Code of Virginia - Title 51.5 Persons With Disabilities - Chapter 8.1 Protection And Advocacy Services
- 51.5-39.1 Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning: "Abuse" means any act or failure to act which was performed, or which ...
- 51.5-39.2 The Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy; governing board; terms; quorum; expenses; summary ...
A. The Department for Rights of Virginians with Disabilities is hereby established as an independent state agency to be known as the Virginia Office for ...
- 51.5-39.3 Application of State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act
The provisions of the State and Local Government Conflicts of Interests Act (§ 2.2-3100 et seq.) shall apply to the members of the Board and ...
- 51.5-39.4 Powers and duties of the Office
The Office shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To monitor the implementation of Chapter 9 (§ 51.5-40 et seq.) of this title and ...
- 51.5-39.5 Powers and duties of the Board; Protection and Advocacy Fund
A. The Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy shall be administered by the Board, whose powers and duties include, but are not limited to: 1. ...
- 51.5-39.6 Powers and duties of the Director
The Director shall have the following powers and duties: 1. To supervise and manage the daily operations of the Office and to carry out such ...
- 51.5-39.7 (See Editor's note) Ombudsman services for persons with disabilities
A. There is hereby created within the Office an ombudsman section. The Director shall establish procedures for receiving complaints and conducting investigations for the purposes ...
- 51.5-39.8 Confidentiality of information
A. All documentary and other evidence received or maintained by the Office or its agents in connection with specific complaints or investigations shall be confidential ...
- 51.5-39.9 Cooperative agreements with state agencies regarding advocacy services for their clients
Notwithstanding the foregoing, state agencies providing services to persons with disabilities may develop and maintain advocacy, client assistance or ombudsman services for their clients, which ...
- 51.5-39.10 Immunity
Any person who in good faith complains to the Office on behalf of a person with a disability, or who provides information or participates in ...
- 51.5-39.11 Employees of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy
Except as otherwise provided by law, the employees of the Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia ...
- 51.5-39.12 Notification of critical incidents and deaths in state facilities
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the directors of the state facilities as defined in § 37.2-100 shall notify the Director of the Office in ...
Last modified: April 3, 2009