                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 63.2-100)

As used in this title, unless the context requires a different meaning:
		&#8220;Abused or neglected child&#8221; means any child less than 18 years of
age:

1. Whose parents or other person responsible for his care creates or inflicts,
threatens to create or inflict, or allows to be created or inflicted upon such
child a physical or mental injury by other than accidental means, or creates a
substantial risk of death, disfigurement, or impairment of bodily or mental
functions, including, but not limited to, a child who is with his parent or
other person responsible for his care either (i) during the manufacture or
attempted manufacture of a Schedule I or II controlled substance, or (ii) during
the unlawful sale of such substance by that child&#8217;s parents or other
person responsible for his care, where such manufacture, or attempted
manufacture or unlawful sale would constitute a felony violation of &#xA7;
18.2-248;

2. Whose parents or other person responsible for his care neglects or refuses to
provide care necessary for his health. However, no child who in good faith is
under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the
tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination shall for
that reason alone be considered to be an abused or neglected child. Further, a
decision by parents who have legal authority for the child or, in the absence of
parents with legal authority for the child, any person with legal authority for
the child, who refuses a particular medical treatment for a child with a
life-threatening condition shall not be deemed a refusal to provide necessary
care if (i) such decision is made jointly by the parents or other person with
legal authority and the child; (ii) the child has reached 14 years of age and is
sufficiently mature to have an informed opinion on the subject of his medical
treatment; (iii) the parents or other person with legal authority and the child
have considered alternative treatment options; and (iv) the parents or other
person with legal authority and the child believe in good faith that such
decision is in the child&#8217;s best interest. No child whose parent or other
person responsible for his care allows the child to engage in independent
activities without adult supervision shall for that reason alone be considered
to be an abused or neglected child, provided that (a) such independent
activities are appropriate based on the child&#8217;s age, maturity, and
physical and mental abilities and (b) such lack of supervision does not
constitute conduct that is so grossly negligent as to endanger the health or
safety of the child. Such independent activities include traveling to or from
school or nearby locations by bicycle or on foot, playing outdoors, or remaining
at home for a reasonable period of time. Nothing in this subdivision shall be
construed to limit the provisions of &#xA7; 16.1-278.4;

3. Whose parents or other person responsible for his care abandons such child;

4. Whose parents or other person responsible for his care, or an intimate
partner of such parent or person, commits or allows to be committed any act of
sexual exploitation or any sexual act upon a child in violation of the law;

5. Who is without parental care or guardianship caused by the unreasonable
absence or the mental or physical incapacity of the child&#8217;s parent,
guardian, legal custodian or other person standing in loco parentis;

6. Whose parents or other person responsible for his care creates a substantial
risk of physical or mental injury by knowingly leaving the child alone in the
same dwelling, including an apartment as defined in &#xA7; 55.1-2000, with a
person to whom the child is not related by blood or marriage and who the parent
or other person responsible for his care knows has been convicted of an offense
against a minor for which registration is required as a Tier III offender
pursuant to &#xA7; 9.1-902; or

7. Who has been identified as a victim of sex trafficking or severe forms of
trafficking as defined in the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, 22
U.S.C. &#xA7; 7102 et seq., and in the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of
2015, 42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 5101 et seq.
			If a civil proceeding under this title is based solely on the parent having
left the child at a hospital or emergency medical services agency, it shall be
an affirmative defense that such parent safely delivered the child within 30
days of the child&#8217;s birth to (i) a hospital that provides 24-hour
emergency services, (ii) an attended emergency medical services agency that
employs emergency medical services providers, or (iii) a newborn safety device
located at and operated by such hospital or emergency medical services agency.
For purposes of terminating parental rights pursuant to &#xA7; 16.1-283 and
placement for adoption, the court may find such a child is a neglected child
upon the ground of abandonment.
			&#8220;Adoptive home&#8221; means any family home selected and approved by a
parent, local board or a licensed child-placing agency for the placement of a
child with the intent of adoption.
			&#8220;Adoptive placement&#8221; means arranging for the care of a child who
is in the custody of a child-placing agency in an approved home for the purpose
of adoption.
			&#8220;Adult abuse&#8221; means the willful infliction of physical pain,
injury or mental anguish or unreasonable confinement of an adult as defined in
&#xA7; 63.2-1603.
			&#8220;Adult day center&#8221; means any facility that is either operated for
profit or that desires licensure and that provides supplementary care and
protection during only a part of the day to four or more adults who are aged or
infirm or who have disabilities and who reside elsewhere, except (i) a facility
or portion of a facility licensed by the State Board of Health or the Department
of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and (ii) the home or residence
of an individual who cares for only persons related to him by blood or marriage.
Included in this definition are any two or more places, establishments or
institutions owned, operated or controlled by a single entity and providing such
supplementary care and protection to a combined total of four or more adults who
are aged or infirm or who have disabilities.
			&#8220;Adult exploitation&#8221; means the illegal, unauthorized, improper,
or fraudulent use of an adult as defined in &#xA7; 63.2-1603 or his funds,
property, benefits, resources, or other assets for another&#8217;s profit,
benefit, or advantage, including a caregiver or person serving in a fiduciary
capacity, or that deprives the adult of his rightful use of or access to such
funds, property, benefits, resources, or other assets. &#8220;Adult
exploitation&#8221; includes (i) an intentional breach of a fiduciary obligation
to an adult to his detriment or an intentional failure to use the financial
resources of an adult in a manner that results in neglect of such adult; (ii)
the acquisition, possession, or control of an adult&#8217;s financial resources
or property through the use of undue influence, coercion, or duress; and (iii)
forcing or coercing an adult to pay for goods or services or perform services
against his will for another&#8217;s profit, benefit, or advantage if the adult
did not agree, or was tricked, misled, or defrauded into agreeing, to pay for
such goods or services or to perform such services.
			&#8220;Adult foster care&#8221; means room and board, supervision, and
special services to an adult who has a physical or mental condition. Adult
foster care may be provided by a single provider for up to three adults.
&#8220;Adult foster care&#8221; does not include services or support provided to
individuals through the Fostering Futures program set forth in Article 2 (&#xA7;
63.2-917 et seq.) of Chapter 9.
			&#8220;Adult neglect&#8221; means that an adult as defined in &#xA7;
63.2-1603 is living under such circumstances that he is not able to provide for
himself or is not being provided services necessary to maintain his physical and
mental health and that the failure to receive such necessary services impairs or
threatens to impair his well-being. However, no adult shall be considered
neglected solely on the basis that such adult is receiving religious nonmedical
treatment or religious nonmedical nursing care in lieu of medical care, provided
that such treatment or care is performed in good faith and in accordance with
the religious practices of the adult and there is a written or oral expression
of consent by that adult.
			&#8220;Adult protective services&#8221; means services provided by the local
department that are necessary to protect an adult as defined in &#xA7; 63.2-1603
from abuse, neglect or exploitation.
			&#8220;Assisted living care&#8221; means a level of service provided by an
assisted living facility for adults who may have physical or mental impairments
and require at least a moderate level of assistance with activities of daily
living.
			&#8220;Assisted living facility&#8221; means any congregate residential
setting that provides or coordinates personal and health care services, 24-hour
supervision, and assistance (scheduled and unscheduled) for the maintenance or
care of four or more adults who are aged or infirm or who have disabilities and
who are cared for in a primarily residential setting, except (i) a facility or
portion of a facility licensed by the State Board of Health or the Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, but including any portion of such
facility not so licensed; (ii) the home or residence of an individual who cares
for or maintains only persons related to him by blood or marriage; (iii) a
facility or portion of a facility serving individuals who are infirm or who have
disabilities between the ages of 18 and 21, or 22 if enrolled in an educational
program for individuals with disabilities pursuant to &#xA7; 22.1-214, when such
facility is licensed by the Department as a children&#8217;s residential
facility under Chapter 17 (&#xA7; 63.2-1700 et seq.), but including any portion
of the facility not so licensed; and (iv) any housing project for individuals
who are 62 years of age or older or individuals with disabilities that provides
no more than basic coordination of care services and is funded by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, or by the Virginia Housing Development Authority. Included in this
definition are any two or more places, establishments or institutions owned or
operated by a single entity and providing maintenance or care to a combined
total of four or more adults who are aged or infirm or who have disabilities.
Maintenance or care means the protection, general supervision and oversight of
the physical and mental well-being of an individual who is aged or infirm or who
has a disability.
			&#8220;Auxiliary grants&#8221; means cash payments made to certain aged,
blind, or disabled individuals who receive benefits under Title XVI of the
Social Security Act, as amended, or would be eligible to receive these benefits
except for excess income.
			&#8220;Birth family&#8221; or &#8220;birth sibling&#8221; means the
child&#8217;s biological family or biological sibling.
			&#8220;Birth parent&#8221; means the child&#8217;s biological parent and, for
purposes of adoptive placement, means parent(s) by previous adoption.
			&#8220;Board&#8221; means the State Board of Social Services.
			&#8220;Child&#8221; means any natural person who is (i) under 18 years of age
or (ii) for purposes of the Fostering Futures program set forth in Article 2
(&#xA7; 63.2-917 et seq.) of Chapter 9, under 21 years of age and meets the
eligibility criteria set forth in &#xA7; 63.2-919.
			&#8220;Child-placing agency&#8221; means (i) any person who places children
in foster homes, adoptive homes or independent living arrangements pursuant to
&#xA7; 63.2-1819, (ii) a local board that places children in foster homes or
adoptive homes pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 63.2-900, 63.2-903, and 63.2-1221, or
(iii) an entity that assists parents with the process of delegating parental and
legal custodial powers of their children pursuant to Chapter 10 (&#xA7; 20-166
et seq.) of Title 20. &#8220;Child-placing agency&#8221; does not include the
persons to whom such parental or legal custodial powers are delegated pursuant
to Chapter 10 (&#xA7; 20-166 et seq.) of Title 20. Officers, employees, or
agents of the Commonwealth, or any locality acting within the scope of their
authority as such, who serve as or maintain a child-placing agency, shall not be
required to be licensed.
			&#8220;Child-protective services&#8221; means the identification, receipt and
immediate response to complaints and reports of alleged child abuse or neglect
for children under 18 years of age. It also includes assessment, and arranging
for and providing necessary protective and rehabilitative services for a child
and his family when the child has been found to have been abused or neglected or
is at risk of being abused or neglected.
			&#8220;Children&#8217;s advocacy center&#8221; means a child-friendly
facility that (i) enables law enforcement, child protection, prosecution, mental
health, medical, and victim advocacy professionals to work together to
investigate child abuse, help children heal from abuse, and hold offenders
accountable; (ii) has completed, or is in the process of completing, certain
accreditation obligations and requires any forensic interview conducted at such
facility to only be conducted by a trained child forensic interviewer in a
multidisciplinary team collaborative effort; and (iii) is a member in good
standing of the Children&#8217;s Advocacy Centers of Virginia.
			&#8220;Children&#8217;s Advocacy Centers of Virginia&#8221; means the
organizing entity for children&#8217;s advocacy centers in Virginia.
			&#8220;Child support services&#8221; means any civil, criminal or
administrative action taken by the Division of Child Support Enforcement to
locate parents; establish paternity; and establish, modify, enforce, or collect
child support, or child and spousal support.
			&#8220;Child-welfare agency&#8221; means a child-placing agency,
children&#8217;s residential facility, or independent foster home.
			&#8220;Children&#8217;s residential facility&#8221; means any facility,
child-caring institution, or group home that is maintained for the purpose of
receiving children separated from their parents or guardians for full-time care,
maintenance, protection and guidance, or for the purpose of providing
independent living services to persons between 18 and 21 years of age who are in
the process of transitioning out of foster care. Children&#8217;s residential
facility shall not include:

1. A licensed or accredited educational institution whose pupils, in the
ordinary course of events, return annually to the homes of their parents or
guardians for not less than two months of summer vacation;

2. An establishment required to be licensed as a summer camp by &#xA7; 35.1-18;
and

3. A licensed or accredited hospital legally maintained as such.
			&#8220;Commissioner&#8221; means the Commissioner of the Department, his
designee or authorized representative.
			&#8220;Department&#8221; means the State Department of Social Services.
			&#8220;Department of Health and Human Services&#8221; means the Department of
Health and Human Services of the United States government or any department or
agency thereof that may hereafter be designated as the agency to administer the
Social Security Act, as amended.
			&#8220;Disposable income&#8221; means that part of the income due and payable
of any individual remaining after the deduction of any amount required by law to
be withheld.
			&#8220;Energy assistance&#8221; means benefits to assist low-income
households with their home heating and cooling needs, including, but not limited
to, purchase of materials or substances used for home heating, repair or
replacement of heating equipment, emergency intervention in no-heat situations,
purchase or repair of cooling equipment, and payment of electric bills to
operate cooling equipment, in accordance with &#xA7; 63.2-805, or provided under
the Virginia Energy Assistance Program established pursuant to the Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (Title XXVI of P.L. 97-35), as amended.
			&#8220;Family and permanency team&#8221; means the group of individuals
assembled by the local department to assist with determining planning and
placement options for a child, which shall include, as appropriate, all
biological relatives and fictive kin of the child, as well as any professionals
who have served as a resource to the child or his family, such as teachers,
medical or mental health providers, and clergy members. In the case of a child
who is 14 years of age or older, the family and permanency team shall also
include any members of the child&#8217;s case planning team that were selected
by the child in accordance with subsection A of &#xA7; 16.1-281.
			&#8220;Federal-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program&#8221; means a
program consistent with 42 U.S.C. &#xA7; 673 that provides, subject to a kinship
guardianship assistance agreement developed in accordance with &#xA7; 63.2-1305,
payments to eligible individuals who have received custody of a child of whom
they had been the foster parents.
			&#8220;Fictive kin&#8221; means persons who are not related to a child by
blood or adoption but have an established relationship with the child or his
family.
			&#8220;Foster care placement&#8221; means placement of a child through (i) an
agreement between the parents or guardians and the local board where legal
custody remains with the parents or guardians or (ii) an entrustment or
commitment of the child to the local board or licensed child-placing agency.
&#8220;Foster care placement&#8221; does not include placement of a child in
accordance with a power of attorney pursuant to Chapter 10 (&#xA7; 20-166 et
seq.) of Title 20.
			&#8220;Foster home&#8221; means a residence approved by a child-placing
agency or local board in which any child, other than a child by birth or
adoption of such person or a child who is the subject of a power of attorney to
delegate parental or legal custodial powers by his parents or legal custodian to
the natural person who has been designated the child&#8217;s legal guardian
pursuant to Chapter 10 (&#xA7; 20-166 et seq.) of Title 20 and who exercises
legal authority over the child on a continuous basis for at least 24 hours
without compensation, resides as a member of the household.
			&#8220;General relief&#8221; means money payments and other forms of relief
made to those persons mentioned in &#xA7; 63.2-802 in accordance with the
regulations of the Board and reimbursable in accordance with &#xA7; 63.2-401.
			&#8220;Independent foster home&#8221; means a private family home in which
any child, other than a child by birth or adoption of such person, resides as a
member of the household and has been placed therein independently of a
child-placing agency except (i) a home in which are received only children
related by birth or adoption of the person who maintains such home and children
of personal friends of such person; (ii) a home in which is received a child or
children committed under the provisions of subdivision A 4 of &#xA7; 16.1-278.2,
subdivision 6 of &#xA7; 16.1-278.4, or subdivision A 13 of &#xA7; 16.1-278.8;
and (iii) a home in which are received only children who are the subject of a
properly executed power of attorney pursuant to Chapter 10 (&#xA7; 20-166 et
seq.) of Title 20.
			&#8220;Independent living&#8221; means a planned program of services designed
to assist a child age 16 and over and persons who are former foster care
children or were formerly committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice and
are between the ages of 18 and 21 in transitioning to self-sufficiency.
			&#8220;Independent living arrangement&#8221; means placement of (i) a child
at least 16 years of age who is in the custody of a local board or licensed
child-placing agency by the local board or licensed child-placing agency or (ii)
a child at least 16 years of age or a person between the ages of 18 and 21 who
was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice immediately prior to
placement by the Department of Juvenile Justice, in a living arrangement in
which such child or person does not have daily substitute parental supervision.
			&#8220;Independent living services&#8221; means services and activities
provided to a child in foster care 14 years of age or older who was committed or
entrusted to a local board of social services, child welfare agency, or private
child-placing agency. &#8220;Independent living services&#8221; may also mean
services and activities provided to a person who (i) was in foster care on his
18th birthday and has not yet reached the age of 21 years; (ii) is between the
ages of 18 and 21 and who, immediately prior to his commitment to the Department
of Juvenile Justice, was in the custody of a local board of social services; or
(iii) is a child at least 16 years of age or a person between the ages of 18 and
21 who was committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice immediately prior to
placement in an independent living arrangement. Such services shall include
counseling, education, housing, employment, and money management skills
development, access to essential documents, and other appropriate services to
help children or persons prepare for self-sufficiency.
			&#8220;Independent physician&#8221; means a physician who is chosen by the
resident of the assisted living facility and who has no financial interest in
the assisted living facility, directly or indirectly, as an owner, officer, or
employee or as an independent contractor with the residence.
			&#8220;Intercountry placement&#8221; means the arrangement for the care of a
child in an adoptive home or foster care placement into or out of the
Commonwealth by a licensed child-placing agency, court, or other entity
authorized to make such placements in accordance with the laws of the foreign
country under which it operates.
			&#8220;Interstate placement&#8221; means the arrangement for the care of a
child in an adoptive home, foster care placement or in the home of the
child&#8217;s parent or with a relative or nonagency guardian, into or out of
the Commonwealth, by a child-placing agency or court when the full legal right
of the child&#8217;s parent or nonagency guardian to plan for the child has been
voluntarily terminated or limited or severed by the action of any court.
			&#8220;Kinship care&#8221; means the full-time care, nurturing, and
protection of children by relatives.
			&#8220;Kinship guardian&#8221; means the adult relative of a child in a
kinship guardianship established in accordance with &#xA7; 63.2-1305 or
63.2-1306 who has been awarded custody of the child by the court after acting as
the child&#8217;s foster parent.
			&#8220;Kinship guardianship&#8221; means a relationship established in
accordance with &#xA7; 63.2-1305 or 63.2-1306 between a child and an adult
relative of the child who has formerly acted as the child&#8217;s foster parent
that is intended to be permanent and self-sustaining as evidenced by the
transfer by the court to the adult relative of the child of the authority
necessary to ensure the protection, education, care and control, and custody of
the child and the authority for decision making for the child.
			&#8220;Local board&#8221; means the local board of social services
representing one or more counties or cities.
			&#8220;Local department&#8221; means the local department of social services
of any county or city in the Commonwealth.
			&#8220;Local director&#8221; means the director or his designated
representative of the local department of the city or county.
			&#8220;Merit system plan&#8221; means those regulations adopted by the Board
in the development and operation of a system of personnel administration meeting
requirements of the federal Office of Personnel Management.
			&#8220;Parental placement&#8221; means locating or effecting the placement of
a child or the placing of a child in a family home by the child&#8217;s parent
or legal guardian for the purpose of foster care or adoption.
			&#8220;Public assistance&#8221; means Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF); auxiliary grants to the aged, blind, and disabled; medical assistance;
energy assistance; food stamps; employment services; child care; and general
relief.
			&#8220;Qualified assessor&#8221; means an entity contracting with the
Department of Medical Assistance Services to perform nursing facility
pre-admission screening or to complete the uniform assessment instrument for a
home and community-based waiver program, including an independent physician
contracting with the Department of Medical Assistance Services to complete the
uniform assessment instrument for residents of assisted living facilities, or
any hospital that has contracted with the Department of Medical Assistance
Services to perform nursing facility pre-admission screenings.
			&#8220;Qualified individual&#8221; means a trained professional or licensed
clinician who is not an employee of the local board of social services or
licensed child-placing agency that placed the child in a qualified residential
treatment program and is not affiliated with any placement setting in which
children are placed by such local board of social services or licensed
child-placing agency.
			&#8220;Qualified residential treatment program&#8221; means a program that
(i) provides 24-hour residential placement services for children in foster care;
(ii) has adopted a trauma-informed treatment model that meets the clinical and
other needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disorders,
including any clinical or other needs identified through assessments conducted
pursuant to clause (viii) of this definition; (iii) employs registered or
licensed nursing and other clinical staff who provide care, on site and within
the scope of their practice, and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week;
(iv) conducts outreach with the child&#8217;s family members, including efforts
to maintain connections between the child and his siblings and other family;
documents and maintains records of such outreach efforts; and maintains contact
information for any known biological family and fictive kin of the child; (v)
whenever appropriate and in the best interest of the child, facilitates
participation by family members in the child&#8217;s treatment program before
and after discharge and documents the manner in which such participation is
facilitated; (vi) provides discharge planning and family-based aftercare support
for at least six months after discharge; (vii) is licensed in accordance with 42
U.S.C. &#xA7; 671(a)(10) and accredited by an organization approved by the
federal Secretary of Health and Human Services; and (viii) requires that any
child placed in the program receive an assessment within 30 days of such
placement by a qualified individual that (a) assesses the strengths and needs of
the child using an age-appropriate, evidence-based, validated, and functional
assessment tool approved by the Commissioner of Social Services; (b) identifies
whether the needs of the child can be met through placement with a family member
or in a foster home or, if not, in a placement setting authorized by 42 U.S.C.
&#xA7; 672(k)(2), including a qualified residential treatment program, that
would provide the most effective and appropriate level of care for the child in
the least restrictive environment and be consistent with the short-term and
long-term goals established for the child in his foster care or permanency plan;
(c) establishes a list of short-term and long-term mental and behavioral health
goals for the child; and (d) is documented in a written report to be filed with
the court prior to any hearing on the child&#8217;s placement pursuant to &#xA7;
16.1-281, 16.1-282, 16.1-282.1, or 16.1-282.2.
			&#8220;Residential living care&#8221; means a level of service provided by an
assisted living facility for adults who may have physical or mental impairments
and require only minimal assistance with the activities of daily living. The
definition of &#8220;residential living care&#8221; includes the services
provided by independent living facilities that voluntarily become licensed.
			&#8220;Sibling&#8221; means each of two or more children having one or more
parents in common.
			&#8220;Social services&#8221; means foster care, adoption, adoption
assistance, child-protective services, domestic violence services, or any other
services program implemented in accordance with regulations adopted by the
Board. Social services also includes adult services pursuant to Article 4
(&#xA7; 51.5-144 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5 and adult protective
services pursuant to Article 5 (&#xA7; 51.5-148) of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5
provided by local departments of social services in accordance with regulations
and under the supervision of the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative
Services.
			&#8220;Special order&#8221; means an order imposing an administrative
sanction issued to any party licensed pursuant to this title by the Commissioner
that has a stated duration of not more than 12 months. A special order shall be
considered a case decision as defined in &#xA7; 2.2-4001.
			&#8220;State-Funded Kinship Guardianship Assistance program&#8221; means a
program that provides payments to eligible individuals who have received custody
of a relative child subject to a kinship guardianship assistance agreement
developed in accordance with &#xA7; 63.2-1306.
			&#8220;Supervised independent living setting&#8221; means the residence of a
person 18 years of age or older who is participating in the Fostering Futures
program set forth in Article 2 (&#xA7; 63.2-917 et seq.) of Chapter 9 where
supervision includes a monthly visit with a service worker or, when appropriate,
contracted supervision. &#8220;Supervised independent living setting&#8221; does
not include residential facilities or group homes.
			&#8220;Temporary Assistance for Needy Families&#8221; or &#8220;TANF&#8221;
means the program administered by the Department through which a relative can
receive monthly cash assistance for the support of his eligible children.
			&#8220;Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-Unemployed Parent&#8221; or
&#8220;TANF-UP&#8221; means the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
for families in which both natural or adoptive parents of a child reside in the
home and neither parent is exempt from Virginia Initiative for Education and
Work (VIEW) participation under &#xA7; 63.2-609.
			&#8220;Title IV-E Foster Care&#8221; means a federal program authorized under
&#xA7;&#xA7; 472 and 473 of the Social Security Act, as amended, and
administered by the Department through which foster care is provided on behalf
of qualifying children.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 63-101, 63-222, 63-232, 63-347, 63-351; 1954, cc. 259,
290, 489; 1956, cc. 300, 641; 1960, cc. 331, 390; 1962, cc. 297, 603; 1966, c.
423; 1968, cc. 578, 585, §§ 63.1-87, 63.1-172, 63.1-195, 63.1-220; 1970, c.
721; 1972, cc. 73, 540, 718; 1973, c. 227; 1974, cc. 44, 45, 413, 415, §
63.1-250; 1975, cc. 287, 299, 311, 341, 437, 507, 524, 528, 596, §§
63.1-238.1, 63.1-248.2; 1976, cc. 357, 649; 1977, cc. 105, 241, 532, 547, 559,
567, 634, 645, §§ 63.1-55.2, 63.1-55.8; 1978, cc. 536, 730, 749, 750; 1979, c.
483; 1980, cc. 40, 284; 1981, cc. 75, 123, 359; 1983, c. 66; 1984, cc. 74, 76,
498, 535, 781; 1985, cc. 17, 285, 384, 488, 518; 1986, cc. 80, 281, 308, 437,
594; 1987, cc. 627, 650, 681; 1988, c. 906; 1989, cc. 307, 647; 1990, c. 760;
1991, cc. 534, 595, 651, 694; 1992 c. 356, § 63.1-194.1; 1993, cc. 730, 742,
957, 993, § 63.1-196.001; 1994, cc. 107, 837, 865, 940; 1995, cc. 401, 520,
649, 772, 826; 1997, cc. 796, 895; 1998, cc. 115, 126, 397, 552, 727, 850; 1999,
c. 454; 2000, cc. 61, 290, 500, 830, 845, 1058, § 63.1-219.7; 2002, c. 747;
2003, c. 467; 2004, cc. 70, 196, 245, 753, 814; 2006, c. 868; 2007, cc. 479,
597; 2008, cc. 475, 483; 2009, cc. 705, 813, 840; 2011, cc. 5, 156; 2012, cc.
803, 835; 2013, cc. 5, 362, 564; 2015, cc. 502, 503, 758, 770; 2016, c. 631;
2017, c. 195; 2018, cc. 497, 769, 770; 2019, cc. 210, 282, 297, 688; 2020, cc.
95, 224, 366, 732, 829, 860, 861; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 254; 2022, cc. 80, 81,
366; 2023, cc. 148, 149, 568; 2024, cc. 37, 150, 779, 829.