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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 860<\/a> and 861<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":182689,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70777,"identifier":"22.1-289.018","token":"22.1\/14.1\/3\/22.1-289.018","url":"\/22.1-289.018\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.018\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/3\/22.1-289.018","dublin_core":{"Title":"Inspections and interviews","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.018","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Applicants for licensure and licensees shall at all times afford the Superintendent<\/span> reasonable opportunity to inspect all of their facilities, books and records, and to interview their agents and employees and any person living or participating in such facilities, or under their custody<\/span>, control, direction, or supervision. Interviews conducted pursuant to this section with persons living or participating in a facility operated by or under the custody<\/span>, control, direction, or supervision of an applicant for licensure or a licensee shall be (i) authorized by the person to be interviewed or his legally authorized representative and (ii) limited to discussion of issues<\/span> related to the applicant’s or licensee’s compliance with applicable laws<\/span> and regulations, including ascertaining if assessments and reassessments of residents’ cognitive and physical needs are performed as required under regulations of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> All licensed child day programs<\/span> and family day systems<\/span> shall be inspected not less than twice annually, and one of those inspections shall be unannounced. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The activities, services, and facilities of each applicant for renewal of his license as a child day program<\/span> or family day system<\/span> shall be subject to an inspection or examination by the Superintendent<\/span> to determine if he is in compliance with current regulations of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Superintendent<\/span> may authorize such other announced or unannounced inspections as the Superintendent<\/span> considers appropriate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSPECTIONS AND INTERVIEWS (\u00a7 22.1-289.018)\n\nA. Applicants for licensure and licensees shall at all times afford the\nSuperintendent reasonable opportunity to inspect all of their facilities, books\nand records, and to interview their agents and employees and any person living\nor participating in such facilities, or under their custody, control, direction,\nor supervision. Interviews conducted pursuant to this section with persons\nliving or participating in a facility operated by or under the custody, control,\ndirection, or supervision of an applicant for licensure or a licensee shall be\n(i) authorized by the person to be interviewed or his legally authorized\nrepresentative and (ii) limited to discussion of issues related to the\napplicant’s or licensee’s compliance with applicable laws and\nregulations, including ascertaining if assessments and reassessments of\nresidents’ cognitive and physical needs are performed as required under\nregulations of the Board.\n\nB. All licensed child day programs and family day systems shall be inspected not\nless than twice annually, and one of those inspections shall be unannounced.\n\nC. The activities, services, and facilities of each applicant for renewal of his\nlicense as a child day program or family day system shall be subject to an\ninspection or examination by the Superintendent to determine if he is in\ncompliance with current regulations of the Board.\n\nD. The Superintendent may authorize such other announced or unannounced\ninspections as the Superintendent considers appropriate.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 860, 861.","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}}