2006 Code of Virginia § 63.2-1706 - Inspections and interviews

63.2-1706. Inspections and interviews.

A. Applicants for licensure and licensees shall at all times afford theCommissioner reasonable opportunity to inspect all of their facilities, booksand records, and to interview their agents and employees and any personliving or participating in such facilities, or under their custody, control,direction or supervision.

B. For any assisted living facility or adult day care center issued a licenseor renewal thereof for a period of six months, the Commissioner shall make atleast two inspections during the six-month period, one of which shall beunannounced. For any assisted living facility or adult day care center issueda license or renewal thereof for a period of one year, the Commissioner shallmake at least three inspections each year, at least two of which shall beunannounced. For any assisted living facility or adult day care center issueda license or a renewal thereof for a period of two years, the Commissionershall make at least two inspections each year, at least one of which shall beunannounced. For any assisted living facility or adult day care center issueda three-year license, the Commissioner shall make at least one inspectioneach year, which shall be unannounced.

C. All licensed child welfare agencies shall be inspected not less than twiceannually, and one of those inspections shall be unannounced.

D. The activities, services and facilities of each applicant for renewal ofhis license as an assisted living facility, adult day care center or childwelfare agency shall be subject to an inspection or examination by theCommissioner to determine if he is in compliance with current regulations ofthe Board or Child Day-Care Council, whichever is applicable.

E. For any licensed assisted living facility, adult day care center or childwelfare agency, the Commissioner may authorize such other announced orunannounced inspections as the Commissioner considers appropriate.

(Code 1950, 63-224, 63-247; 1954, c. 259; 1968, c. 578, 63.1-177,63.1-210; 1972, c. 540, 63.1-196.1; 1973, c. 227; 1979, c. 73; 1987, c.698; 1988, cc. 61, 151; 1991, c. 532; 1992, cc. 356, 666, 63.1-194.7; 1993,cc. 957, 993; 1999, c. 964; 2000, c. 130; 2002, c. 747.)