The Board shall adopt regulations for the activities, services, and facilities to be employed by persons and agencies required to be licensed under this subtitle, which shall be designed to ensure that such activities, services, and facilities are conducive to the welfare of the children under the custody or control of such persons or agencies.
Such regulations shall be developed in consultation with representatives of the affected entities and shall include, but need not be limited to, matters relating to the sex, age, and number of children and other persons to be maintained, cared for, or placed out, as the case may be, and to the buildings and premises to be used, and reasonable standards for the activities, services, and facilities to be employed. Such limitations and standards shall be specified in each license and renewal thereof. Such regulations shall not require the adoption of a specific teaching approach or doctrine or require the membership, affiliation, or accreditation services of any single private accreditation or certification agency.
Code 1950, § 63-239; 1968, cc. 578, 585, § 63.1-202; 1970, c. 721; 1987, c. 698; 1993, cc. 730, 742; 1998, c. 237; 2002, cc. 298, 747; 2011, c. 139; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2013, c. 416; 2018, c. 11; 2019, c. 604; 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