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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 781<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2015, chapter 366<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":177845,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78048,"identifier":"2.2-5211.1","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/52\/2.2-5211.1","url":"\/2.2-5211.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5211.1\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/52\/2.2-5211.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain restrictions on reimbursement and placements of children in residential facilities","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5211.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary or any practice or previous decision-making process of the state executive council, Office of Children’s Services, state and local advisory team, any community policy and management team, any family assessment and planning team or any other local entity placing children through the Children’s Services Act (CSA), the following restrictions shall control:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> In the event that any group home or other residential facility in which CSA children reside has its licensure status lowered to provisional as a result of multiple health and safety or human rights violations, all children placed through CSA in such facility shall be assessed as to whether it is in the best interests of each child placed to be removed from the facility and placed in a fully licensed facility and no additional CSA placements shall be made in the provisionally licensed facility until and unless the violations and deficiencies relating to health and safety or human rights that caused the designation as provisional shall be completely remedied and full licensure status restored. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Prior to the placement of a child across jurisdictional lines, the family assessment and planning teams shall (i) explore all appropriate community services<\/span> for the child, (ii) document that no appropriate placement is available in the locality, and (iii) report the rationale for the placement decision to the community policy and management team. The community policy and management team shall report annually to the Office of Children’s Services on the gaps in the services needed to keep children in the local community and any barriers to the development of those services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Community policy and management teams, family assessment and planning teams or other local entities responsible for CSA placements shall notify the receiving school division whenever a child is placed across jurisdictional lines and identify any children with disabilities and foster care children to facilitate compliance with expedited enrollment and special education requirements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT AND PLACEMENTS OF CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL\nFACILITIES (\u00a7 2.2-5211.1)\n\nNotwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary or any practice or\nprevious decision-making process of the state executive council, Office of\nChildren’s Services, state and local advisory team, any community policy\nand management team, any family assessment and planning team or any other local\nentity placing children through the Children’s Services Act (CSA), the\nfollowing restrictions shall control:\n\n1. In the event that any group home or other residential facility in which CSA\nchildren reside has its licensure status lowered to provisional as a result of\nmultiple health and safety or human rights violations, all children placed\nthrough CSA in such facility shall be assessed as to whether it is in the best\ninterests of each child placed to be removed from the facility and placed in a\nfully licensed facility and no additional CSA placements shall be made in the\nprovisionally licensed facility until and unless the violations and deficiencies\nrelating to health and safety or human rights that caused the designation as\nprovisional shall be completely remedied and full licensure status restored.\n\n2. Prior to the placement of a child across jurisdictional lines, the family\nassessment and planning teams shall (i) explore all appropriate community\nservices for the child, (ii) document that no appropriate placement is available\nin the locality, and (iii) report the rationale for the placement decision to\nthe community policy and management team. The community policy and management\nteam shall report annually to the Office of Children’s Services on the\ngaps in the services needed to keep children in the local community and any\nbarriers to the development of those services.\n\n3. Community policy and management teams, family assessment and planning teams\nor other local entities responsible for CSA placements shall notify the\nreceiving school division whenever a child is placed across jurisdictional lines\nand identify any children with disabilities and foster care children to\nfacilitate compliance with expedited enrollment and special education\nrequirements.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 781; 2015, c. 366.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}