Virginia Code 51.5-146: Adult services.
Adult services provided by the Department together with local departments of social services shall include:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 51.5-146
- Adult: means an individual who is 18 years of age or older, or under the age of 18 years if legally emancipated. See Virginia Code 51.5-144
- Adult foster care: means room and board, supervision, and special services to an adult who has a physical or mental condition. See Virginia Code 51.5-144
- Department: means the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. See Virginia Code 51.5-116
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of 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 1-245
1. Home-based services, including homemaker, companion, or chore services, which will allow individuals to attain or maintain self-care and are likely to prevent or reduce dependency, to the extent that federal or state matching funds are made available for such purpose;
2. Adult foster care, including recruitment, approval, and supervision of adult foster care homes;
3. Participation in nursing home pre-admission screenings of all individuals pursuant to § 32.1-330;
4. Provision of assisted living facility assessments of residents and applicants pursuant to § 63.2-1804;
5. Participation in long-term care service coordination pursuant to § 51.5-138;
6. Provision of social services or public assistance as defined in § 63.2-100, as appropriate, to consumers discharged from state hospitals or training centers pursuant to §§ 37.2-505 and 37.2-837; and
7. Participation in such other services or programs as may be required pursuant to state or federal law.