2006 Code of Virginia § 51.5-2 - Plan of cooperation

51.5-2. Plan of cooperation.

The Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy, Department for the Aging,Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Department of Education,Department of Health, Department of Housing and Community Development,Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services,Department of Rehabilitative Services, Department of Social Services,Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired and such other agencies as aredesignated by the Governor which serve persons with disabilities shallformulate a plan of cooperation in accordance with the provisions of thistitle and the federal Rehabilitation Act. The goal of this plan shall be topromote the fair and efficient provision of rehabilitative and other servicesto persons with disabilities and to protect the rights of persons withdisabilities.

The plan of cooperation shall include an annual update of budgetarycommitment under the plan, specifying how many persons with disabilities, bytype of impairment, will be served under the plan. The plan of cooperationshall include consideration of first pay provisions for entitlement programsof a cooperating agency. If entitlement services are part of a client'sindividualized written rehabilitation program or equivalent plan forservices, funds shall be paid from the entitlement program when possible. Theplan and budgetary commitments shall be reviewed by the respective boards ofthe cooperating agencies, reviewed by the Virginia Board for People withDisabilities and submitted for approval to the appropriate secretaries withinthe Governor's Office before implementation.

(1985, c. 421, 51.01-2; 1990, c. 458; 1991, c. 563; 2002, c. 572.)