Administrative responsibilities of Department regarding aging services
Va. Code Ann. § 51.5-137
in effectThe Department shall have the following responsibilities regarding aging services in the Commonwealth:
1. Develop appropriate fiscal and administrative controls over aging services in the Commonwealth;
2. Develop a state long-term care plan to guide the coordination and delivery of aging services. The plan shall ensure the development of a continuum of aging services for older persons in need of services;
3. Identify and assure the equitable statewide distribution of resources for aging services; and
4. Perform ongoing evaluations of the cost-effective utilization of aging services.
2012, cc. 803 , 835 ; 2020, c. 728 .
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