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SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
The Secretary of Health and Human Resources oversees the following state agencies and boards which provide often-vital services to Virginians : Dept. for the Aging; Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, (previously Dept. of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services); Dept. for the Blind and Vision Impaired; Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Dept. of Health, Dept. of Health Professions; Dept. of Medical Assistance Services; Dept. of Rehabilitation Services; Dept. of Social Services; Board for People with Disabilities; Tobacco Settlement Foundation; Office of the Comprehensive Services Act; and Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth. Individuals with disabilities, the aging community, low-income working families, children, caregivers and the provider network are supported through the work of this Secretariat. In addition, HHR agencies license health practitioners and ensure safe drinking water in the Commonwealth.
Marilyn Tavenner served as Secretary of Health and Human Resources from January 2006 to January 2010. Tavenner was appointed Secretary of Health and Human Resources in January 2006 by Governor Timothy M. Kaine. Secretary Tavenner spent 25 years working for Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) first as a nurse and later as CEO for Johnston-Willis and Chippenham hospitals in Richmond, Virginia and group President of Outpatient Services.
Per § 2.2-126 of the Code of Virginia, records of the Office of the Governor will be made accessible to the public after they have been processed by the Library of Virginia.
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