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VA Code § 2.2-5209 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 52 - Children's Services Act|§ 2.2-5209. Referrals to family assessment and planning team or collaborative, multidisciplinary team process

The community policy and management team shall establish policies governing the referral of troubled youths and families to the family assessment and planning team or a collaborative, multidisciplinary team process approved by the Council. These policies shall include that all youth and families for which CSA-funded treatment services are requested are to be assessed by the family assessment and planning team or an approved collaborative, multidisciplinary team process and shall consider the criteria set out in subdivisions A 1 and A 2 of § 2.2-5212. Except for cases involving only the payment of foster care maintenance that shall be at the discretion of the local community policy and management team, cases for which service plans are developed outside of this family assessment and planning team process or approved collaborative, multidisciplinary team process shall not be eligible for state pool funds.Nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of state pool funds for emergency placements, provided the youth are subsequently assessed by the family assessment and planning team or an approved collaborative, multidisciplinary team process within 14 days of admission and the emergency placement is approved at the time of placement. In cases involving the denial of state pool funds resulting from parental refusal to consent to release of student records under federal law, where such refusal precludes the development of placement through the family assessment and planning team process or the approved collaborative, multidisciplinary team process, an appeal for good cause may be made to the Council.1992, cc. 837, 880, § 2.1-755; 1999, c. 669; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 483.
VA Code § 2.2-5210 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 52 - Children's Services Act|§ 2.2-5210. Information sharing; confidentiality

All public agencies that have served a family or treated a child referred to a family assessment and planning team shall cooperate with this team. The agency that refers a youth and family to the team shall be responsible for obtaining the consent required to share agency client information with the team. After obtaining the proper consent, all agencies shall promptly deliver, upon request and without charge, such records of services, treatment or education of the family or child as are necessary for a full and informed assessment by the team.Proceedings held to consider the appropriate provision of services and funding for a particular child or family or both who have been referred to the family assessment and planning team and whose case is being assessed by this team or reviewed by the community policy and management team shall be confidential and not open to the public, unless the child and family who are the subjects of the proceeding request, in writing, that it be open. All information about specific children and families obtained by the team members in the discharge of their responsibilities to the team shall be confidential.Utilizing a secure electronic database, the CPMT and the family assessment and planning team shall provide the Office of Children's Services with client-specific information from the mandatory uniform assessment and information in accordance with subdivision D 11 of § 2.2-2648.1992, cc. 837, 880, § 2.1-756; 2001, c. 844; 2008, c. 277; 2015, cc. 357, 366.
VA Code § 2.2-5211.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 52 - Children's Services Act|§ 2.2-5211.1. Certain restrictions on reimbursement and placements of children in residential facilities

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary or any practice or previous decision-making process of the state executive council, Office of Children's Services, state and local advisory team, any community policy and management team, any family assessment and planning team or any other local entity placing children through the Children's Services Act (CSA), the following restrictions shall control:1. In the event that any group home or other residential facility in which CSA children reside has its licensure status lowered to provisional as a result of multiple health and safety or human rights violations, all children placed through CSA in such facility shall be assessed as to whether it is in the best interests of each child placed to be removed from the facility and placed in a fully licensed facility and no additional CSA placements shall be made in the provisionally licensed facility until and unless the violations and deficiencies relating to health and safety or human rights that caused the designation as provisional shall be completely remedied and full licensure status restored.2. Prior to the placement of a child across jurisdictional lines, the family assessment and planning teams shall (i) explore all appropriate community services for the child, (ii) document that no appropriate placement is available in the locality, and (iii) report the rationale for the placement decision to the community policy and management team. The community policy and management team shall report annually to the Office of Children's Services on the gaps in the services needed to keep children in the local community and any barriers to the development of those services.3. Community policy and management teams, family assessment and planning teams or other local entities responsible for CSA placements shall notify the receiving school division whenever a child is placed across jurisdictional lines and identify any children with disabilities and foster care children to facilitate compliance with expedited enrollment and special education requirements.2006, c. 781; 2015, c. 366.
VA Code § 2.2-5212 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 52 - Children's Services Act|§ 2.2-5212. Eligibility for state pool of funds

A. In order to be eligible for funding for services through the state pool of funds, a youth, or family with a child, shall meet one or more of the criteria specified in subdivisions 1 through 4 and shall be determined through the use of a uniform assessment instrument and process and by policies of the community policy and management team to have access to these funds.1. The child or youth has emotional or behavior problems that:a. Have persisted over a significant period of time or, though only in evidence for a short period of time, are of such a critical nature that intervention is warranted;b. Are significantly disabling and are present in several community settings, such as at home, in school, or with peers; andc. Require services or resources that are unavailable or inaccessible, or that are beyond the normal agency services or routine collaborative processes across agencies, or require coordinated interventions by at least two agencies.2. The child or youth has emotional or behavior problems, or both, and currently is in, or is at imminent risk of entering, purchased residential care. In addition, the child or youth requires services or resources that are beyond normal agency services or routine collaborative processes across agencies, and requires coordinated services by at least two agencies.3. The child or youth requires placement for purposes of special education in approved private school educational programs or for transitional services as set forth in subdivision B 6 of § 2.2-5211.4. The child or youth requires foster care services as defined in § 63.2-905.B. For purposes of determining eligibility for the state pool of funds, "child" or "youth" means (i) a person younger than 18 years of age or (ii) any individual through 21 years of age who is otherwise eligible for mandated services of the participating state agencies including special education and foster care services.1992, cc. 837, 880, § 2.1-758; 1994, c. 865; 1999, c. 669; 2001, c. 844; 2013, c. 5; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 70, 71.
VA Code § 2.2-5213 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 52 - Children's Services Act|§ 2.2-5213. State trust fund

A. There is established a state trust fund with funds appropriated by the General Assembly. The purposes of this fund are to develop:1. Early intervention services for young children and their families, which are defined to include: prevention efforts for individuals who are at-risk for developing problems based on biological, psychological or social/environmental factors.2. Community services for troubled youths who have emotional or behavior problems, or both, and who can appropriately and effectively be served in the home or community, or both, and their families.The fund shall consist of moneys from the state general fund, federal grants, and private foundations.B. Proposals for requesting these funds shall be made by community policy and management teams to the Office of Children's Services. The Office of Children's Services shall make recommendations on the proposals it receives to the Council, which shall award the grants to the community teams in accordance with the policies developed under the authority of § 2.2-5202.1992, cc. 837, 880, § 2.1-759; 1995, c. 520; 2000, c. 937; 2001, c. 844; 2015, c. 366.
VA Code § 2.2-5214 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 52 - Children's Services Act|§ 2.2-5214. Rates for purchase of services; service fee directory

The rates paid for services purchased pursuant to this chapter shall be determined by competition of the market place and by a process sufficiently flexible to ensure that family assessment and planning teams and providers can meet the needs of individual children and families referred to them. To ensure that family assessment and planning teams are informed about the availability of programs and the rates charged for such programs, the Council shall oversee the development of and approve a service fee directory that shall list the services offered and the rates charged by any entity, public or private, which offers specialized services for at-risk youth or families. The Council shall designate the Office of Children's Services to coordinate the establishment, maintenance and other activities regarding the service fee directory.1993, c. 110, § 2.1-759.1; 2000, c. 937; 2001, c. 844; 2015, c. 366.
VA Code § 2.2-5300 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Early Intervention Services System|§ 2.2-5300. Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Council" means the Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council created pursuant to § 2.2-2664."Early intervention services" means services provided through Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.), as amended, designed to meet the developmental needs of each child and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child's development and provided to children from birth to age three who have (i) a 25 percent developmental delay in one or more areas of development, (ii) atypical development, or (iii) a diagnosed physical or mental condition that has a high probability of resulting in a developmental delay. Early intervention services provided in the child's home and in accordance with this chapter shall not be construed to be home health services as referenced in § 32.1-162.7."Participating agencies" means the Departments of Health, of Education, of Medical Assistance Services, of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, and of Social Services; the Departments for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and for the Blind and Vision Impaired; and the Bureau of Insurance within the State Corporation Commission.1992, c. 771, § 2.1-760; 1999, cc. 640, 684; 2001, c. 844; 2005, c. 695; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2013, c. 571.
VA Code § 2.2-5301 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Early Intervention Services System|§ 2.2-5301. Secretaries of Health and Human Resources and Education to work together

The Secretaries of Health and Human Resources and Education shall work together in:1. Promoting interagency consensus and facilitating complementary agency positions on issues relating to early intervention services;2. Examining and evaluating the effectiveness of state agency programs, services, and plans for early intervention services and identifying duplications, inefficiencies, and unmet needs;3. Analyzing state agency budget requests and any other budget items affecting early intervention services;4. Proposing ways of realigning funding to promote interagency initiatives and programs for early intervention services;5. Formulating recommendations on planning, priorities, and expenditures for early intervention services and communicating the recommendations to the Governor and state agency heads;6. Formulating joint policy positions and statements on legislative issues regarding early intervention services and communicating those positions and statements to the General Assembly; and7. Resolving interagency disputes and assigning financial responsibility in accordance with Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.).1992, c. 771, § 2.1-761; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-5303 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Early Intervention Services System|§ 2.2-5303. Duties of participating agencies

The duties of the participating agencies shall include:1. Establishing a statewide system of early intervention services in accordance with state and federal statutes and regulations;2. Identifying and maximizing coordination of all available public and private resources for early intervention services;3. Developing and implementing formal state interagency agreements that define the financial responsibility and service obligations of each participating agency for early intervention services, establish procedures for resolving disputes, and address any additional matters necessary to ensure collaboration;4. Consulting with the lead agency in the promulgation of regulations to implement the early intervention services system, including developing definitions of eligibility and services;5. Carrying out decisions resulting from the dispute resolution process;6. Providing assistance to localities in the implementation of a comprehensive early intervention services system in accordance with state and federal statutes and regulations; and7. Requesting and reviewing data and reports on the implementation of early intervention services from counterpart local agencies.1992, c. 771, § 2.1-763; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-5304 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Early Intervention Services System|§ 2.2-5304. State lead agency's duties

To facilitate the implementation of an early intervention services system and to ensure compliance with federal requirements, the Governor shall appoint a lead agency. The duties of the lead agency shall include:1. Promulgating regulations and adopting the policies and procedures as necessary to implement an early intervention services system and assure consistent and equitable access to such services, including, but not limited to, uniform statewide procedures on or before January 1, 2002, for public and private providers to determine parental liability and to charge fees for early intervention services in accordance with federal law and regulations, in consultation with other participating agencies; the regulations shall be adopted in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.);2. Contracting with local lead agencies for implementation of local early intervention systems statewide;3. Providing technical assistance to local early intervention systems, including local lead agencies, local interagency coordinating councils, and early intervention service providers; and4. Establishing an interagency system of monitoring and supervising the early intervention services system.1992, c. 771, § 2.1-764; 2001, cc. 562, 844; 2005, c. 695.
VA Code § 2.2-5304.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Early Intervention Services System|§ 2.2-5304.1. Local lead agencies

A. To facilitate implementation of local early intervention systems statewide, the state lead agency shall contract with local lead agencies selected by the local interagency coordinating council. If the local interagency coordinating council is unable to select a local lead agency, the state lead agency shall assist in making the determination.B. The local lead agency shall have the power and duty to:1. Establish and administer a local system of early intervention services in compliance with Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.) and all relevant state policies and procedures;2. Implement consistent and uniform policies and procedures for public and private providers to determine parental liability and to charge fees for early intervention services pursuant to regulations, policies, and procedures adopted by the state lead agency in § 2.2-5304; and3. Manage relevant state and federal early intervention funds allocated from the state lead agency for the local early intervention system, including contracting or otherwise arranging for services with local early intervention services providers.C. Localities shall not be mandated to provide funding for any costs under this chapter, either directly or through participating local public agencies.2005, c. 695.
VA Code § 2.2-5305 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Early Intervention Services System|§ 2.2-5305. Local interagency coordinating councils

A. The lead agency, in consultation with the Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council, shall establish local interagency coordinating councils on a statewide basis to advise and assist the local lead agencies and to enable early intervention service providers to establish working relationships that will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of early intervention services. The membership of local interagency coordinating councils shall include designees from the following agencies: community services boards, departments of health, departments of social services, and local school divisions. These designees shall designate additional council members as follows: at least one parent representative who is not an employee of any public or private program that serves infants and toddlers with disabilities; representatives from community providers of early intervention services; and representatives from other service providers as deemed appropriate. Every county and city may appoint a representative to the respective local interagency coordinating council.B. The duties of local interagency coordinating councils shall include assisting and advising the local lead agency in the following:1. Identifying existing early intervention services and resources;2. Identifying gaps in the service delivery system and developing strategies to address these gaps;3. Identifying alternative funding sources;4. Facilitating the development of interagency agreements and supporting the development of service coalitions;5. Implementing policies and procedures that will promote interagency collaboration; and6. Developing local procedures and determining mechanisms for implementing policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal statutes and regulations.1992, c. 771, § 2.1-766; 2001, cc. 562, 844; 2005, c. 695.
VA Code § 2.2-5306 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Early Intervention Services System|§ 2.2-5306. Duties of local public agencies

Local public agencies represented on local interagency coordinating councils are responsible for:1. Providing services as appropriate and agreed upon by members of the local interagency coordinating council;2. Maintaining data and providing information as requested to their respective state agencies;3. Developing and implementing interagency agreements;4. Complying with applicable state and federal regulations and local policies and procedures; and5. Following procedural safeguards and dispute resolution procedures as adopted by the Commonwealth.1992, c. 771, § 2.1-767; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-5307 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Early Intervention Services System|§ 2.2-5307. Existing funding levels

Any federal funds made available through Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.) and any state funds appropriated specifically for Part H services shall supplement overall funding for services currently provided under Part of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. § 1431 et seq.).1992, c. 771, § 2.1-768; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-5308 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 53 - Early Intervention Services System|§ 2.2-5308. Licensure as home care organization not required

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 32.1-162.9, no person who provides early intervention services in accordance with this chapter shall be required to be licensed as a home care organization in order to provide these services in a child's home.1999, cc. 640, 684, § 2.1-768.1; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-5400 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Community Action Act|§ 2.2-5400. Short title; definitions

A. This chapter shall be known as the Community Action Act.B. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Community action agency" means a local subdivision of the Commonwealth, a combination of political subdivisions, a separate public agency or a private nonprofit agency that has the authority under its applicable charter or laws to receive funds to support community action activities and other appropriate measures designed to identify and deal with the causes of poverty in the Commonwealth, and that is designated as a community action agency by federal law, federal regulations or the Governor."Community action program budget" means state funds, federal block grants and federal categorical grants that are received by the Commonwealth for community action activities."Community action statewide organization" means community action programs, organized on a statewide basis, to enhance the capability of community action agencies."Designated agency" means the agency designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Resources pursuant to § 2.2-5401."Local share" means cash or in-kind goods and services donated to community action agencies to carry out their responsibilities."Low-income person" means a person who is a member of a household with a gross annual income equal to or less than 125 percent of the poverty standard accepted by the federal agency designated to establish poverty guidelines."Service area" means the geographical area within the jurisdiction of a community action agency or a community action statewide organization.1982, c. 667, §§ 2.1-587, 2.1-588; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-5401 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 54 - Community Action Act|§ 2.2-5401. Designation by Secretary of Health and Human Resources of agency to administer act

The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall designate an agency to administer the Community Action Act and to work with community action agencies and community action statewide organizations to develop social and economic opportunities for low-income persons.1982, c. 667, § 2.1-589; 2001, c. 844.