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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services
Chapter 46. Regulations for Children's Residential Facilities
6/30/2025

12VAC35-46-760. Resident transfer between residential facilities located in Virginia and operated by the same sponsor.

A. Except when transfer is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, the provider's receiving service or facility shall document receipt of the following at the time of the resident's transfer:

1. Documentation of advance notification to the family, if appropriate, the resident, the placement agency, and the legal guardian;

2. A written summary of the resident's progress while at the transferring facility, justification for the transfer, and the resident's current strengths and needs; and

3. A copy of the resident's record.

B. The transferring service or facility shall document the date of transfer and the name of the receiving service or facility to which the resident was transferred.

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-203 and 37.2-408 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 21, eff. August 6, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 18, eff. June 19, 2025.

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