Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services intends to consider amending 22VAC30-80, Auxiliary Grants Program. The purpose of the proposed action is to add supportive housing as an option for individuals receiving the auxiliary grant. The regulation needs to be amended to provide clear guidance regarding the supportive housing setting, which is a new living arrangement that individuals who receive auxiliary payments may choose, in accordance with Chapter 567 of the 2016 Acts of Assembly. The goals of this amended regulation are to (i) add information about supportive housing as a new setting for auxiliary grants, (ii) define requirements for providers of the supportive housing setting, (iii) clarify providers responsibilities for each setting, and (iv) update terminology and other provisions for the Auxiliary Grant Program.

The agency does not intend to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 51.5-131 and 51.5-160 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: February 9, 2017.

Agency Contact: Tishaun Harris-Ugworji, Program Consultant, Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, 8004 Franklin Farms Drive, Richmond, VA 23229, telephone (804) 662-7531, or email tishaun.harrisugworji@dars.virginia.gov.