CODE OF VIRGINIA

COOPERATION OF DEPARTMENT WITH OTHER STATE DEPARTMENTS (§ 51.5-120)

A. The Department shall collaborate with the Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services in activities related to licensing providers of (i)
services under the Individual and Families Developmental Disabilities Support
Waiver, (ii) services under the Brain Injury Waiver, and (iii) residential
services for individuals with brain injuries as defined in § 37.2-403. These
activities include involving advocacy and consumer groups who represent persons
with developmental disabilities or brain injuries in the regulatory process;
training the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, local
human rights committees, and the State Human Rights Committee on the unique
needs and preferences of individuals with developmental disabilities or brain
injuries; assisting in the development of regulatory requirements for such
providers; and providing technical assistance in the regulatory process and in
performing annual inspections and complaint investigations.

B. The Department shall collaborate with the Department of Social Services in
activities related to the planning and provision of adult services pursuant to
Article 4 (§ 51.5-144 et seq.), adult protective services pursuant to Article 5
(§ 51.5-148), and auxiliary grants pursuant to Article 9 (§ 51.5-159 et seq.).

C. The Department shall enter into cooperative agreements with the Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, the Department of Medical
Assistance Services, the Virginia Community College System, public institutions
of higher education, and the Department of Education to identify the
responsibilities of each public entity relating to the provision of vocational
rehabilitation services as required by the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
(29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.), as amended.

HISTORY: 2012, c. 803, 835; 2016, c. 27.