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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58941</law_id><section_number>32.1-162.15:1.8</section_number><catch_line>(Effective July 1, 2026) Inspections and interviews</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> Applicants for licensure and licensees shall at all times afford the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> or his representatives reasonable opportunity to inspect all of their facilities, books, and records and to interview their agents and employees and any <span class="dictionary">person</span> participating in such <span class="dictionary">Centers</span> or under their <span class="dictionary">custody</span>, control, direction, or supervision. Interviews conducted pursuant to this section with <span class="dictionary">persons</span> participating in a <span class="dictionary">Center</span> operated by or under the <span class="dictionary">custody</span>, control, direction, or supervision of an applicant for licensure or a licensee shall be (i) authorized by the <span class="dictionary">person</span> to be interviewed or his legally authorized representative and (ii) limited to discussion of <span class="dictionary">issues</span> related to the applicant&#x2019;s or licensee&#x2019;s compliance with applicable <span class="dictionary">laws</span> and regulations, including ascertaining if assessments and reassessments of children&#x2019;s cognitive and physical needs are performed as may be required under regulations of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-216156" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-162.15_1.8/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> shall cause each licensed <span class="dictionary">Center</span> to be subject to an unannounced inspection periodically, but not less often than biennially, in accordance with the provisions of this article and regulations of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-216157" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-162.15_1.8/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The activities, services, and facilities of each applicant for renewal of his license as a <span class="dictionary">Center</span> may be subject to an inspection or examination by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> to determine if he is in compliance with current regulations of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-216158" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-162.15_1.8/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> For any <span class="dictionary">Center</span>, the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> may authorize such other announced or unannounced inspections as the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span> considers appropriate. <a id="paragraph-216159" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/32.1-162.15_1.8/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2025, c. 451.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
