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(ii) preserve families by maintaining the child’s safety at home or in the home of a caregiver; (iii) prevent further abuse or neglect of the child; (iv) reduce or eliminate re-traumatization of the child or family; (v) maintain the child’s current living arrangement and community culture; or (vi) otherwise promote the child’s well-being, safety, and permanence.\n\t\t“Parental child safety placement arrangement” means a temporary out-of-home placement of a child with a caregiver that is arranged by the child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian in accordance with a written agreement approved by the local department that ensures the safety of the child.\n\t\t“Program” means the Parental Child Safety Placement Program established pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1532.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222208,"text":"For the purposes of this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Alternative living arrangement” means an arrangement whereby custody of a child is temporarily transferred to a caregiver in conjunction with an alternative living arrangement service plan.\n\t\t“Alternative living arrangement service plan” means a plan developed by the local department and the family that describes the services identified to meet the safety needs of the child and to address the issues identified by the local department that necessitated the parental child safety placement arrangement and any subsequent court-approved removal of the child from his home.\n\t\t“Caregiver” means a relative of the child as defined in subsection H of \u00a7 63.2-900.1 other than the child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian.\n\t\t“In-Home Services” means services that (i) address child safety and risk factors; 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 629<\/a> and 662<\/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":77681,"section_number":"63.2-1532","catch_line":"Parental Child Safety Placement Program; established","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1532\/"},{"id":64851,"section_number":"63.2-900.1","catch_line":"Kinship foster care","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-900.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":271861,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60778,"identifier":"63.2-1531","token":"63.2\/III\/15\/7\/63.2-1531","url":"\/63.2-1531\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1531\/","token":"63.2\/III\/15\/7\/63.2-1531","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1531","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Alternative living arrangement<\/span>” means an arrangement whereby custody<\/span> of a child is temporarily transferred to a caregiver<\/span> in conjunction with an alternative living arrangement<\/span> service plan<\/span>.\n\t\t“Alternative living arrangement<\/span> service plan<\/span>” means a plan developed by the local department<\/span> and the family that describes the services identified to meet the safety needs of the child and to address the issues<\/span> identified by the local department<\/span> that necessitated the parental child safety placement arrangement<\/span> and any subsequent court<\/span>-approved removal of the child from his home.\n\t\t“Caregiver<\/span>” means a relative of the child as defined in subsection H of \u00a7 63.2-900.1<\/a> other than the child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian.\n\t\t“In-Home Services<\/span>” means services that (i) address child safety and risk factors; (ii) preserve families by maintaining the child’s safety at home or in the home of a caregiver<\/span>; (iii) prevent further abuse or neglect of the child; (iv) reduce or eliminate re-traumatization of the child or family; (v) maintain the child’s current living arrangement and community culture; or (vi) otherwise promote the child’s well-being, safety, and permanence.\n\t\t“Parental child safety placement arrangement<\/span>” means a temporary out-of-home placement of a child with a caregiver<\/span> that is arranged by the child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian in accordance with a written agreement approved by the local department<\/span> that ensures the safety of the child.\n\t\t“Program<\/span>” means the Parental Child Safety Placement Program<\/span> established pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1532<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 63.2-1531)\n\nFor the purposes of this article, unless the context requires a different\nmeaning:\n\t\t“Alternative living arrangement” means an arrangement whereby\ncustody of a child is temporarily transferred to a caregiver in conjunction with\nan alternative living arrangement service plan.\n\t\t“Alternative living arrangement service plan” means a plan\ndeveloped by the local department and the family that describes the services\nidentified to meet the safety needs of the child and to address the issues\nidentified by the local department that necessitated the parental child safety\nplacement arrangement and any subsequent court-approved removal of the child\nfrom his home.\n\t\t“Caregiver” means a relative of the child as defined in subsection\nH of \u00a7 63.2-900.1 other than the child’s parent, guardian, or legal\ncustodian.\n\t\t“In-Home Services” means services that (i) address child safety\nand risk factors; (ii) preserve families by maintaining the child’s safety\nat home or in the home of a caregiver; (iii) prevent further abuse or neglect of\nthe child; (iv) reduce or eliminate re-traumatization of the child or family;\n(v) maintain the child’s current living arrangement and community culture;\nor (vi) otherwise promote the child’s well-being, safety, and permanence.\n\t\t“Parental child safety placement arrangement” means a temporary\nout-of-home placement of a child with a caregiver that is arranged by the\nchild’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian in accordance with a written\nagreement approved by the local department that ensures the safety of the child.\n\t\t“Program” means the Parental Child Safety Placement Program\nestablished pursuant to \u00a7 63.2-1532.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 629, 662.","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}}