General Provisions

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This is Article 1 of the Code of Virginia, titled “General Provisions.” It is part of Chapter 14 “Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services”, which is part of Title 51.5 “Persons With Disabilities”. It contains 14 laws.

It’s comprised of the following 14 sections.

§ 51.5-116	Definitions
§ 51.5-117	Declaration of purpose; Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services created
§ 51.5-118	Department designated as state agency for purpose of cooperation with federal government
§ 51.5-119	Department designated as state agency for purpose of coordinating rehabilitative services
§ 51.5-120	Cooperation of Department with other state departments
§ 51.5-121	Authority of Department to request and receive information from other agencies; use of information so obtained
§ 51.5-122	Confidential records and information concerning adult services and adult protective services; penalty
§ 51.5-123	Community Rehabilitation Case Management System
§ 51.5-124	Eligibility for community rehabilitation case management
§ 51.5-125	Gifts and donations
§ 51.5-126	Donation of equipment
§ 51.5-127	Commonwealth Council on Aging; purpose; membership; terms
§ 51.5-128	Duties of the Commonwealth Council on Aging
§ 51.5-129	Creation of State Rehabilitation Council; purpose; membership