Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12 - HEALTH
Agency 35 - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Chapter 230 - OPERATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM
Section 12VAC35-230-20 - Program description

Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 35-230-20

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

A. The Individual and Family Support Program assists individuals with developmental disabilities and their family members to access needed person-centered and family-centered resources, supports, services, and other assistance. The overall objective of the Individual and Family Support Program is to support the continued residence of individuals with developmental disabilities in each individual's own home or the family home, which includes the home of a principal caregiver.

B. The department shall administer the IFSP funding awards directly or through a third party designated by the department to administer all or part of the IFSP, based on annual funding priorities and program criteria developed by the department in consultation with the department's IFSP State Council.

C. IFSP funds shall be distributed directly to the requesting individual or custodial family member or a third party designated by the individual or custodial family member. IFSP funds shall not supplant or in any way limit the availability of services provided through Medicaid programs.

Statutory Authority: § 37.2-203 of the Code of Virginia.

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