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Otherwise, the license shall be denied. Immediately upon taking final action, the Superintendent shall notify the applicant of such action.\n\t\tUpon completion of the investigation for the renewal of a license, the Superintendent may issue a provisional license to any applicant if the applicant is temporarily unable to comply with all of the licensure requirements. The provisional license may be renewed, but the issuance of a provisional license and any renewals thereof shall be for no longer a period than six successive months. A copy of the provisional license shall be prominently displayed by the provider at each public entrance of the subject facility and shall be printed in a clear and legible size and style. In addition, the facility shall be required to prominently display next to the posted provisional license a notice that a description of specific violations of licensing standards to be corrected and the deadline for completion of such corrections is available for inspection at the facility and on the facility’s website, if applicable.\n\t\tAt the discretion of the Superintendent, a conditional license may be issued to an applicant to operate a new facility in order to permit the applicant to demonstrate compliance with licensure requirements. 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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":182697,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80365,"identifier":"22.1-289.020","token":"22.1\/14.1\/3\/22.1-289.020","url":"\/22.1-289.020\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.020\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/3\/22.1-289.020","dublin_core":{"Title":"Issuance or refusal of license; notification; provisional and conditional licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.020","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Upon completion of his investigation, the Superintendent<\/span> shall issue<\/span> an appropriate license to the applicant if (i) the applicant has made adequate provision for such activities, services, and facilities as are reasonably conducive to the welfare of the children over whom he may have control; (ii) at the time of initial application, the applicant has submitted an operating budget and at least one credit reference; (iii) he is, or the officers and agents of the applicant if it is an association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation are, of good character and reputation; and (iv) the applicant and agents comply with the provisions of this chapter. Otherwise, the license shall be denied. Immediately upon taking final action, the Superintendent<\/span> shall notify the applicant of such action.\n\t\tUpon completion of the investigation for the renewal of a license, the Superintendent<\/span> may issue<\/span> a provisional license to any applicant if the applicant is temporarily unable to comply with all of the licensure requirements. The provisional license may be renewed, but the issuance of a provisional license and any renewals thereof shall be for no longer a period than six successive months. A copy of the provisional license shall be prominently displayed by the provider at each public entrance of the subject facility and shall be printed in a clear and legible size and style. In addition, the facility shall be required to prominently display next to the posted provisional license a notice that a description of specific violations of licensing standards to be corrected and the deadline for completion of such corrections is available for inspection at the facility and on the facility’s website, if applicable.\n\t\tAt the discretion of the Superintendent<\/span>, a conditional license may be issued to an applicant to operate a new facility in order<\/span> to permit the applicant to demonstrate compliance with licensure requirements. Such conditional license may be renewed, but the issuance of a conditional license and any renewals thereof shall be for no longer a period than six successive months.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nISSUANCE OR REFUSAL OF LICENSE; NOTIFICATION; PROVISIONAL AND CONDITIONAL\nLICENSES (\u00a7 22.1-289.020)\n\nUpon completion of his investigation, the Superintendent shall issue an\nappropriate license to the applicant if (i) the applicant has made adequate\nprovision for such activities, services, and facilities as are reasonably\nconducive to the welfare of the children over whom he may have control; (ii) at\nthe time of initial application, the applicant has submitted an operating budget\nand at least one credit reference; (iii) he is, or the officers and agents of\nthe applicant if it is an association, partnership, limited liability company,\nor corporation are, of good character and reputation; and (iv) the applicant and\nagents comply with the provisions of this chapter. Otherwise, the license shall\nbe denied. Immediately upon taking final action, the Superintendent shall notify\nthe applicant of such action.\n\t\tUpon completion of the investigation for the renewal of a license, the\nSuperintendent may issue a provisional license to any applicant if the applicant\nis temporarily unable to comply with all of the licensure requirements. The\nprovisional license may be renewed, but the issuance of a provisional license\nand any renewals thereof shall be for no longer a period than six successive\nmonths. A copy of the provisional license shall be prominently displayed by the\nprovider at each public entrance of the subject facility and shall be printed in\na clear and legible size and style. In addition, the facility shall be required\nto prominently display next to the posted provisional license a notice that a\ndescription of specific violations of licensing standards to be corrected and\nthe deadline for completion of such corrections is available for inspection at\nthe facility and on the facility’s website, if applicable.\n\t\tAt the discretion of the Superintendent, a conditional license may be issued\nto an applicant to operate a new facility in order to permit the applicant to\ndemonstrate compliance with licensure requirements. Such conditional license may\nbe renewed, but the issuance of a conditional license and any renewals thereof\nshall be for no longer a period than six successive months.\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}}