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Otherwise, the license shall be denied. Immediately upon taking final action, the Commissioner shall notify the applicant of such action.B\n\nWhen issuance of a license as a Center has been refused by the Commissioner, the applicant shall not apply again for such license for a period of one year unless the Commissioner in his sole discretion believes that there has been such a change in the conditions on account of which he refused the prior application as to justify considering the new application. If an applicant appeals a decision rendered pursuant to subsection A, the one-year period shall be extended until a final decision has been rendered on appeal.C\n\nUpon submission of a completed application for renewal of a license, the Commissioner 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 than six successive months. A copy of the provisional license shall be prominently displayed by the provider at each public entrance of the Center. In addition, the Center 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 Center and on the Center’s website, if applicable.D\n\nAt the discretion of the Commissioner, 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. Such conditional license may be renewed, but the issuance of a conditional license and any renewals thereof shall be for no longer than six successive months. A copy of the conditional license shall be prominently displayed by the provider at each public entrance of the Center. 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This law was first created in 2025. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 451<\/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":[{"id":85967,"section_number":"32.1-162.15:1.5","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Inspection on receipt of application","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.5\/"}],"permalink":{"id":203421,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68685,"identifier":"32.1-162.15:1.6","token":"32.1\/5\/7.2\/32.1-162.15_1.6","url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-162.15_1.6\/","token":"32.1\/5\/7.2\/32.1-162.15_1.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Issuance or refusal of license; notification; provisional and conditional licenses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-162.15:1.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon completion of the inspection pursuant to § 32.1-162.15:1.5<\/a>, the Commissioner<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a 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 custody<\/span> or 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 article. Otherwise, the license shall be denied. Immediately upon taking final action, the Commissioner<\/span> shall notify the applicant of such action. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When issuance of a license as a Center<\/span> has been refused by the Commissioner<\/span>, the applicant shall not apply again for such license for a period of one year unless the Commissioner<\/span> in his sole discretion believes that there has been such a change in the conditions on account of which he refused the prior application as to justify considering the new application. If an applicant appeals<\/span> a decision rendered pursuant to subsection A, the one-year period shall be extended until a final decision has been rendered on appeal<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Upon submission of a completed application for renewal of a license, the Commissioner<\/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 than six successive months. A copy of the provisional license shall be prominently displayed by the provider at each public entrance of the Center<\/span>. In addition, the Center<\/span> 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 Center<\/span> and on the Center<\/span>’s website, if applicable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> At the discretion of the Commissioner<\/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 than six successive months. A copy of the conditional license shall be prominently displayed by the provider at each public entrance of the Center<\/span>. In addition, the Center<\/span> shall be required to prominently display next to the posted conditional 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 Center<\/span> and on the Center<\/span>’s website, if applicable. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) ISSUANCE OR REFUSAL OF LICENSE; NOTIFICATION;\nPROVISIONAL AND CONDITIONAL LICENSES (\u00a7 32.1-162.15:1.6)\n\nA. Upon completion of the inspection pursuant to § 32.1-162.15:1.5, the\nCommissioner shall issue a license to the applicant if (i) the applicant has\nmade adequate provision for such activities, services, and facilities as are\nreasonably conducive to the welfare of the children over whom he may have\ncustody or control; (ii) at the time of initial application, the applicant has\nsubmitted an operating budget and at least one credit reference; (iii) he is, or\nthe officers and agents of the applicant if it is an association, partnership,\nlimited liability company, or corporation are, of good character and reputation;\nand (iv) the applicant and agents comply with the provisions of this article.\nOtherwise, the license shall be denied. Immediately upon taking final action,\nthe Commissioner shall notify the applicant of such action.\n\nB. When issuance of a license as a Center has been refused by the Commissioner,\nthe applicant shall not apply again for such license for a period of one year\nunless the Commissioner in his sole discretion believes that there has been such\na change in the conditions on account of which he refused the prior application\nas to justify considering the new application. If an applicant appeals a\ndecision rendered pursuant to subsection A, the one-year period shall be\nextended until a final decision has been rendered on appeal.\n\nC. Upon submission of a completed application for renewal of a license, the\nCommissioner 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 than six successive months. A\ncopy of the provisional license shall be prominently displayed by the provider\nat each public entrance of the Center. In addition, the Center 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 Center and on the Center’s website, if applicable.\n\nD. At the discretion of the Commissioner, a conditional license may be issued to\nan 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 than six successive months. A copy of the conditional\nlicense shall be prominently displayed by the provider at each public entrance\nof the Center. In addition, the Center shall be required to prominently display\nnext to the posted conditional license a notice that a description of specific\nviolations of licensing standards to be corrected and the deadline for\ncompletion of such corrections is available for inspection at the Center and on\nthe Center’s website, if applicable.\n\nHISTORY: 2025, c. 451.","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}}