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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>75534</law_id><section_number>32.1-162.15:1.18</section_number><catch_line>(Effective July 1, 2026) Revocation or denial of renewal based on background checks; failure to obtain background check</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="32.1">Health</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Regulation of Medical Care Facilities and Services</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="7.2">Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center Licensing</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may revoke or deny renewal of the license of a <span class="dictionary">Center</span> if the <span class="dictionary">Center</span> has knowledge that a <span class="dictionary">person</span> specified in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Employment for compensation of persons or use of volunteers convicted of certain offenses prohibited; background check required; penalty" href="/32.1-162.15_1.17/">32.1-162.15:1.17</a> required to have a background check (i) has been convicted of any barrier <span class="dictionary">crime</span> as defined in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children or the elderly or disabled" href="/19.2-392.02/">19.2-392.02</a> or (ii) is the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth, and the <span class="dictionary">Center</span> refuses to separate such <span class="dictionary">person</span> from employment or volunteer service. <a id="paragraph-271355" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-162.15_1.18/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Failure to obtain background checks pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="(Effective July 1, 2026) Employment for compensation of persons or use of volunteers convicted of certain offenses prohibited; background check required; penalty" href="/32.1-162.15_1.17/">32.1-162.15:1.17</a> shall be grounds for denial, <span class="dictionary">revocation</span>, or termination of a license. No violation shall occur if the <span class="dictionary">Center</span> has applied for the background check timely and it has not been obtained due to administrative delay. The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. <a id="paragraph-271356" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-162.15_1.18/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2025, c. 451.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
