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(ii) contact information for all members of the child’s family and permanency team and for other family members and fictive kin; (iii) evidence that all meetings of the family and permanency team are held at a time and place convenient for the child’s family; (iv) if reunification is the goal for the child, evidence demonstrating that the parent from whom the child was removed provided input on the members of the family and permanency team; (v) the assessment report prepared pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of qualified residential treatment program set forth in § 63.2-100 and evidence that such assessment was conducted in conjunction with the child’s family and permanency team; (vi) the placement preferences of the child and the family and permanency team with recognition that the child should be placed with his siblings unless the court finds that such placement is contrary to the best interest of the child; and (vii) if the placement preferences of the child and the family and permanency team differ from the placement recommended in the assessment report prepared pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of qualified residential treatment program set forth in § 63.2-100, the reasons why the preferences of the child and the family and permanency team were not recommended.B\n\nIn all cases in which a child is placed by a local board or licensed child-placing agency in a qualified residential treatment program as defined in § 63.2-100, a hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of subsection E of § 16.1-281 within 60 days of such placement.C\n\nIf any child 13 years of age or older is placed in a qualified residential treatment program for more than 12 consecutive months or 18 nonconsecutive months, or any child 12 years of age or younger is placed in a qualified residential treatment program for more than six consecutive or nonconsecutive months, the Commissioner shall submit to the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services (i) the most recent versions of the evidence and documentation required under subdivision E 2 of § 16.1-281 and (ii) a written approval, signed by the Commissioner, for the continued placement of the child in the qualified residential treatment program.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":311127,"text":"In cases in which a child is placed by a local board or licensed child-placing agency in a qualified residential treatment program as defined in § 63.2-100, the foster care plan shall include (i) a description of the reasonable and good faith efforts made by the local department to identify and include on the child’s family and permanency team all appropriate biological relatives, fictive kin, professionals, and, if the child is 14 years of age or older, members of the child’s case planning team that were selected by the child in accordance with subsection A of § 16.1-281; 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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 282<\/a> and 688<\/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":[{"id":58560,"section_number":"16.1-281","catch_line":"Foster care plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-281\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":58560,"section_number":"16.1-281","catch_line":"Foster care plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-281\/"},{"id":72379,"section_number":"63.2-100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":272053,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86904,"identifier":"63.2-906.1","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-906.1","url":"\/63.2-906.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/63.2-906.1\/","token":"63.2\/III\/9\/1\/63.2-906.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Qualified residential treatment programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 63.2-906.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> In cases in which a child<\/span> is placed by a local board<\/span> or licensed child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> in a qualified residential treatment program<\/span> as defined in § 63.2-100<\/a>, the foster care plan shall include (i) a description of the reasonable and good faith efforts made by the local department<\/span> to identify and include on the child<\/span>’s family and permanency team<\/span> all appropriate biological relatives, fictive kin<\/span>, professionals, and, if the child<\/span> is 14 years of age or older, members of the child<\/span>’s case planning team that were selected by the child<\/span> in accordance with subsection A of § 16.1-281<\/a>; (ii) contact information for all members of the child<\/span>’s family and permanency team<\/span> and for other family members and fictive kin<\/span>; (iii) evidence<\/span> that all meetings of the family and permanency team<\/span> are held at a time and place convenient for the child<\/span>’s family; (iv) if reunification is the goal for the child<\/span>, evidence<\/span> demonstrating that the parent from whom the child<\/span> was removed provided input on the members of the family and permanency team<\/span>; (v) the assessment report prepared pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of qualified residential treatment program<\/span> set forth in § 63.2-100<\/a> and evidence<\/span> that such assessment was conducted in conjunction with the child<\/span>’s family and permanency team<\/span>; (vi) the placement preferences of the child<\/span> and the family and permanency team<\/span> with recognition that the child<\/span> should be placed with his siblings<\/span> unless the court<\/span> finds that such placement is contrary to the best interest of the child<\/span>; and (vii) if the placement preferences of the child<\/span> and the family and permanency team<\/span> differ from the placement recommended in the assessment report prepared pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of qualified residential treatment program<\/span> set forth in § 63.2-100<\/a>, the reasons why the preferences of the child<\/span> and the family and permanency team<\/span> were not recommended. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In all cases in which a child<\/span> is placed by a local board<\/span> or licensed child<\/span>-placing agency<\/span> in a qualified residential treatment program<\/span> as defined in § 63.2-100<\/a>, a hearing<\/span> shall be held in accordance with the provisions of subsection E of § 16.1-281<\/a> within 60 days of such placement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If any child<\/span> 13 years of age or older is placed in a qualified residential treatment program<\/span> for more than 12 consecutive months or 18 nonconsecutive months, or any child<\/span> 12 years of age or younger is placed in a qualified residential treatment program<\/span> for more than six consecutive or nonconsecutive months, the Commissioner<\/span> shall submit to the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services (i) the most recent versions of the evidence<\/span> and documentation required under subdivision E 2 of § 16.1-281<\/a> and (ii) a written approval, signed by the Commissioner<\/span>, for the continued placement of the child<\/span> in the qualified residential treatment program<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nQUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS (\u00a7 63.2-906.1)\n\nA. In cases in which a child is placed by a local board or licensed\nchild-placing agency in a qualified residential treatment program as defined in\n§ 63.2-100, the foster care plan shall include (i) a description of the\nreasonable and good faith efforts made by the local department to identify and\ninclude on the child’s family and permanency team all appropriate\nbiological relatives, fictive kin, professionals, and, if the child is 14 years\nof age or older, members of the child’s case planning team that were\nselected by the child in accordance with subsection A of § 16.1-281; (ii)\ncontact information for all members of the child’s family and permanency\nteam and for other family members and fictive kin; (iii) evidence that all\nmeetings of the family and permanency team are held at a time and place\nconvenient for the child’s family; (iv) if reunification is the goal for\nthe child, evidence demonstrating that the parent from whom the child was\nremoved provided input on the members of the family and permanency team; (v) the\nassessment report prepared pursuant to clause (viii) of the definition of\nqualified residential treatment program set forth in § 63.2-100 and\nevidence that such assessment was conducted in conjunction with the\nchild’s family and permanency team; (vi) the placement preferences of the\nchild and the family and permanency team with recognition that the child should\nbe placed with his siblings unless the court finds that such placement is\ncontrary to the best interest of the child; and (vii) if the placement\npreferences of the child and the family and permanency team differ from the\nplacement recommended in the assessment report prepared pursuant to clause\n(viii) of the definition of qualified residential treatment program set forth in\n§ 63.2-100, the reasons why the preferences of the child and the family and\npermanency team were not recommended.\n\nB. In all cases in which a child is placed by a local board or licensed\nchild-placing agency in a qualified residential treatment program as defined in\n§ 63.2-100, a hearing shall be held in accordance with the provisions of\nsubsection E of § 16.1-281 within 60 days of such placement.\n\nC. If any child 13 years of age or older is placed in a qualified residential\ntreatment program for more than 12 consecutive months or 18 nonconsecutive\nmonths, or any child 12 years of age or younger is placed in a qualified\nresidential treatment program for more than six consecutive or nonconsecutive\nmonths, the Commissioner shall submit to the federal Secretary of Health and\nHuman Services (i) the most recent versions of the evidence and documentation\nrequired under subdivision E 2 of § 16.1-281 and (ii) a written approval,\nsigned by the Commissioner, for the continued placement of the child in the\nqualified residential treatment program.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, cc. 282, 688.","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}}