§ 51.5-161 Awarding of grants; purposes; eligible applicants.
§ 51.5-162 Independent living services.
§ 51.5-163 Centers for independent living.
§ 51.5-164 Statewide Independent Living Council created.
§ 51.5-165 Repealed.
§ 51.5-166 Eligibility criteria.
§ 51.5-167 Participation by clients in cost of services.
§ 51.5-168 Rights of clients.
§ 51.5-169 Cooperative agreements with community services boards and schools.
§ 51.5-169.1 Long-Term Employment Support Services and Extended Employment Services.
§ 51.5-169.2 Employment Service Organization Steering Committee; membership; terms.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 51.5 > Chapter 14 > Article 10 - Community-Based Services for People with Disabilities.

  • Client: means any person receiving a service provided by the personnel or facilities of a public or private agency, whether referred to as a client, participant, patient, resident, or other term. See Virginia Code 51.5-116
  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. See Virginia Code 51.5-116
  • Consumer: means , with respect to case management services, a person with a disability or his designee, guardian, conservator, or committee. See Virginia Code 51.5-116
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. See Virginia Code 51.5-116
  • Employment services organization: means an organization that provides employment services to individuals with disabilities that is an approved Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accredited vendor of the Department. See Virginia Code 51.5-116
  • in writing: include any representation of words, letters, symbols, numbers, or figures, whether (i) printed or inscribed on a tangible medium or (ii) stored in an electronic or other medium and retrievable in a perceivable form and whether an electronic signature authorized by Virginia Code 1-257
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • 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
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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