residential living care upon admission and annually
thereafter, or whenever there is a change in the individual&#8217;s condition
that appears to warrant a change in the resident&#8217;s approved level of care.
An individual may select, subject to availability, supportive housing or an
assisted living facility pending evaluation and assessment or as allowed by
regulations of the Commissioner. In no event shall any public agency incur a
financial obligation if the individual is determined ineligible for an auxiliary
grant.
			The Commissioner shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this
subsection.

F. Provisions of Chapter 5 (&#xA7; 63.2-500 et seq.) of Title 63.2, relating to
the administration of public assistance programs, shall govern operations of the
auxiliary grant program established pursuant to this section.

G. Assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes, and supportive housing
providers providing services to auxiliary grant recipients may accept payments
made by third parties for services provided to an auxiliary grant recipient, and
the Department shall not include such payments as income for the purpose of
determining eligibility for or calculating the amount of an auxiliary grant,
provided that the payment is made:

   1. Directly to the assisted living facility, adult foster care home, or
   supportive housing provider by the third party on behalf of the auxiliary
   grant recipient;

   2. Voluntarily by the third party, and not in satisfaction of a condition of
   admission, stay, or provision of proper care and services to the auxiliary
   grant recipient, unless the auxiliary grant recipient&#8217;s physical needs
   exceed the services required to be provided by the assisted living facility or
   supportive housing provider as a condition of participation in the auxiliary
   grant program pursuant to subsection D; and

   3. For specific goods and services provided to the auxiliary grant recipient
   other than food, shelter, or specific goods or services required to be
   provided by the assisted living facility, adult foster care home, or
   supportive housing provider as a condition of participation in the auxiliary
   grant program pursuant to subsection D.

H. Assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes, and supportive housing
providers shall document all third-party payments received on behalf of an
auxiliary grant recipient, including the source and amount of the payment and
the goods and services for which such payments are to be used. Documentation
related to the third-party payments shall be provided to the Department upon
request.

I. Assisted living facilities, adult foster care homes, and supportive housing
providers shall provide each auxiliary grant recipient with a written list of
the goods and services that are covered by the auxiliary grant pursuant to
subsection D, including a clear statement that the facility, home, or provider
may not charge an auxiliary grant recipient or the recipient&#8217;s family
additional amounts for goods or services included on such list.

HISTORY: 1973, c. 264, § 63.1-25.1; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1981, c. 21; 1985, c.
229; 1991, c. 532; 1993, cc. 957, 993; 1995, c. 649; 2002, c. 747, § 63.2-800;
2012, cc. 128, 387, 803, 835; 2016, cc. 567, 636; 2019, cc. 657, 658.