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VA Code § 63.2-1510 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1510. Complaints by others of certain injuries to children

Any person who suspects that a child is an abused or neglected child may make a complaint concerning such child, except as hereinafter provided, to the local department of the county or city wherein the child resides or wherein the abuse or neglect is believed to have occurred or to the Department's toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline. If an employee of the local department is suspected of abusing or neglecting a child, the complaint shall be made to the court of the county or city where the abuse or neglect was discovered. Upon receipt of such a report by the court, the judge shall assign the report to a local department that is not the employer of the suspected employee for investigation or family assessment; or, if the judge believes that no local department in a reasonable geographic distance can be impartial in responding to the reported case, the judge shall assign the report to the court service unit of his court for evaluation. The judge may consult with the Department in selecting a local department to respond to the report or complaint. Such a complaint may be oral or in writing and shall disclose all information which is the basis for the suspicion of abuse or neglect of the child.1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.4; 1976, c. 348; 1994, c. 840; 2000, c. 500; 2002, c. 747.
VA Code § 63.2-1512 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1512. Immunity of person making report, etc., from liability

Any person making a report pursuant to § 63.2-1509, a complaint pursuant to § 63.2-1510, or who takes a child into custody pursuant to § 63.2-1517, or who participates in a judicial proceeding resulting therefrom shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability in connection therewith, unless it is proven that such person acted in bad faith or with malicious intent.1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.5; 1988, c. 686; 2002, c. 747.
VA Code § 63.2-1513 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1513. Knowingly making false reports; penalties

A. Any person fourteen years of age or older who makes or causes to be made a report of child abuse or neglect pursuant to this chapter that he knows to be false shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Any person fourteen years of age or older who has been previously convicted under this subsection and who is subsequently convicted under this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 6 felony.B. The child-protective services records regarding the person who was alleged to have committed abuse or neglect that result from a report for which a conviction is obtained under this section shall be purged immediately by any custodian of such records upon presentation to the custodian of a certified copy of such conviction. After purging the records, the custodian shall notify the person in writing that such records have been purged.1996, cc. 813, 836, § 63.1-248.5:1.01; 1999, c. 828; 2002, c. 747.
VA Code § 63.2-1515 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1515. Central registry; disclosure of information

The central registry shall contain such information as shall be prescribed by Board regulation; however, when the founded case of abuse or neglect does not name the parents or guardians of the child as the abuser or neglector, and the abuse or neglect occurred in a licensed or unlicensed child day center as defined in § 22.1-289.02; a licensed, registered, or approved family day home as defined in § 22.1-289.02; a private or public school; or a children's residential facility, the child's name shall not be entered on the registry without consultation with and permission of the parents or guardians. If a child's name currently appears on the registry without consultation with and permission of the parents or guardians for a founded case of abuse and neglect that does not name the parents or guardians of the child as the abuser or neglector, such parents or guardians may have the child's name removed by written request to the Department. The information contained in the central registry shall not be open to inspection by the public. However, appropriate disclosure may be made in accordance with Board regulations.The Department shall respond to requests for a search of the central registry made by (i) local departments, (ii) local school boards, and (iii) governing boards or administrators of private schools accredited pursuant to § 22.1-19 regarding applicants for employment, pursuant to § 22.1-296.4, in cases where there is no match within the central registry within 10 business days of receipt of such requests. In cases where there is a match within the central registry regarding applicants for employment, the Department shall respond to requests made by local departments, local school boards, and governing boards or administrators within 30 business days of receipt of such requests. The request and response may be sent electronically or by first-class mail or facsimile transmission.The Department shall disclose information in the central registry to the Chairmen of the House Committee for Courts of Justice and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for the purpose of determining if any person being considered for election to any judgeship has been the subject of any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect.Any central registry check of a person who has applied to be a volunteer with a (a) Virginia affiliate of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, (b) Virginia affiliate of Compeer, (c) Virginia affiliate of Childhelp USA, (d) volunteer fire company or volunteer emergency medical services agency, or (e) court-appointed special advocate program pursuant to § 9.1-153 shall be conducted at no charge.1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.8; 1993, cc. 48, 348, 955; 1994, cc. 700, 830; 2000, cc. 95, 734, 805; 2001, c. 321; 2002, cc. 371, 747; 2004, c. 74; 2015, cc. 502, 503; 2016, c. 454; 2018, c. 578; 2020, cc. 300, 860, 861.
VA Code § 63.2-1516 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1516. Tape recording child abuse investigations

Any person who is suspected of abuse or neglect of a child and who is the subject of an investigation or family assessment pursuant to this chapter may tape record any communications between him and child-protective services personnel that take place during the course of such investigation or family assessment, provided all parties to the conversation are aware the conversation is to be recorded. The parties' knowledge of the recording shall be demonstrated by a declaration at the beginning of the recorded portion of the conversation that the recording is to be made. If a person who is suspected of abuse or neglect of a child and who is the subject of an investigation or family assessment pursuant to this chapter elects to make a tape recording as provided in this section, the child-protective services personnel may also make such a recording.1990, c. 867, § 63.1-248.6:2; 2000, c. 500; 2002, c. 747.
VA Code § 63.2-1516.01 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1516.01. Investigation procedures involving person who is the subject of complaint

The local department shall, at the initial time of contact with the person subject to a child abuse and neglect investigation, advise such person of the complaints or allegations made against the person, in a manner that is consistent with laws protecting the rights of the person making the report or complaint. In cases where a child is alleged to have been abused or neglected by a teacher, principal or other person employed by a local school board or employed in a school operated by the Commonwealth, in the course of such employment in a nonresidential setting, the provisions of § 63.2-1516.1 shall also apply.2004, cc. 93, 233.
VA Code § 63.2-1516.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1516.1. Investigation procedures when school employee is subject of the complaint or report; release of information in joint investigations

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, in cases where a child is alleged to have been abused or neglected by a teacher, principal or other person employed by a local school board or employed in a school operated by the Commonwealth, in the course of such employment in a nonresidential setting, the local department conducting the investigation shall comply with the following provisions in conducting its investigation:1. The local department shall conduct a face-to-face interview with the person who is the subject of the complaint or report.2. At the onset of the initial interview with the alleged abuser or neglector, the local department shall notify him in writing of the general nature of the complaint and the identity of the alleged child victim regarding the purpose of the contacts.3. The written notification shall include the information that the alleged abuser or neglector has the right to have an attorney or other representative of his choice present during his interviews. However, the failure by a representative of the Department of Social Services to so advise the subject of the complaint shall not cause an otherwise voluntary statement to be inadmissible in a criminal proceeding.4. Written notification of the findings shall be submitted to the alleged abuser or neglector. The notification shall include a summary of the investigation and an explanation of how the information gathered supports the disposition.5. The written notification of the findings shall inform the alleged abuser or neglector of his right to appeal.6. The written notification of the findings shall inform the alleged abuser or neglector of his right to review information about himself in the record with the following exceptions:a. The identity of the person making the report.b. Information provided by any law-enforcement official.c. Information that may endanger the well-being of the child.d. The identity of a witness or any other person if such release may endanger the life or safety of such witness or person.B. In all cases in which an alleged act of child abuse or neglect is also being criminally investigated by a law-enforcement agency, and the local department is conducting a joint investigation with a law-enforcement officer in regard to such an alleged act, no information in the possession of the local department from such joint investigation shall be released by the local department except as authorized by the investigating law-enforcement officer or his supervisor or the local attorney for the Commonwealth.C. Failure to comply with investigation procedures does not preclude a finding of abuse or neglect if such a finding is warranted by the facts.2003, cc. 986, 1013.
VA Code § 63.2-1518 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1518. Authority to talk to child or sibling

Any person required to make a report or conduct an investigation or family assessment, pursuant to this chapter may talk to any child suspected of being abused or neglected or to any of his siblings without consent of and outside the presence of his parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other person standing in loco parentis, or school personnel.1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.10; 1979, c. 453; 1986, c. 308; 2000, c. 500; 2002, c. 747.
VA Code § 63.2-1519 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1519. Physician-patient and spousal privileges inapplicable

In any legal proceeding resulting from the filing of any report or complaint pursuant to this chapter, the physician-patient and spousal privileges shall not apply.1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.11; 2002, c. 747; 2020, c. 900.
VA Code § 63.2-1520 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1520. Photographs and X-rays of child; use as evidence

In any case of suspected child abuse, photographs and X-rays of the child may be taken without the consent of the parent or other person responsible for such child as a part of the medical evaluation. Photographs of the child may also be taken without the consent of the parent or other person responsible for such child as a part of the investigation or family assessment of the case by the local department or the court; however, such photographs shall not be used in lieu of medical evaluation. Such photographs and X-rays may be introduced into evidence in any subsequent proceeding.The court receiving such evidence may impose such restrictions as to the confidentiality of photographs of any minor as it deems appropriate.1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.13; 1978, c. 553; 2000, c. 500; 2002, c. 747.
VA Code § 63.2-1521 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1521. Testimony by child using two-way closed-circuit television

A. In any civil proceeding involving alleged abuse or neglect of a child pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to § 16.1-241, 16.1-251, 16.1-252, 16.1-253, 16.1-253.1, 16.1-253.4, 16.1-278.14, 16.1-279.1, 16.1-283, or 20-107.2, the child's attorney or guardian ad litem or, if the child has been committed to the custody of a local department, the attorney for the local department may apply for an order from the court that the testimony of the alleged victim or of a child witness be taken in a room outside the courtroom and be televised by two-way closed-circuit television. The person seeking such order shall apply for the order at least seven days before the trial date.B. The provisions of this section shall apply to the following:1. An alleged victim who was 14 years of age or under on the date of the alleged offense and is 16 or under at the time of the trial; and2. Any child witness who is 14 years of age or under at the time of the trial.C. The court may order that the testimony of the child be taken by closed-circuit television as provided in subsections A and B if it finds that the child is unavailable to testify in open court in the presence of the defendant, the jury, the judge, and the public, for any of the following reasons:1. The child's persistent refusal to testify despite judicial requests to do so;2. The child's substantial inability to communicate about the offense; or3. The substantial likelihood, based upon expert opinion testimony, that the child will suffer severe emotional trauma from so testifying.Any ruling on the child's unavailability under this subsection shall be supported by the court with findings on the record or with written findings in a court not of record.D. In any proceeding in which closed-circuit television is used to receive testimony, the attorney for the child and the defendant's attorney and, if the child has been committed to the custody of a local board, the attorney for the local board shall be present in the room with the child, and the child shall be subject to direct and cross examination. The only other persons allowed to be present in the room with the child during his testimony shall be the guardian ad litem, those persons necessary to operate the closed-circuit equipment, and any other person whose presence is determined by the court to be necessary to the welfare and well-being of the child.E. The child's testimony shall be transmitted by closed-circuit television into the courtroom for the defendant, jury, judge and public to view. The defendant shall be provided with a means of private, contemporaneous communication with his attorney during the testimony.1988, c. 845, § 63.1-248.13:1; 1999, c. 668; 2002, c. 747; 2018, c. 564.
VA Code § 63.2-1524 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1524. Court may order certain examinations

The court may order psychological, psychiatric and physical examinations of the child alleged to be abused or neglected and of the parents, guardians, caretakers or siblings of a child suspected of being neglected or abused.1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.14; 1976, c. 186; 2002, c. 747.
VA Code § 63.2-1525 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1525. Prima facie evidence for removal of child custody

In the case of a petition in the court for removal of custody of a child alleged to have been abused or neglected, competent evidence by a physician that a child is abused or neglected shall constitute prima facie evidence to support such petition.1975, c. 341, § 63.1-248.15; 2002, c. 747.
VA Code § 63.2-1527 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 15 - Child Abuse and Neglect|§ 63.2-1527. Board oversight duties; Out-of-Family Investigations Advisory Committee

A. The Board shall be responsible for establishing standards for out-of-family investigations and for the implementation of the family assessment track of the differential response system.B. The Out-of-Family Investigations Advisory Committee (the Committee) is hereby established as an advisory committee in the executive branch of state government.C. The Committee shall consist of 15 members as follows: one representative of public school employees, one representative of a hospital for children, one representative of a licensed child care center, one representative of a juvenile detention home, one representative of a public or private residential facility for children, one representative of a family day care home, one representative of a local department of Social Services, one representative of a religious organization with a program for children, one representative of Virginians for Child Abuse Prevention and six citizens of the Commonwealth at large. The Chairman of the Board shall appoint such persons for terms established by the Board.D. The Committee shall advise the Board on the effectiveness of the policies and standards governing out-of-family investigations.E. The Committee shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Committee shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the voting members so request.F. Members shall receive no compensation for their services nor be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.G. The Department of Social Services shall provide staff support to the Committee. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Committee, upon request.1993, c. 955, § 63.1-248.7:1; 2000, c. 500; 2002, c. 747; 2004, c. 103.
VA Code § 63.2-1600 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 16 - Adult Services|§ 63.2-1600. Home-based services

Each local board shall provide for the delivery of home-based services that include homemaker, companion, or chore services that will allow individuals to attain or maintain self-care and are likely to prevent or reduce dependency, subject to the supervision and in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services as provided in Article 4 (§ 51.5-144 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5. Eligibility for such services shall be determined according to regulations of the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Such services shall be provided to the extent that federal or state matching funds are made available to each locality.1983, c. 605, § 63.1-55.01; 2002, c. 747; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
VA Code § 63.2-1601 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 16 - Adult Services|§ 63.2-1601. Authority to provide adult foster care services

Each local board is authorized to provide adult foster care services that may include recruitment, approval, and supervision subject to the supervision and in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services as provided in Article 4 (§ 51.5-144 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5.1978, c. 180, § 63.1-55.1:1; 2002, c. 747; 2012, cc. 803, 835.
VA Code § 63.2-1601.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 16 - Adult Services|§ 63.2-1601.1. Criminal history check for agency approved providers of services to adults

A. Each local board shall obtain, in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board, criminal history record information from the Central Criminal Records Exchange of any individual the local board is considering approving as a provider of home-based services pursuant to § 63.2-1600 or adult foster care pursuant to § 63.2-1601. The local board may also obtain such a criminal records search on all adult household members residing in the home of the individual with whom the adult is to be placed. The local board shall not hire for compensated employment any persons who have been convicted of any offense set forth in clause (i) of the definition of barrier crime in § 19.2-392.02. If approval as an agency approved provider is denied because of information obtained through a Central Criminal Records Exchange search, the local board, upon request, shall provide a copy of the information obtained to the individual who is the subject of the search. Further dissemination of the criminal history record information is prohibited.B. In emergency circumstances, each local board may obtain from a criminal justice agency the criminal history record information from the Central Criminal Records Exchange for the criminal records search authorized by this section. The provision of home-based services shall be immediately terminated or the adult shall be removed from the home immediately, if any adult resident has been convicted of any offense set forth in clause (i) of the definition of barrier crime in § 19.2-392.02.2007, c. 572; 2017, c. 809.
VA Code § 63.2-1602 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 63.2 - Welfare (Social Services)|Chapter 16 - Adult Services|§ 63.2-1602. Other adult services

Subject to the supervision and in accordance with regulations of the Commissioner for Aging and Rehabilitative Services as provided in Article 4 (§ 51.5-144 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of Title 51.5, each local board shall:1. Participate in nursing home pre-admission screenings of all individuals pursuant to § 32.1-330;2. Provide assisted living facility assessments of residents and applicants pursuant to § 63.2-1804;3. Participate in long-term care service coordination pursuant to § 51.5-138;4. Provide social services or public assistance, as appropriate, to individuals discharged from state hospitals or training centers pursuant to §§ 37.2-505 and 37.2-837; and5. Participate in other programs pursuant to state and federal law.2002, c. 747; 2005, c. 716; 2012, cc. 476, 507, 803, 835.