Virginia Law

A. The provider shall maintain a record for each caregiver.

B. Assistants' and substitute providers' records shall contain the following:

1. Name;

2. Address;

3. Verification of age;

4. Job title;

5. Date of employment or volunteering;

6. Name address and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency;

7. For assistants and substitute providers who are not the spouse, parent, sibling, or child of the provider and are hired after June 30, 2010, documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. If a reference check is taken over the telephone, documentation shall include:

a. Dates of contact,

b. Names of persons contacted,

c. Firms contacted,

d. Results, and

e. Signature of person making call;

8. Background checks as required by 8VAC20-770;

9. Documentation of tuberculosis screening as required by 8VAC20-800-170 and 8VAC20-800-180 A; and

10. Documentation of the education and training as required by 8VAC20-800-230.

C. Substitute providers' records shall also contain documentation of the time of arrivals and departures as required by 8VAC20-800-140 D.

D. Providers' records shall contain the following:

1. Background checks as required by 8VAC20-770;

2. Documentation of tuberculosis screening as required by 8VAC20-800-170 and 8VAC20-800-180 A; and

3. Documentation of the education and training as required by 8VAC20-800-230.