Virginia Administrative Code
Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Agency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 730 - INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN OUT OF FAMILY COMPLAINTS
Part I - Definitions
Section 22VAC40-730-10 - Definitions
In addition to the definitions contained in 22VAC40-705-10, the following words and terms when used in conjunction with this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Child day program" means a regularly operating service arrangement for children where, during the absence of a parent or guardian, a person or organization has agreed to assume responsibility for the supervision, protection, and well-being of a child younger than 13 years of age for less than a 24-hour period.
"Child-placing agency" means any person who places children in foster homes, adoptive homes, or independent living arrangements pursuant to § 63.2-1819 of the Code of Virginia or a local board that places children in foster homes or adoptive homes pursuant to §§ 63.2-900, 63.2-903, and 63.2-1221 of the Code of Virginia. 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.
"Facility" means the generic term used to describe the setting in out of family abuse or neglect and for the purposes of this regulation includes schools (public and private), private or state-operated hospitals or institutions, licensed or religiously exempted child day programs, and residential facilities.
"Facility administrator" means the on-site individual responsible for the day-to-day operation of the facility.
"Foster home" means a residence licensed by a child-placing agency in which any child, other than a child by birth or adoption of such person, resides as a member of the household.
"Participate" means to take part in the activities of the joint investigation as per a plan for investigation developed by the CPS worker with the facility administrator or regulatory authority or both.
"Physical plant" means the physical structure or premises of the facility.
"Regulatory authority" means the department or state board that is responsible under the Code of Virginia for the licensure or certification of a facility for children.
"Residential facility" means a publicly or privately owned facility, other than a private family home, where 24-hour care, maintenance, protection, and guidance is provided to children separated from their parents or legal guardians, that is subject to licensure or certification pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Virginia .
Statutory Authority: § 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.
