Virginia Administrative Code
Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Agency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 151 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSED CHILDREN'S RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES
Section 22VAC40-151-170 - Relationship to regulatory authority

Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 40-151-170

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

A. The governing body or its official representative shall notify the department within five working days of any change in administrative structure or newly hired chief administrative officer or program director.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner shall have the authority to place, remove, or direct the placement or removal of any child who is under the supervision and control of a local board or licensed child-placing agency.

C. Pursuant to such authority, the commissioner shall remove or direct the removal of any child placed by a local board or licensed child-placing agency in a children's residential facility that fails to comply with any state or federal requirements intended to protect the child's health, safety, or well-being.

Statutory Authority: §§ 63.2-217 and 63.2-1737 of the Code of Virginia.

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