As the lead state agency for brain injury in the Commonwealth, the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (OARS) is pleased to submit this 2017 annual report. When the 2004 General Assembly appropriated new funding for brain injury services for State Fiscal Years (SFY) 2005-06 in Item 327.4 of the Appropriations Act, it also directed that

" ... the Department of Rehabilitative Services shall submit an annual report to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees documenting the number of individuals served, services provided, and success in attracting non-state resources."

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this 2017 report.

Sincerely,

/s/ Kathryn A. Hayfield
Commissioner