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Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)
Subtitle I. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SOCIAL SERVICESChapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 63.2-100. Definitions
- § 63.2-100.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
- § 63.2-101. Authority of Department to request and receive information from other agencies; use of information so obtained
- § 63.2-102. Allowing access to records and information for public assistance programs and child support enforcement; penalty
- § 63.2-103. Confidential records and information concerning child support enforcement
- § 63.2-104. Confidential records and information concerning social services; penalty
- § 63.2-104.1. Confidentiality of records of persons receiving domestic and sexual violence services
- § 63.2-105. Confidential records and information concerning social services; child-protective services and child-placing agencies
- § 63.2-106. Failure to obey subpoena or charging illegal fees; penalty
Article 1. DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES
- § 63.2-200. Department of Social Services created
- § 63.2-201. Appointment of Commissioner
- § 63.2-202. Term of office; vacancies
- § 63.2-203. Powers and duties of Commissioner generally
- § 63.2-204. Cooperation with local authorities
- § 63.2-205. Requiring reports from local boards; forms and submission schedule; approval of budgets by Commissioner
- § 63.2-206. Cooperation with federal agencies
- § 63.2-207. Authority to receive grants-in-aid, funds and gifts
- § 63.2-208. Standards for personnel
- § 63.2-209. Divisions of Department
- § 63.2-210. Appointment of division heads
- § 63.2-211. Powers and duties of division heads
- § 63.2-212. Employment of agents and employees
- § 63.2-213. Powers, duties, titles and functions of agents and employees
- § 63.2-214. Bonds of such agents
- § 63.2-214.1. Marriage and family programs; funding
- § 63.2-214.2. Information related to shaken baby syndrome
- § 63.2-214.3. Information on human trafficking
Article 2. STATE BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES
- § 63.2-215. State Board of Social Services
- § 63.2-216. Powers and duties of Board in general
- § 63.2-217. Board to adopt regulations
- § 63.2-218. Board to adopt regulations regarding human research
- § 63.2-219. Board to establish employee entrance and performance standards
- § 63.2-220. Board may administer oaths, conduct hearings and issue subpoenas
- § 63.2-221. Board to investigate institutions at direction of Governor
Article 3. STATEWIDE HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION AND REFERRAL PROGRAM
- § 63.2-222. Establishment of system
- § 63.2-223. Repealed
- § 63.2-226. Duties of Department
- § 63.2-227. Regional providers; duties
- § 63.2-228. Repealed
Article 1. LOCAL BOARDS OF SOCIAL SERVICES
- § 63.2-300. Local boards established by local governments
- § 63.2-301. Local board appointments and terms of office
- § 63.2-302. How local board for a single county is constituted
- § 63.2-303. Local boards in counties having special forms of county government
- § 63.2-304. How local board of a city is constituted
- § 63.2-305. Advisory boards
- § 63.2-306. Local boards established by two or more political subdivisions
- § 63.2-306.1. Withdrawal from district boards of social services
- § 63.2-307. Local boards serving certain districts
- § 63.2-308. Suspension or removal of members
- § 63.2-309. Quorum
- § 63.2-310. Compensation and expenses
- § 63.2-311. Fiscal officer for district board; compensation of such officer
- § 63.2-312. Meetings; organization; chairman and vice-chairman; secretary
- § 63.2-313. Administration of law
- § 63.2-314. Funds received from public or private sources; authority of local governing bodies to make grants; authority of local boards to establish regulations and fees for court ordered services
- § 63.2-315. Furnishing reports
- § 63.2-316. Submission of budget to governing bodies
- § 63.2-317. Employment of counsel for local boards and employees; payment of expenses
- § 63.2-318. Payment of legal fees and expenses for certain local department employees
- § 63.2-319. Child welfare and other services
- § 63.2-320. Accepting and expending certain funds on behalf of children placed by or entrusted to local board when no guardian appointed; disposition of funds when children discharged
- § 63.2-321. Interest in and cooperation for public assistance and social services; directing local director
- § 63.2-322. Conducting hearings, issuing subpoenas, etc
- § 63.2-323. Emergency payments
Article 2. LOCAL DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL SERVICES
- § 63.2-324. Local departments of social services
- § 63.2-325. Appointment of local directors of social services and local employees
- § 63.2-326. Service at pleasure of local board or local director
- § 63.2-327. Removal by Commissioner
- § 63.2-328. Bond
- § 63.2-329. Bond of certain employees of local boards
- § 63.2-330. Compensation
- § 63.2-331. Counties with special forms of government
- § 63.2-332. Powers and duties of local directors
- § 63.2-333. Agent of Commissioner
- § 63.2-334. Cooperation with private agencies
- § 63.2-335. Keeping records
- § 63.2-336. Annual report
- § 63.2-400. Local appropriation
- § 63.2-401. Reimbursement of localities by the Commonwealth
- § 63.2-402. Reimbursement of the Commonwealth by local board
- § 63.2-403. Expenditures by Department
- § 63.2-404. Expenses of Auditor of Public Accounts, Comptroller and State Treasurer
- § 63.2-405. Provisions for determination of eligibility for medical care and medical assistance; provision of social services; regulations
- § 63.2-406. Authority of Board upon amendments of the Social Security Act or regulations of the Department of Health and Human Services
- § 63.2-407. Necessary or incidental public assistance or social services
- § 63.2-408. When a locality fails to provide public assistance or social services; deductions by Comptroller; social services; withholding payments
- § 63.2-409. No lien to attach to property of applicant or recipient; release of existing unforeclosed liens
- § 63.2-410. State pool of funds under the Comprehensive Services Act
- § 63.2-411. Construction and operation of children's residential facilities
- § 63.2-412. Assistance to needy persons engaged in work or training programs; costs of administration of such programs
Chapter 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 63.2-500. Definitions
- § 63.2-501. Application for assistance
- § 63.2-501.1. Application for public assistance; accurate contact information; authorized disclosures
- § 63.2-502. False application or false swearing; penalty
- § 63.2-503. Procedure upon receipt of application
- § 63.2-503.1. Legal presence required for public assistance; exceptions; proof of legal presence
- § 63.2-504. Decision of local board that applicant entitled to public assistance
- § 63.2-505. Determining the amount of public assistance
- § 63.2-505.1. Transitional food stamp benefits
- § 63.2-505.2. Eligibility for food stamps; drug-related felonies
- § 63.2-506. Public assistance not transferable or subject to execution
- § 63.2-507. Personal representatives for recipients of public assistance funds
- § 63.2-508. Fees for representing applicant or recipient
- § 63.2-509. Public assistance subject to amendment or repeal of laws
- § 63.2-510. Obligation of person to support certain children living in same home; penalty
- § 63.2-511. Proceedings against persons liable for support
- § 63.2-512. Recovery of public assistance erroneously paid
- § 63.2-513. Notification of change in circumstances
- § 63.2-514. Reconsideration, cancellation or changes in amount of public assistance
- § 63.2-515. Notice to applicant or recipient of decision
- § 63.2-516. Record of decision
- § 63.2-517. Right of appeal to Commissioner
- § 63.2-518. Action by Commissioner on appeal
- § 63.2-519. Finality of decision of Commissioner
- § 63.2-520. How public assistance paid
- § 63.2-521. Change of residence
- § 63.2-522. False statements, representations, impersonations and fraudulent devices; penalty
- § 63.2-523. Unauthorized use of food stamps, electronic benefit transfer cards, and energy assistance prohibited; penalties
- § 63.2-524. Denial of benefits upon finding of fraudulent acts
- § 63.2-525. Payment by Department for legal services
- § 63.2-526. Statewide fraud control program
- § 63.2-527. Notice of earned income tax credit
- § 63.2-600. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); purpose; administration
- § 63.2-601. Virginia Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; goals
- § 63.2-601.1. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Fund established
- § 63.2-601.2. Statewide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program Funding Pool Program
- § 63.2-602. Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); penalty
- § 63.2-603. Eligibility for TANF; childhood immunizations
- § 63.2-604. Eligibility for TANF; children born to TANF recipients
- § 63.2-605. Eligibility for TANF; parolees and probationers who fail drug tests
- § 63.2-606. Eligibility for TANF; school attendance
- § 63.2-607. Eligibility for TANF; minor parent residency
- § 63.2-608. Virginia Initiative for Employment Not Welfare (VIEW)
- § 63.2-609. VIEW exemptions
- § 63.2-610. Participation in VIEW; coordinated services
- § 63.2-611. Case management; support services; transitional support services
- § 63.2-612. Time limit on the receipt of TANF
- § 63.2-613. Hardship exceptions
- § 63.2-614. Financial eligibility
- § 63.2-615. Payment of tuition and other expenses of public assistance recipients enrolled in skill development training programs
- § 63.2-616. Provision of public assistance and social services
- § 63.2-617. Diversionary cash assistance
- § 63.2-618. Notice and appeal
- § 63.2-619. Evaluation and reporting
- § 63.2-620. Child care services for TANF and low-income families
- § 63.2-621. Restrictions on use of TANF cash assistance
Chapter 7.1. FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Chapter 8. OTHER GRANTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
- § 63.2-800. Repealed
- § 63.2-801. Food stamp program
- § 63.2-802. Eligibility for general relief
- § 63.2-803. Payment for legal services in claims for Supplemental Security Income
- § 63.2-804. Eligibility to receive convict-made dentures
- § 63.2-805. Home Energy Assistance Program; report; survey
Chapter 9. FOSTER CARE
- § 63.2-900. Accepting children for placement in homes, facilities, etc., by local boards
- § 63.2-900.1. Kinship foster care
- § 63.2-900.2. Placement of sibling groups; visitation
- § 63.2-900.3. School placement of children in foster care
- § 63.2-901. Supervision of placement of children in homes
- § 63.2-901.1. Criminal history and central registry check for placements of children
- § 63.2-902. Agreements with persons taking children
- § 63.2-903. Entrustment agreements; adoption
- § 63.2-904. Investigation, visitation and supervision of foster homes or independent living arrangement; removal of child
- § 63.2-905. Foster care services
- § 63.2-905.1. Independent living services
- § 63.2-905.2. Annual credit checks for children in foster care
- § 63.2-906. Foster care plans; permissible plan goals; court review of foster children
- § 63.2-907. Administrative review of children in foster care
- § 63.2-908. Permanent foster care placement
- § 63.2-909. Child support for child placed in foster care by court
- § 63.2-910. Child support for child placed in foster care where legal custody remains with parent or guardian
- § 63.2-910.1. Acceptance of children by local departments of social services
- § 63.2-911. Liability insurance for foster parents
- § 63.2-912. Visitation of child placed in foster care
- § 63.2-913. Establishment of minimum training requirements
- § 63.2-914. Not in effect
- § 63.2-915. Appeals to Commissioner
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 63.2-1200. Who may place children for adoption
- § 63.2-1200.1. Recognition of foreign adoption; issuance of birth certificates
- § 63.2-1201. Filing of petition for adoption; venue; jurisdiction; and proceedings
- § 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
- § 63.2-1202. Parental, or agency, consent required; exceptions
- § 63.2-1203. When consent is withheld or unobtainable
- § 63.2-1204. When consent is revocable; fraud or duress; mutual consent
- § 63.2-1205. Best interests of the child; standards for determining
- § 63.2-1205.1. Violent sex offenders prohibited from adopting a child
- § 63.2-1206. No parental presumption after revocation period expires
- § 63.2-1207. Removal of child from adoptive home
- § 63.2-1208. Investigations; report to circuit court
- § 63.2-1209. Entry of interlocutory order
- § 63.2-1210. Probationary period, interlocutory order and order of reference not required under certain circumstances
- § 63.2-1211. Revocation of interlocutory order
- § 63.2-1212. Visitations during probationary period and report
- § 63.2-1213. Final order of adoption
- § 63.2-1214. Annual review of pending petitions for adoption; duty of Commissioner and circuit court clerk
- § 63.2-1215. Legal effects of adoption
- § 63.2-1216. Final order not subject to attack after six months
- § 63.2-1217. Provision of false information; penalty
- § 63.2-1218. Certain exchange of property, advertisement, solicitation prohibited; penalty
- § 63.2-1219. Suspected violation of property exchange information
- § 63.2-1220. Issuance of birth certificates for children adopted in the Commonwealth
- § 63.2-1220.01. Foreign adoptions; establishment of date of birth
- § 63.2-1220.1. Establishment of minimum training requirements
Article 1.1. POST-ADOPTION CONTACT AND COMMUNICATION AGREEMENTS.
- § 63.2-1220.2. Authority to enter into post-adoption contact and communication agreements
- § 63.2-1220.3. Approval of post-adoption contact and communication agreements
- § 63.2-1220.4. Jurisdiction to approve post-adoption contact and communication agreements
Article 2. AGENCY ADOPTIONS
- § 63.2-1221. Placement of children for adoption by agency or local board
- § 63.2-1222. Execution of entrustment agreement by birth parent(s); exceptions; notice and objection to entrustment; copy required to be furnished; requirement for agencies outside the Commonwealth
- § 63.2-1223. Revocation of entrustment agreement
- § 63.2-1224. Explanation of process, legal effects of adoption required
- § 63.2-1225. Determination of appropriate home
- § 63.2-1226. When birth parents recommend adoptive parents
- § 63.2-1227. Filing of petition for agency adoption
- § 63.2-1228. Forwarding of petition
- § 63.2-1228.1. Repealed
- § 63.2-1229. Foster parent adoption
Article 3. PARENTAL PLACEMENT ADOPTIONS
- § 63.2-1230. Placement of children by parent or guardian
- § 63.2-1231. Home study; meeting required; exception
- § 63.2-1232. Requirements of a parental placement adoption
- § 63.2-1233. Consent to be executed in juvenile and domestic relations district court; exceptions
- § 63.2-1234. When consent is revocable
- § 63.2-1235. Adoptive home not in child's best interests
- § 63.2-1236. Duty of Department to disseminate information
- § 63.2-1237. Petition for parental placement adoption; jurisdiction; contents
- § 63.2-1238. Forwarding of petition; when investigation and report not required
- § 63.2-1239. Return of copies furnished to counsel
- § 63.2-1240. Court issuing order deemed sending agency under Interstate Compact on Placement of Children
Article 4. STEPPARENT ADOPTION
- § 63.2-1241. Adoption of child by spouse of birth or adoptive parent
- § 63.2-1242. Investigation and report at discretion of circuit court
Article 4.1. CLOSE RELATIVE ADOPTION
- § 63.2-1242.1. Close relative adoption
- § 63.2-1242.2. Close relative adoption; child in home less than three years
- § 63.2-1242.3. Close relative placement; child in home for three years or more
Article 5. ADULT ADOPTION
- § 63.2-1243. Adoption of certain persons eighteen years of age or over
- § 63.2-1244. Investigation and report at discretion of circuit court; exception
Article 6. RECORDS
- § 63.2-1245. Separate order book, file and index of adoption cases; to whom available; permanent retention
- § 63.2-1246. Disposition of reports; disclosure of information as to identity of birth family
- § 63.2-1247. Disclosure to birth family; adoptive parents; medical, etc., information; exchange of information; open records in parental placement adoptions
- § 63.2-1248. Fees for home studies, investigations, visitations and reports
Article 7. PUTATIVE FATHER REGISTRY
- § 63.2-1249. Establishment of Registry
- § 63.2-1250. Registration; notice; form
- § 63.2-1251. Furnishing information; confidentiality; penalty
- § 63.2-1252. Search of registry
- § 63.2-1253. Duty to publicize registry
- § 63.2-1300. Purpose and intent of adoption assistance; eligibility
- § 63.2-1301. Types of adoption assistance payments
- § 63.2-1302. Adoption assistance payments; maintenance; special needs; payment agreements; continuation of payments when adoptive parents move to another jurisdiction; procedural requirements
- § 63.2-1303. Qualification for adoption assistance payments
- § 63.2-1304. Appeal to Commissioner regarding adoption assistance
- § 63.2-1400. Not Set Out
- § 63.2-1401. Compacts authorized
- § 63.2-1402. Definitions
- § 63.2-1403. Contents of compacts
- § 63.2-1404. Medical assistance; penalties
- § 63.2-1405. Federal participation
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 63.2-1500. Not Set Out
- § 63.2-1501. Definitions
- § 63.2-1502. Establishment of Child-Protective Services Unit; duties
- § 63.2-1503. Local departments to establish child-protective services; duties
- § 63.2-1504. Child-protective services differential response system
- § 63.2-1505. Investigations by local departments
- § 63.2-1506. Family assessments by local departments
- § 63.2-1507. Cooperation by state entities
Article 2. COMPLAINTS
- § 63.2-1508. Valid report or complaint
- § 63.2-1509. Requirement that certain injuries to children be reported by physicians, nurses, teachers, etc.; penalty for failure to report
- § 63.2-1510. Complaints by others of certain injuries to children
- § 63.2-1511. Complaints of abuse and neglect against school personnel; interagency agreement
- § 63.2-1512. Immunity of person making report, etc., from liability
- § 63.2-1513. Knowingly making false reports; penalties
Article 3. RECORDS
- § 63.2-1514. Retention of records in all reports; procedures regarding unfounded reports alleged to be made in bad faith or with malicious intent
- § 63.2-1515. Central registry; disclosure of information
Article 4. PROCEDURES
- § 63.2-1516. Tape recording child abuse investigations
- § 63.2-1516.01. Investigation procedures involving person who is the subject of complaint
- § 63.2-1516.1. Investigation procedures when school employee is subject of the complaint or report; release of information in joint investigations
- § 63.2-1517. Authority to take child into custody
- § 63.2-1518. Authority to talk to child or sibling
- § 63.2-1519. Physician-patient and husband-wife privileges inapplicable
- § 63.2-1520. Photographs and X-rays of child; use as evidence
- § 63.2-1521. Testimony by child using two-way closed-circuit television
- § 63.2-1522. Admission of evidence of sexual acts with children
- § 63.2-1523. Use of videotaped statements of complaining witnesses as evidence
- § 63.2-1524. Court may order certain examinations
- § 63.2-1525. Prima facie evidence for removal of child custody
- § 63.2-1526. Appeals of certain actions of local departments
Article 5. OVERSIGHT AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAM
- § 63.2-1527. Board oversight duties; Out-of-Family Investigations Advisory Committee
- § 63.2-1528. Repealed
- § 63.2-1529. Repealed
Article 6. VIRGINIA CHILD PROTECTION ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.
Chapter 16. ADULT SERVICESArticle 1. ADULT SERVICES
- § 63.2-1600. Home-based services
- § 63.2-1601. Authority to provide adult foster care services
- § 63.2-1601.1. Criminal history check for agency approved providers of services to adults
- § 63.2-1602. Other adult services
- § 63.2-1602.1. Repealed
Article 2. ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
- § 63.2-1603. Protection of adults; definitions
- § 63.2-1604. Repealed
- § 63.2-1605. Protective services for adults by local departments
- § 63.2-1606. Protection of aged or incapacitated adults; mandated and voluntary reporting
- § 63.2-1606.1. Photographs, X-rays and medical imaging of incapacitated persons; use as evidence
- § 63.2-1607. Repealed
- § 63.2-1608. Involuntary adult protective services
- § 63.2-1609. Emergency order for adult protective services
- § 63.2-1610. Voluntary adult protective services
Article 3. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES
- § 63.2-1611. Policy of Commonwealth; Department designated agency to coordinate state efforts
- § 63.2-1612. Responsibilities of Department; domestic violence prevention and services
- § 63.2-1613. Responsibilities of local departments
- § 63.2-1614. Authority to receive and grant funds
- § 63.2-1615. What functions and services may be funded
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
- § 63.2-1703. Variances
- § 63.2-1704. Voluntary registration of family day homes; inspections; investigation upon receipt of complaint; revocation or suspension of registration
- § 63.2-1705. Compliance with Uniform Statewide Building Code
- § 63.2-1706. Inspections and interviews
- § 63.2-1707. Issuance or refusal of license; notification; provisional and conditional licenses
- § 63.2-1708. Records and reports
- § 63.2-1709. Enforcement and sanctions; assisted living facilities and adult day care centers; interim administration; receivership, revocation, denial, summary suspension
- § 63.2-1709.1. Enforcement and sanctions; child welfare agencies; revocation and denial
- § 63.2-1709.2. Enforcement and sanctions; special orders; civil penalties
- § 63.2-1709.3. Child-placing agencies; conscience clause
- § 63.2-1710. Appeal from refusal, denial of renewal or revocation of license
- § 63.2-1711. Injunction against operation without license
- § 63.2-1712. Offenses; penalty
- § 63.2-1713. Misleading advertising prohibited
- § 63.2-1714. Duty of attorneys for the Commonwealth
Article 2. UNLICENSED PROGRAMS
- § 63.2-1715. Exemptions from licensure
- § 63.2-1716. 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
- § 63.2-1718. Inspection of unlicensed child or adult care operations; inspection warrant
Article 3. BACKGROUND CHECKS
- § 63.2-1719. Definitions
- § 63.2-1720. Employment for compensation of persons or use of volunteers convicted of certain offenses prohibited; background check required; penalty
- § 63.2-1721. Background check upon application for licensure or registration as child welfare agency; background check of foster or adoptive parents approved by child-placing agencies and family day homes approved by family day systems; 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
- § 63.2-1724. Records check by unlicensed child day center; penalty
- § 63.2-1725. Records checks of child day centers or family day homes receiving federal, state or local child care funds; penalty
- § 63.2-1726. Background check required; children's residential facilities
- § 63.2-1727. Sex offender or child abuser prohibited from operating or residing in family day home
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
- § 63.2-1732. Regulations for assisted living facilities
- § 63.2-1733. Regulations for adult day care centers
- § 63.2-1734. Regulations for child welfare agencies
- § 63.2-1735. Repealed
- § 63.2-1736. Interagency agreements; cooperation of Department with other departments
- § 63.2-1737. Licensure of group homes and residential facilities for children
- § 63.2-1738. Program leaders and child-care supervisors at licensed child day centers; approved credential
Article 1. ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
- § 63.2-1800. Licensure requirements
- § 63.2-1801. Access to assisted living facilities by community services boards and behavioral health authorities
- § 63.2-1802. Safe, secure environments for residents with serious cognitive impairments
- § 63.2-1803. Staffing of assisted living facilities
- § 63.2-1803.1. Assisted Living Facility Education, Training, and Technical Assistance Fund established
- § 63.2-1804. Uniform assessment instrument
- § 63.2-1805. Admissions and discharge; mandatory minimum liability insurance
- § 63.2-1806. Hospice care
- § 63.2-1807. Certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; do not resuscitate orders
- § 63.2-1808. Rights and responsibilities of residents of assisted living facilities; certification of licensure
- § 63.2-1808.1. Life-sharing communities
Article 2. CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES
- § 63.2-1809. Regulated child day programs to require proof of child identity and age; report to law-enforcement agencies
- § 63.2-1809.1. Insurance notice requirements for family day homes; civil penalty
- § 63.2-1810. Dual licenses for certain child day centers
- § 63.2-1811. Asbestos inspection required for child day centers
- § 63.2-1812. Delay in acting on application, or in notification
- § 63.2-1813. Visitation by parents or guardians in child day programs
- § 63.2-1814. Public funds to be withheld for serious or persistent violations
- § 63.2-1815. Subtitle not to apply to certain schools and institutions
- § 63.2-1816. Municipal and county appropriations; contracts
- § 63.2-1817. Acceptance and control over children by licensed child-placing agency, children's residential facility or independent foster home
- § 63.2-1818. Reports to Commissioner
- § 63.2-1819. Where child-placing agencies may place children
Chapter 19. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 63.2-1900. Definitions
- § 63.2-1901. Purpose of chapter; powers and duties of the Department
- § 63.2-1902. Central unit for information and administration; request and receipt of information from other entities and agencies; disclosure of such information
- § 63.2-1903. Authority to issue certain orders; civil penalty
- § 63.2-1904. Administrative support remedies available for individuals not receiving public assistance; fees
- § 63.2-1905. Establishment of State Case Registry
- § 63.2-1906. Department may disclose information to Internal Revenue Services
- § 63.2-1907. Child support enforcement; private contracts
Article 2. PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
- § 63.2-1908. Payment of public assistance for child or custodial parent constitutes debt to Department by noncustodial parents; limitations; Department subrogated to rights
- § 63.2-1909. Receipt of public assistance for child as assignment of right in support obligation; Commissioner as attorney for endorsing drafts
- § 63.2-1910. Payment of foster care expenditures for child constitutes debt to local department by noncustodial parents; limitations; local department subrogated to rights
- § 63.2-1911. Duty of local departments to enforce support; referral to Department
- § 63.2-1912. Minor noncustodial parents whose child receives TANF; child support obligations
Article 3. PATERNITY
- § 63.2-1913. Administrative establishment of paternity
- § 63.2-1914. Hospital paternity establishment programs
Article 4. ORDERS AND REVIEW
- § 63.2-1915. Administrative support order
- § 63.2-1916. Notice of administrative support order; contents; hearing; modification
- § 63.2-1917. When delivery of notice to party at last known address may be deemed sufficient
- § 63.2-1918. Administrative establishment of obligations
- § 63.2-1919. Requirement to provide financial statements
- § 63.2-1920. Department may order exchange of financial information
- § 63.2-1921. Authority to initiate reviews of certain orders
- § 63.2-1922. Commissioner may set amount of debt accrued where no court order or final divorce decree
Article 5. INCOME WITHHOLDING
- § 63.2-1923. Immediate withholding from income; exception; notices required
- § 63.2-1924. Withholding from income; default of administrative or judicial support order; notices required; priorities; orders from other states
- § 63.2-1924.1. Health care coverage; National Medical Support Notice
- § 63.2-1925. Certain amount of income that may be withheld by lien or order
- § 63.2-1926. Withholding pursuant to foreign support order
Article 6. ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
- § 63.2-1927. Assertion of lien; effect
- § 63.2-1928. Service of lien
- § 63.2-1929. Orders to withhold and to deliver property of debtor; issuance and service; contents; right to appeal; answer; effect; delivery of property; bond to release; fee; exemptions
- § 63.2-1930. Civil liability upon failure to comply with lien, order, etc
- § 63.2-1931. Effect of service on banks, savings institutions, etc
- § 63.2-1932. Data exchange agreements authorized; immunity
- § 63.2-1932.1. Automated administrative enforcement in interstate cases
- § 63.2-1933. Distraint, seizure and sale of property subject to liens
- § 63.2-1934. Action for foreclosure of lien; satisfaction
- § 63.2-1935. Satisfaction of lien after foreclosure proceedings instituted; redemption
- § 63.2-1936. Procedures for posting security, bond or guarantee to secure payment of overdue support
- § 63.2-1937. Applications for occupational or other license to include social security number; suspension upon delinquency; procedure
- § 63.2-1938. Commissioner may release lien or order or return seized property
- § 63.2-1939. Commissioner may make demand, file and serve liens, when payments appear in jeopardy
- § 63.2-1940. Reporting payment arrearage information to consumer credit reporting agencies
- § 63.2-1940.1. Publishing a most wanted delinquent parent list; coordinated arrests
- § 63.2-1941. Additional enforcement remedies
Article 7. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL
- § 63.2-1942. Administrative hearing on notice of debt; withholdings; orders to withhold and deliver property to debtor; set-off debt collection
- § 63.2-1943. Appeal from decision of hearing officer
Article 8. ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
- § 63.2-1944. Employee debtor rights protected; limitation
- § 63.2-1945. Assignment of earnings to be honored; inapplicability of ยง 40.1-31
- § 63.2-1946. Virginia New Hire Reporting Center; State Directory of New Hires; reporting by employers
Article 9. LEGAL REPRESENTATION
- § 63.2-1947. Assistance by Office of the Attorney General
- § 63.2-1948. Payment by Department for legal services
- § 63.2-1949. Authority of city, county, or attorney for the Commonwealth to represent the Department
- § 63.2-1950. Child support enforcement privatized legal services
Article 10. FINANCIAL OPERATIONS
- § 63.2-1951. Interest on support payments collected
- § 63.2-1952. Interest on debts due
- § 63.2-1953. Disposition of funds collected as debts to Department
- § 63.2-1954. Distribution of collection
- § 63.2-1954.1. Repealed
- § 63.2-1955. Distribution of collections from federal tax refund offsets
- § 63.2-1956. Release of excess funds to debtor
- § 63.2-1957. Unidentifiable moneys held in special account
- § 63.2-1958. Charging off support debts as uncollectible
- § 63.2-1959. Department exempt from fees
- § 63.2-1960. Recovery of certain fees and costs
Chapter 20. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE ACT
Chapter 21. FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND
- § 63.2-2100. Creation of fund
- § 63.2-2101. Members of Board; 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
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