There is hereby created within the executive branch, responsible to the Governor, a Department of Juvenile Justice. The Department shall be under the immediate supervision of a Director who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor or until his […]
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner of the revenue or other official responsible for the assessment of any local tax appealed pursuant to § 58.1-3703.1 or § 58.1-3983.1 may, in his sole discretion, compromise and settle any disputed assessment of taxes prior to the time that such assessment is no longer subject […]
A. No long-term care insurance policy may be delivered or issued for delivery in this Commonwealth if such policy conditions eligibility (i) for any benefits provided in an institutional care setting on the receipt of a higher level of institutional care or (ii) for any benefits on a prior hospitalization requirement. B. A long-term care […]
Any person having taxable personal property, machinery and tools or merchants’ capital on January 1 of any year shall file a return thereof with the commissioner of the revenue for his county or city in accordance with § 58.1-3518. Such returns shall be filed by May 1 of each year, except as otherwise provided by […]
A. Each power of attorney from a fidelity and surety insurer to an agent making the agent an attorney-in-fact to execute any bail bond as defined in § 19.2-119 in the name and on behalf of the insurer as surety, shall, unless the power of attorney is special and limited to one transaction or to […]
The purposes of this article are to: 1. Establish standards for the collection, use, and disclosure of information gathered in connection with insurance transactions by insurance institutions, agents or insurance-support organizations; 2. Maintain a balance between the need for information by those conducting the business of insurance and the public’s need for fairness in insurance […]
The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is hereby established in the executive branch of government responsible to the Governor. The Department shall be under the supervision and management of the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall carry out his management and supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the policies and regulations of the Board and applicable […]
As used in this chapter: “Dead body” means a human body or such parts of such human body from the condition of which it reasonably may be concluded that death occurred. “Fetal death” means death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human conception, regardless of the duration […]
As used in this article unless a different meaning or construction is clearly required by the context or otherwise: “Certified nursing facility” means any skilled nursing facility, skilled care facility, intermediate care facility, nursing or nursing care facility, or nursing home, whether freestanding or a portion of a freestanding medical care facility, that is certified […]
The Commissioner shall direct the Commonwealth’s activities and programs for recruiting and retaining health care providers for underserved populations, underserved areas, and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) designated throughout the Commonwealth. The duties and responsibilities of the Commissioner shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Designating and updating as necessary the designation of underserved […]
