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Code of Virginia
Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services)
9/25/2021

Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services) (2021 Updates)

  • Subtitle I. General Provisions Relating to Social Services
  • Chapter 2. State Social Services
    • Article 2. State Board of Social Services
      • § 63.2-215
      State Board of Social Services
  • Subtitle II. Public Assistance
  • Chapter 5. General Provisions
  • Chapter 6. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
    • § 63.2-601.2
      Statewide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Funding Pool Program
      § 63.2-603
      Eligibility for TANF; childhood immunizations
      § 63.2-608
      Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW)
      § 63.2-620
      Child care services for TANF and low-income families
  • Chapter 8. Other Grants of Public Assistance
    • § 63.2-801
      SNAP benefits program
      § 63.2-805
      (Effective until October 1, 2021) Home Energy Assistance Program; report; survey
      § 63.2-805
      (Effective October 1, 2021) Home Energy Assistance Program; report; survey
  • Subtitle III. Social Services Programs
  • Chapter 9. Foster Care
    • Article 1. General Provisions
      • § 63.2-905
      Foster care services
      § 63.2-906
      Foster care plans; permissible plan goals; court review of foster children
      § 63.2-910.2
      Petition to terminate parental rights
  • Chapter 12. Adoption
    • Article 4. Stepparent and Confirmatory Adoption
      • § 63.2-1241
      Adoption of child by spouse of birth or adoptive parent or other person with legitimate interest
    • Article 5. Adult Adoption
      • § 63.2-1244
      Investigation and report at discretion of circuit court; exception
  • Chapter 13. Adoption Assistance for Children with Special Needs
    • § 63.2-1305
      Federal-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program
      § 63.2-1306
      State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program
  • Chapter 15. Child Abuse and Neglect
    • Article 1. General Provisions
      • § 63.2-1505
      Investigations by local departments
      § 63.2-1506
      Family 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
  • Chapter 16. Adult Services
    • Article 2. Adult Protective Services
      • § 63.2-1603
      Protection of adults; definitions
      § 63.2-1606
      Protection of aged or incapacitated adults; mandated and voluntary reporting
      § 63.2-1609
      Emergency order for adult protective services
  • 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
      § 63.2-1702
      Investigation on receipt of application
      § 63.2-1706.1
      Inspections of child welfare agencies; prioritization
      § 63.2-1708
      Records and reports
      § 63.2-1710
      (Effective until January 1, 2022) Appeal from refusal, denial of renewal, or revocation of license
      § 63.2-1710
      (Effective January 1, 2022) Appeal from refusal, denial of renewal, or revocation of license
    • Article 2. Unlicensed Programs
      • § 63.2-1715
      Exemptions from licensure
    • Article 3. Background Checks
      • § 63.2-1720
      Assisted living facilities and adult day care centers
      § 63.2-1721
      Background check upon application for licensure as a child-placing agency, etc.; penalty
      § 63.2-1722
      Revocation or denial of renewal based on background checks; failure to obtain background check
      § 63.2-1723
      Child welfare agencies; criminal conviction and waiver
    • Article 5. Regulations and Interdepartmental Cooperation
      • § 63.2-1732
      Regulations for assisted living facilities
      § 63.2-1734
      Regulations for child welfare agencies
  • Subtitle V. Administrative Child Support
  • Chapter 19. Child Support Enforcement
    • Article 1. General Provisions
      • § 63.2-1903
      Authority to issue certain orders; civil penalty
    • Article 2. Public Assistance
      • § 63.2-1911
      Duty of local departments to enforce support; referral to Department
    • Article 4. Orders and Review
      • § 63.2-1916
      Notice of administrative support order; contents; hearing; modification
    • Article 6. Enforcement Remedies
      • § 63.2-1941
      Additional enforcement remedies