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Such limitations and standards shall be specified in each license and renewal thereof. Such regulations shall not require the adoption of a specific teaching approach or doctrine or require the membership, affiliation, or accreditation services of any single private accreditation or certification agency.C\n\nAll home studies of prospective adoptive parents by local boards or child-placing agencies licensed for adoption services shall be conducted in accordance with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto developed by the Department. Such home studies, including all related approval documentation other than background checks, conducted pursuant to this section, whether by a local board or a licensed child-placing agency, shall be transferable between all localities, local boards, and licensed child-placing agencies within the Commonwealth at the request of the prospective adoptive parent, subject to any time limitations or other requirements imposed by law or regulation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":294401,"text":"The Board shall adopt regulations for the activities, services, and facilities to be employed by persons and agencies required to be licensed under this subtitle, which shall be designed to ensure that such activities, services, and facilities are conducive to the welfare of the children under the custody or control of such persons or agencies.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":294402,"text":"Such regulations shall be developed in consultation with representatives of the affected entities and shall include, but need not be limited to, matters relating to the sex, age, and number of children and other persons to be maintained, cared for, or placed out, as the case may be, and to the buildings and premises to be used, and reasonable standards for the activities, services, and facilities to be employed. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 13 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1968, chapters 578 and 585; in 1970, chapter 721; in 1987, chapter 698; in 1993, chapters 730 and 742; in 1998, chapter 237<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 298<\/a> and 747<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 139<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 803<\/a> and 835<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 416<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 11<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 604<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 860<\/a> and 861<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 340<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":272329,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82143,"identifier":"63.2-1734","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/5\/63.2-1734","url":"\/63.2-1734\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-1734\/","token":"63.2\/IV\/17\/5\/63.2-1734","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulations for child welfare agencies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-1734","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations for the activities, services, and facilities to be employed by persons and agencies required to be licensed under this subtitle, which shall be designed to ensure that such activities, services, and facilities are conducive to the welfare of the children under the custody<\/span> or control of such persons or agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Such regulations shall be developed in consultation with representatives of the affected entities and shall include, but need not be limited to, matters relating to the sex, age, and number of children and other persons to be maintained, cared for, or placed out, as the case may be, and to the buildings and premises to be used, and reasonable standards for the activities, services, and facilities to be employed. Such limitations and standards shall be specified in each license and renewal thereof. Such regulations shall not require the adoption of a specific teaching approach or doctrine or require the membership, affiliation, or accreditation services of any single private accreditation or certification agency. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All home studies of prospective adoptive parents by local boards<\/span> or child<\/span>-placing agencies licensed for adoption services shall be conducted in accordance with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda thereto developed by the Department<\/span>. Such home studies, including all related approval documentation other than background checks, conducted pursuant to this section, whether by a local board<\/span> or a licensed child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span>, shall be transferable between all localities, local boards<\/span>, and licensed child<\/span>-placing agencies within the Commonwealth at the request of the prospective adoptive parent, subject to any time limitations or other requirements imposed by law<\/span> or regulation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATIONS FOR CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES (\u00a7 63.2-1734)\n\nA. The Board shall adopt regulations for the activities, services, and\nfacilities to be employed by persons and agencies required to be licensed under\nthis subtitle, which shall be designed to ensure that such activities, services,\nand facilities are conducive to the welfare of the children under the custody or\ncontrol of such persons or agencies.\n\nB. Such regulations shall be developed in consultation with representatives of\nthe affected entities and shall include, but need not be limited to, matters\nrelating to the sex, age, and number of children and other persons to be\nmaintained, cared for, or placed out, as the case may be, and to the buildings\nand premises to be used, and reasonable standards for the activities, services,\nand facilities to be employed. Such limitations and standards shall be specified\nin each license and renewal thereof. Such regulations shall not require the\nadoption of a specific teaching approach or doctrine or require the membership,\naffiliation, or accreditation services of any single private accreditation or\ncertification agency.\n\nC. All home studies of prospective adoptive parents by local boards or\nchild-placing agencies licensed for adoption services shall be conducted in\naccordance with the Mutual Family Assessment home study template and any addenda\nthereto developed by the Department. Such home studies, including all related\napproval documentation other than background checks, conducted pursuant to this\nsection, whether by a local board or a licensed child-placing agency, shall be\ntransferable between all localities, local boards, and licensed child-placing\nagencies within the Commonwealth at the request of the prospective adoptive\nparent, subject to any time limitations or other requirements imposed by law or\nregulation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 63-239; 1968, cc. 578, 585, \u00a7 63.1-202; 1970, c. 721;\n1987, c. 698; 1993, cc. 730, 742; 1998, c. 237; 2002, cc. 298, 747; 2011, c.\n139; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2013, c. 416; 2018, c. 11; 2019, c. 604; 2020, cc. 860,\n861; 2023, c. 340.","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}}