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This law was first created in 2012. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 728<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1463893,"object_type":"law","relational_id":367257,"identifier":"51.5-137","token":"51.5\/14\/3\/51.5-137","url":"\/51.5-137\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.5-137\/","token":"51.5\/14\/3\/51.5-137","dublin_core":{"Title":"Administrative responsibilities of Department regarding aging services","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.5-137","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> shall have the following responsibilities regarding aging services<\/span> in the Commonwealth:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Develop appropriate fiscal and administrative controls over aging services<\/span> in the Commonwealth; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Develop a state long-term care<\/span> plan to guide the coordination and delivery of aging services<\/span>. The plan shall ensure the development of a continuum of aging services<\/span> for older persons<\/span> in need of services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Identify and assure the equitable<\/span> statewide distribution of resources for aging services<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Perform ongoing evaluations of the cost-effective utilization of aging services<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DEPARTMENT REGARDING AGING SERVICES (\u00a7\n51.5-137)\n\nThe Department shall have the following responsibilities regarding aging\nservices in the Commonwealth:\n\n1. Develop appropriate fiscal and administrative controls over aging services in\nthe Commonwealth;\n\n2. Develop a state long-term care plan to guide the coordination and delivery of\naging services. The plan shall ensure the development of a continuum of aging\nservices for older persons in need of services;\n\n3. Identify and assure the equitable statewide distribution of resources for\naging services; and\n\n4. Perform ongoing evaluations of the cost-effective utilization of aging\nservices.\n\nHISTORY: 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 728.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}