Virginia Code 63.2-2200: Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 63.2-2200
- Adult: means a person 18 years of age or more. See Virginia Code 1-203
- Assistance: means aid that is required to be provided by another person in order to safely complete the activity. See Virginia Code 63.2-2200
- Care for a mentally or physically impaired person: means assistance with the activities of daily living provided to such person when the person has been screened and has been found to be eligible, in accordance with relevant state regulations, for placement and Medicaid reimbursement for services in an assisted-living facility or a nursing home or for receiving community-based long-term care services. See Virginia Code 63.2-2200
- Caregiver: means an adult who is a single person with a Virginia adjusted gross income of not more than $50,000, or married and the combined Virginia adjusted gross income of both spouses is not more than $75,000 who provides care for a mentally or physically impaired person within the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 63.2-2200
- Fund: means the Virginia Caregivers Grant Fund established by § Virginia Code 63.2-2200
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Mentally or physically impaired person: means a person who is a resident of Virginia that requires assistance with two or more activities of daily living during more than half the year. See Virginia Code 63.2-2200
- Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
- 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
“Activities of daily living” or “ADLs” means bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, bowel control, bladder control, and eating/feeding.
“Assistance” means aid that is required to be provided by another person in order to safely complete the activity.
“Care for a mentally or physically impaired person” means assistance with the activities of daily living provided to such person when the person has been screened and has been found to be eligible, in accordance with relevant state regulations, for placement and Medicaid reimbursement for services in an assisted-living facility or a nursing home or for receiving community-based long-term care services.
“Caregiver” means an adult who is a single person with a Virginia adjusted gross income of not more than $50,000, or married and the combined Virginia adjusted gross income of both spouses is not more than $75,000 who provides care for a mentally or physically impaired person within the Commonwealth. A caregiver shall be either related by blood, marriage, or adoption to, or the legally appointed guardian of, the mentally or physically impaired person for whom he is caring.
“Fund” means the Virginia Caregivers Grant Fund established by § 63.2-2202.
“Mentally or physically impaired person” means a person who is a resident of Virginia that requires assistance with two or more activities of daily living during more than half the year.