Code of Virginia
Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services)
Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services)
11/12/2024
Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services) (2024 Updates)
- Subtitle I. General Provisions Relating to Social Services
- Chapter 1. General Provisions
- § 63.2-100
- Definitions
- Chapter 3. Local Social Services
- Article 2. Local Departments and Local Directors of Social Services
- § 63.2-325.1
- Criminal background checks required
- Subtitle II. Public Assistance
- Chapter 6. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
- § 63.2-620
- Repealed
- Chapter 8. Other Grants of Public Assistance
- § 63.2-801
- SNAP benefits program
- Subtitle III. Social Services Programs
- Chapter 9. Foster Care
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 63.2-900
- Accepting children for placement in homes, facilities, etc., by local boards
- § 63.2-900.1
- Kinship foster care
- § 63.2-901.1
- Criminal history and central registry check for placements of children
- § 63.2-904
- Investigation, visitation, and supervision of foster homes or independent living arrangement; removal of child
- § 63.2-905.1:1
- Housing services
- Chapter 12. Adoption
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 63.2-1201.1
- Previously married persons who stood in loco parentis during the time of the marriage may adopt in the same manner as married persons
- § 63.2-1215
- Legal effects of adoption
- Article 3. Parental Placement Adoptions
- § 63.2-1230
- Placement of children by parent or guardian
- § 63.2-1231
- Home study; meeting required; exception
- Chapter 15. Child Abuse and Neglect
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 63.2-1505
- Investigations by local departments
- § 63.2-1506.1
- Human trafficking assessments by local departments
- Article 2. Complaints
- § 63.2-1509
- Requirement that certain injuries to children be reported by physicians, nurses, teachers, etc.; penalty for failure to report
- Article 3. Records
- § 63.2-1515
- Central registry; disclosure of information
- Article 7. Parental Child Safety Placement Program
- § 63.2-1531
- Definitions
- § 63.2-1532
- Parental Child Safety Placement Program; established
- § 63.2-1533
- Parental child safety placement agreement; terms
- § 63.2-1534
- Caregiver assessment
- § 63.2-1535
- Termination of the parental child safety placement agreement and the alternative living arrangement
- § 63.2-1536
- General provisions
- Subtitle IV. Licensure
- Chapter 17. Licensure and Registration Procedures
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 63.2-1700
- Application fees; regulations and schedules; use of fees; certain facilities, centers, and agencies exempt
- § 63.2-1701
- Licenses required; issuance, expiration, and renewal; maximum number of residents, participants or children; posting of licenses
- § 63.2-1705
- Compliance with Uniform Statewide Building Code
- § 63.2-1706
- Inspections and interviews
- § 63.2-1708
- Records and reports
- § 63.2-1709
- Enforcement and sanctions; assisted living facilities and adult day centers; interim administration; receivership, revocation, denial, summary suspension
- § 63.2-1709.2
- Enforcement and sanctions; special orders; civil penalties
- § 63.2-1710
- Appeal from refusal, denial of renewal, or revocation of license
- § 63.2-1710.2
- Right to appeal notice of intent; assisted living facilities, adult day centers, and child welfare agencies operated by agencies of the Commonwealth
- § 63.2-1711
- Injunction against operation without license
- § 63.2-1712
- Offenses; penalty
- § 63.2-1713
- Misleading advertising prohibited
- Article 3. Background Checks
- § 63.2-1720
- Assisted living facilities and adult day centers; employment for compensation of persons or use of volunteers convicted of certain offenses prohibited; background check required; penalty
- § 63.2-1722
- Revocation or denial of renewal based on background checks; failure to obtain background check
- Article 4. Complaints Received from Consumers and the Public
- § 63.2-1728
- Establishment of toll-free telephone line for complaints; investigation on receipt of complaints
- § 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
- Article 5. Regulations and Interdepartmental Cooperation
- § 63.2-1733
- Regulations for adult day centers
- § 63.2-1734
- Regulations for child welfare agencies
- Chapter 18. Facilities and Programs
- Article 1. Assisted Living Facilities
- § 63.2-1803.01
- Possession or administration of cannabis oil
- Subtitle VI. Grant Programs and Funds
- Chapter 21. Family and Children's Trust Fund
- § 63.2-2101
- Members of Board of Trustees; terms; vacancies; meetings
- § 63.2-2102
- Powers and duties of the Board of Trustees
- § 63.2-2103
- Management of the Family and Children's Trust Fund; counsel