                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF RENEWAL BASED ON BACKGROUND CHECKS; FAILURE TO OBTAIN
BACKGROUND CHECK (§ 63.2-1722)

A. The Commissioner may revoke or deny renewal of a license of a child welfare
agency, assisted living facility, or adult day center and a child-placing agency
may revoke the approval of a foster home if the assisted living facility, adult
day center, child welfare agency, or foster home has knowledge that a person
specified in &#xA7; 63.2-1720 or 63.2-1721 required to have a background check
(i) has been convicted of any barrier crime as defined in &#xA7; 19.2-392.02 or
(ii) in the case of a child welfare agency or foster home, is the subject of a
founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth,
and such person has not been granted a waiver by the Commissioner pursuant to
&#xA7; 63.2-1723 or is not subject to the exceptions in subsection B of &#xA7;
63.2-1720 or subsection E, F, G, or H of &#xA7; 63.2-1721, and the facility,
center, or agency refuses to separate such person from employment or service or
allows the household member to continue to reside in the home.

B. Failure to obtain background checks pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA7; 63.2-1720 and
63.2-1721 shall be grounds for denial, revocation, or termination of a license,
registration, or approval or any contract with the Department or a local
department to provide child care services to clients of the Department or local
department. No violation shall occur if the assisted living facility, adult day
center, child-placing agency, or independent foster home 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 Department.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 63-235; 1968, cc. 578, § 63.1-198, 585; 1975, c. 439;
1985, c. 360; 1992, c. 746; 1993, cc. 730, 742; 1995, c. 401; 1996, c. 747;
1997, c. 427; 1998, cc. 551, 581; 2002, c. 747; 2015, cc. 758, 770; 2017, cc.
189, 751, 809; 2020, cc. 860, 861; 2024, cc. 37, 150.