Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
Section 51.5-137 - Administrative responsibilities of Department regarding aging servicesThe Department shall have the following responsibilities regarding aging services in the Commonwealth:
1. Develop appropriate fiscal and administrative controls over aging services in the Commonwealth;2. Develop a state long-term care plan to guide the coordination and delivery of aging services. The plan shall ensure the development of a continuum of aging services for older persons in need of services;3. Identify and assure the equitable statewide distribution of resources for aging services; and4. Perform ongoing evaluations of the cost-effective utilization of aging services. 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 728.Amended by Acts 2020 c. 728, § 1, eff. 7/1/2020.