Titles of Regulations: 22VAC30-60. Grants to Area Agencies on Aging.

22VAC30-140. State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.

Statutory Authority: § 51.5-131 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 3001 et seq.

The Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) has WITHDRAWN the regulatory action for 22VAC30-60, Grants to Area Agencies on Aging, which was published as a Notice of Intended Regulatory Action in 35:12 VA.R. 1399 February 4, 2019. This action is being withdrawn because DARS has reassessed planned regulatory actions under Executive Order 19 (2022) and the regulatory reduction initiative. The purpose of the proposed action was to repeal 22VAC30-60-570, 22VAC30-60-580, and 22VAC30-60-590 regarding the Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman (OSLTCO) and the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (SLTCOP) and amend several additional sections within 22VAC30-60 that include OSLTCO and the SLTCOP references or content to fully execute the move of program requirements to a single new chapter, which was to be 22VAC30-140, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. DARS believes some of the originally planned elements for the chapter for SLTCOP can be accomplished through other avenues, such as the development of guidance documents, trainings, and technical assistance in partnership with Area Agencies on Aging, which serve as local ombudsman entities.

Agency Contact: Charlotte Arbogast, Policy Advisor, Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, 8004 Franklin Farms Drive , Richmond, VA 23229, telephone (804) 662-7093, FAX (804) 662-7663, TDD (800) 464-9950, or email charlotte.arbogast@dars.virginia.gov.