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DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AUXILIARY GRANT PROGRAM NON-FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS 07/19 CHAPTER C, PAGE 24 • He lived in the ALF or AFCH sometime during the period following the AG application but is not living there when action is taken on the application. 7.1.1. Verification Of Residing In An ALF Verify an individual’s residence in an ALF by: • Telephone contact with the individual at the facility, • A visit to the individual at the facility by a social services department employee during the month of application or renewal • A statement from a department of social services worker that placement was made at the address on the ALF license for new applications, or • A written statement from an individual unconnected to the ALF that the individual resides in the facility/home. 7.1.2. Verification Of Residing In An AFCH Verify an individual’s residence in an AFCH by • A statement from the placing Department of Social Services’ family service(s) specialist that the individual is in the foster care home. 7.2. Assisted Living Facility - Authorized To Operate An ALF is permitted to operate when it is licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services and authorized to accept AG residents by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services with a signed provider agreement. The local agency shall continue to provide payments to an eligible resident as long as the ALF in which he/she is living is licensed and authorized. 7.2.1. Licensing Continues A facility continues to be licensed when • It is in the license renewal process. • It is operating while appealing an adverse licensing decision. The appeal process allows the appellant to pursue his appeal through VDSS and through a court hearing. The ALF continues to be licensed as long as it continues to appeal or until a final decision is made by the court. • It is operating during a change of ownership.