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Code of Virginia
Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services)
3/23/2019

Title 63.2. Welfare (Social Services) (2018 Updates)

  • Subtitle I. General Provisions Relating to Social Services
  • Subtitle III. Social Services Programs
  • Chapter 9. Foster Care
    • § 63.2-900
      Accepting children for placement in homes, facilities, etc., by local boards
      § 63.2-905
      Foster care services
  • Chapter 12. Adoption
    • Article 1. General Provisions
      • § 63.2-1208
      Investigations; report to circuit court
    • Article 2. Agency Adoptions
      • § 63.2-1229
      Foster parent adoption
    • Article 4. Stepparent Adoption
      • § 63.2-1242
      (Effective until July 1, 2020) Investigation and report at discretion of circuit court
      § 63.2-1242
      (Effective July 1, 2020) Investigation and report at discretion of circuit court
    • Article 4.1. Close Relative Adoption
      • § 63.2-1242.2
      Close relative adoption; child in home less than two years
      § 63.2-1242.3
      Close relative placement; child in home for two years or more
    • Article 6. Records
      • § 63.2-1246
      Disposition of reports; disclosure of information as to identity of birth family
      § 63.2-1246.1
      Commissioner authority to store, preserve, and certify adoption files
      § 63.2-1247
      Disclosure to birth family; adoptive parents; medical, etc., information; exchange of information; open records in parental placement adoptions
  • Chapter 13. Adoption Assistance for Children with Special Needs
  • Chapter 15. Child Abuse and Neglect
    • Article 1. General Provisions
      • § 63.2-1503
      Local departments to establish child-protective services; duties
      § 63.2-1505
      Investigations by local departments
      § 63.2-1506
      Family assessments by local departments
    • Article 3. Records
      • § 63.2-1515
      Central registry; disclosure of information
    • Article 4. Procedures
      • § 63.2-1521
      Testimony by child using two-way closed-circuit television
  • Chapter 16. Adult Services
    • Article 2. Adult Protective Services
      • § 63.2-1605
      Protective services for adults by local departments
      § 63.2-1609
      Emergency order for adult protective services
  • Subtitle IV. Licensure
  • Chapter 17. Licensure and Registration Procedures
    • Article 1. General Provisions
      • § 63.2-1701
      Licenses required; issuance, expiration, and renewal; maximum number of residents, participants or children; posting of licenses
      § 63.2-1709
      Enforcement and sanctions; assisted living facilities and adult day care 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
      § 63.2-1710.1
      Summary order of suspension; assisted living facilities, group homes, and children's residential facilities operated by an agency of the Commonwealth
      § 63.2-1710.2
      Right to appeal notice of intent; assisted living facilities, adult day care centers, and child welfare agencies operated by agencies of the Commonwealth
    • Article 2. Unlicensed Programs
      • § 63.2-1715
      (Effective until July 1, 2019) Exemptions from licensure
      § 63.2-1715
      (Effective July 1, 2019) Exemptions from licensure
      § 63.2-1716
      (Effective until July 1, 2019) Child day center operated by religious institution exempt from licensure; annual statement and documentary evidence required; enforcement; injunctive relief
      § 63.2-1716
      (Effective July 1, 2019) Child day center operated by religious institution exempt from licensure; annual statement and documentary evidence required; enforcement; injunctive relief
      § 63.2-1717
      Certification of preschool or nursery school programs operated by accredited private schools; provisional certification; annual statement and documentary evidence required; enforcement; injunctive relief
    • Article 5. Regulations and Interdepartmental Cooperation
      • § 63.2-1734
      Regulations for child welfare agencies
      § 63.2-1737
      Licensure of group homes and residential facilities for children