22VAC30-80-20. Assessment.
A. In order to receive payment from the AG for care in an ALF or an AFC home, an individual applying for AG shall have been assessed by a qualified assessor using the UAI in accordance with 22VAC30-110 and determined to need residential or assisted living care or AFC.
B. As a condition of eligibility for the AG, a UAI shall be completed on an individual prior to admission, except for an emergency placement as documented and approved by a Virginia adult protective services worker; at least once annually; and whenever there is a significant change in the individual's level of care, and a determination is made that the individual needs residential or assisted living care in an ALF, AFC home, or SH setting.
C. The ALF, AFC, or SH provider is prohibited from charging a security deposit or any other form of compensation for providing a room and services to the individual. The collection or receipt of money, gift, donation or other consideration from or on behalf of an individual for any services provided is prohibited.
D. In order to receive payment from the AG for care in the SH setting, an individual shall be evaluated by a qualified assessor in accordance with § 51.5-160 E of the Code of Virginia. Eligible individuals shall be notified of the SH setting option and the availability of approved SH providers at the time of their first assessment and annual level of care assessment. The individual may select, subject to availability, SH or ALF at any time after the first assessment or any subsequent annual reassessment as long as the individual meets the criteria for residential or assisted living level of care.
Statutory Authority
§§ 51.5-131 and 51.5-160 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Former 22VAC40-25-20, derived from VR615-01-51 § 2, eff. February 1, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 20, eff. August 1, 2007; Volume 29, Issue 5, eff. December 5, 2012; renumbered as 22VAC30-80-20, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 2, eff. October 23, 2013; amended, Virginia Register Volume 34, Issue 1, eff. October 4, 2017; Volume 35, Issue 10, eff. February 6, 2019; Volume 35, Issue 24, eff. August 22, 2019.