                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT AND PLACEMENTS OF CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL
FACILITIES (§ 2.2-5211.1)

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary or any practice or
previous decision-making process of the state executive council, Office of
Children&#8217;s Services, state and local advisory team, any community policy
and management team, any family assessment and planning team or any other local
entity placing children through the Children&#8217;s Services Act (CSA), the
following restrictions shall control:

1. In the event that any group home or other residential facility in which CSA
children reside has its licensure status lowered to provisional as a result of
multiple health and safety or human rights violations, all children placed
through CSA in such facility shall be assessed as to whether it is in the best
interests of each child placed to be removed from the facility and placed in a
fully licensed facility and no additional CSA placements shall be made in the
provisionally licensed facility until and unless the violations and deficiencies
relating to health and safety or human rights that caused the designation as
provisional shall be completely remedied and full licensure status restored.

2. Prior to the placement of a child across jurisdictional lines, the family
assessment and planning teams shall (i) explore all appropriate community
services for the child, (ii) document that no appropriate placement is available
in the locality, and (iii) report the rationale for the placement decision to
the community policy and management team. The community policy and management
team shall report annually to the Office of Children&#8217;s Services on the
gaps in the services needed to keep children in the local community and any
barriers to the development of those services.

3. Community policy and management teams, family assessment and planning teams
or other local entities responsible for CSA placements shall notify the
receiving school division whenever a child is placed across jurisdictional lines
and identify any children with disabilities and foster care children to
facilitate compliance with expedited enrollment and special education
requirements.

HISTORY: 2006, c. 781; 2015, c. 366.