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In the event there is no longer insurance coverage, the person operating the family day home shall (i) notify each parent or guardian within 10 business days after the effective date of the change and (ii) obtain written acknowledgment of such notice. A copy of an acknowledgment required under this section shall be maintained on file at the family day home at all times while the child attends the family day home and for 12 months after the child’s last date of attendance.C\n\nAny person who fails to give any notice required under this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of up to $500 for each such failure.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224548,"text":"Any person who operates a family day home approved by a licensed family day system, a licensed family day home, or a voluntarily registered family day home shall furnish a written notice to the parent or guardian of each child under the care of the family day home, which states whether there is liability insurance in force to cover the operation of the family day home, provided that no person under this section shall state that liability insurance is in place to cover the operation of the family day home, unless there is a minimum amount of coverage as established by the Department.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":224549,"text":"Each parent or guardian shall acknowledge, in writing, receipt of such notice. 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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":182827,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61485,"identifier":"22.1-289.050","token":"22.1\/14.1\/8\/22.1-289.050","url":"\/22.1-289.050\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.050\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/8\/22.1-289.050","dublin_core":{"Title":"Insurance notice requirements for family day homes; civil penalty","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.050","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any person who operates a family day home<\/span> approved by a licensed family day system<\/span>, a licensed family day home<\/span>, or a voluntarily registered family day home<\/span><\/span> shall furnish a written notice to the parent<\/span> or guardian of each child under the care of the family day home<\/span>, which states whether there is liability insurance in force to cover the operation of the family day home<\/span>, provided that no person under this section shall state that liability insurance is in place to cover the operation of the family day home<\/span>, unless there is a minimum amount of coverage as established by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each parent<\/span> or guardian shall acknowledge, in writing, receipt of such notice. In the event there is no longer insurance coverage, the person operating the family day home<\/span> shall (i) notify each parent<\/span> or guardian within 10 business days after the effective date of the change and (ii) obtain written acknowledgment of such notice. A copy of an acknowledgment required under this section shall be maintained on file at the family day home<\/span> at all times while the child attends the family day home<\/span> and for 12 months after the child’s last date of attendance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who fails to give any notice required under this section shall be subject to a civil penalty<\/span> of up to $500 for each such failure. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINSURANCE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY DAY HOMES; CIVIL PENALTY (\u00a7\n22.1-289.050)\n\nA. Any person who operates a family day home approved by a licensed family day\nsystem, a licensed family day home, or a voluntarily registered family day home\nshall furnish a written notice to the parent or guardian of each child under the\ncare of the family day home, which states whether there is liability insurance\nin force to cover the operation of the family day home, provided that no person\nunder this section shall state that liability insurance is in place to cover the\noperation of the family day home, unless there is a minimum amount of coverage\nas established by the Department.\n\nB. Each parent or guardian shall acknowledge, in writing, receipt of such\nnotice. In the event there is no longer insurance coverage, the person operating\nthe family day home shall (i) notify each parent or guardian within 10 business\ndays after the effective date of the change and (ii) obtain written\nacknowledgment of such notice. A copy of an acknowledgment required under this\nsection shall be maintained on file at the family day home at all times while\nthe child attends the family day home and for 12 months after the child’s\nlast date of attendance.\n\nC. Any person who fails to give any notice required under this section shall be\nsubject to a civil penalty of up to $500 for each such failure.\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}}