Health, Education & Social Services Division

The legal support provided by the Health, Education, and Social Services Division impacts many programs that benefit, protect, and enhance the quality of life of the citizens of our Commonwealth. Client agencies of this Division face challenging issues that affect the interests of health care providers and their clients, mental health and social services providers and their clients, and Medicaid providers and recipients. This Division represents boards that regulate health professionals including physicians, dentists, nurses, and pharmacists. The attorneys in this division provide advice to much of Virginia's public education structure including the Department of Education, the Virginia Community College System, all of Virginia's public colleges and universities, and state libraries and museums. Attorneys working on child support enforcement cases successfully secure and enforce many orders assuring that child support obligations are met.