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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>375595</law_id><section_number>63.2-222</section_number><catch_line>Establishment of system</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="135" identifier="63.2">Welfare (Social Services)</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions Relating to Social Services</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">State Social Services</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="3" identifier="3">Statewide Human Services Information and Referral Program</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>There shall be created a statewide human services information and referral system designed to:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> Collect and maintain accurate and complete resource data on a statewide basis; <a id="paragraph-1402170" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-222/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Link citizens needing human services with appropriate community resources to satisfy those needs; <a id="paragraph-1402171" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-222/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Assist in planning for human services delivery at the local, regional and state levels; and <a id="paragraph-1402172" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-222/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Provide information to assist decision-makers in allocating financial and other resources to respond to state and local human service priorities. <a id="paragraph-1402173" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/63.2-222/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1984, c. 402, &#xA7; 63.1-314.1; 2002, c. 747.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
