                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROVISIONS FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAL CARE AND MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE; PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES; REGULATIONS (§ 63.2-405)

A. The Commissioner shall, in compliance with the state plan for medical
assistance services, applicable regulations of the Board and other state and
federal law, provide for the determination of eligibility for medical care and
medical assistance and social services required for (i) state participation
under Public Law 97 of the 89th Congress of the United States, approved July 30,
1965, as amended, and regulations of the Department of Health and Human
Services; and (ii) other state and federal programs. The Commissioner, subject
to the state plan for medical assistance services, applicable regulations of the
Board and other state and federal law, may establish policies, in the form of
guidance documents, necessary to implement such functions, including
safeguarding information concerning applicants and recipients. An application
for medical assistance services for a person admitted to a State Veterans Care
Center located in the Commonwealth may be filed and processed in the
jurisdiction where such Care Center is located.

B. The Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services shall provide for the
determination of eligibility for participation in the Auxiliary Grant Program
set forth in Article 9 (&#xA7; 51.5-159 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 721, § 63.1-97.1; 1974, cc. 44, 45; 1984, c. 498; 1996, c.
511; 2002, c. 747; 2004, c. 305; 2012, cc. 803, 835.