Virginia Code 32.1-343: Definitions
As used in this chapter unless the context requires a different meaning:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 32.1-343
- Board: means the Board of Medical Assistance Services. See Virginia Code 32.1-343
- City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
- Department: means the State Department of Health. See Virginia Code 32.1-3
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services. See Virginia Code 32.1-343
- Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, or association or any other legal entity. See Virginia Code 32.1-3
- United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
“Board” means the Board of Medical Assistance Services.
“Director” means the Director of the Department of Medical Assistance Services.
“Indigent person” means a person who is a bona fide resident of the county or city, whether gainfully employed or not and who, either by himself or by those upon whom he is dependent, is unable to pay for required hospitalization or treatment. Residence shall not be established for the purpose of obtaining the benefits of this chapter. Migrant workers and aliens living in the United States illegally shall not be considered bona fide residents of the county or city for purposes of the State/Local Hospitalization Program.
1989, cc. 657, 746.