A. The Commissioner may revoke or deny renewal of a license of a child welfare agency, assisted living facility, or adult day care center and a child-placing agency may revoke the approval of a foster home if the assisted living facility, adult day care center, child welfare agency, or foster home has knowledge that a person specified in § 63.2-1720 or 63.2-1721 required to have a background check (i) has been convicted of any barrier crime as defined in § 19.2-392.02 or (ii) in the case of a child welfare agency or foster home, is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth, and such person has not been granted a waiver by the Commissioner pursuant to § 63.2-1723 or is not subject to the exceptions in subsection B of § 63.2-1720 or subsection E, F, G, or H of § 63.2-1721, and the facility, center, or agency refuses to separate such person from employment or service or allows the household member to continue to reside in the home.
B. Failure to obtain background checks pursuant to §§ 63.2-1720 and 63.2-1721 shall be grounds for denial, revocation, or termination of a license, registration, or approval or any contract with the Department or a local department to provide child care services to clients of the Department or local department. No violation shall occur if the assisted living facility, adult day care center, child-placing agency, or independent foster home has applied for the background check timely and it has not been obtained due to administrative delay. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Department.
Code 1950, § 63-235; 1968, cc. 578, § 63.1-198, 585; 1975, c. 439; 1985, c. 360; 1992, c. 746; 1993, cc. 730, 742; 1995, c. 401; 1996, c. 747; 1997, c. 427; 1998, cc. 551, 581; 2002, c. 747; 2015, cc. 758, 770; 2017, cc. 189, 751, 809; 2020, cc. 860, 861.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)
Chapter 17 - Licensure and Registration Procedures
§ 63.2-1702. Investigation on receipt of application
§ 63.2-1705. Compliance with Uniform Statewide Building Code
§ 63.2-1706. Inspections and interviews
§ 63.2-1706.1. Inspections of child welfare agencies; prioritization
§ 63.2-1707. Issuance or refusal of license; notification; provisional and conditional licenses
§ 63.2-1708. Records and reports
§ 63.2-1709.2. Enforcement and sanctions; special orders; civil penalties
§ 63.2-1709.3. Child-placing agencies; conscience clause
§ 63.2-1710. Appeal from refusal, denial of renewal, or revocation of license
§ 63.2-1711. Injunction against operation without license
§ 63.2-1712. Offenses; penalty
§ 63.2-1713. Misleading advertising prohibited
§ 63.2-1714. Duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth
§ 63.2-1715. Exemptions from licensure
§ 63.2-1718. Inspection of unlicensed child or adult care operations; inspection warrant
§ 63.2-1719. Barrier crime; construction
§ 63.2-1723. Child welfare agencies; criminal conviction and waiver
§ 63.2-1726. Background check required; children's residential facilities
§ 63.2-1729. Confidentiality of complainant's identity
§ 63.2-1730. Retaliation or discrimination against complainants
§ 63.2-1731. Retaliation against reports of child or adult abuse or neglect
§ 63.2-1732. Regulations for assisted living facilities
§ 63.2-1733. Regulations for adult day care centers
§ 63.2-1734. Regulations for child welfare agencies
§ 63.2-1736. Interagency agreements; cooperation of Department with other departments
§ 63.2-1737. Licensure of group homes and residential facilities for children