Virginia Administrative Code › Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Agency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter 131 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSED CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES › Part VII - Additional Requirements for Specific Programs › Article 3 - Independent Living Arrangements › Section 22VAC40-131-440 - Youth placed in independent living arrangements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The licensee shall meet all requirements
					 and follow procedures as set forth in this chapter and in the Code of Virginia
					 related to the placement of children, including all applicable interstate
					 compacts.
B. The licensee shall
					 develop and implement written policies and procedures that address the
					 independent living arrangement program to include a description of:
1. Criteria for evaluating potential
					 independent living arrangement settings and on-going evaluation of approved
					 settings;
2. Protocols for
					 approving an independent living arrangement setting and identifying the types
					 of settings the licensee will approve;
3. Criteria for admission;
4. Procedures for intake and
					 admission;
5. Criteria for
					 successful discharge from the program including procedures to ensure the youth
					 will be discharged to his legal guardian if he is under 18 years of age at the
					 time of discharge;
6. Conditions
					 under which a youth may be discharged before completing the program, including
					 criteria and protocols for implementing emergency discharge of the youth from
					 the independent living arrangement program;
7. Criteria and protocols to terminate
					 approval as necessary in an independent living arrangement setting;
8. The licensee's detailed plan for
					 determining and maintaining the supervision and visitation plan for youths
					 placed in independent living arrangement settings;
9. Types of services the licensee will
					 provide and secure to meet the needs of the youth during his
					 placement;
10. The licensee's role
					 in:
a. Ensuring that each youth is enrolled in
					 educational, vocational education and training, or career and technical
					 education services appropriate to meet his needs;
b. Monitoring each youth's educational
					 progress as often as necessary;
c.
					 Assisting the youth in obtaining routine and emergency medical and dental
					 care;
d. Evaluating the youth's
					 need for financial assistance, initially during intake then one time monthly
					 and as needed by the youth;
e.
					 Providing the resources to meet the youth's basic needs for shelter, food, and
					 clothing;
f. Providing assistance
					 to the youth in locating, securing, and maintaining employment;
g. Providing life skill training to meet the
					 needs of the youth; and
h.
					 Providing or securing a crisis response system accessible to the youth 24 hours
					 a day and providing training to the youth on accessing and using of the system;
					 and
11. Orientation and
					 training provided for each youth admitted to the independent living arrangement
					 program. The procedures shall define the licensee's program to teach the youth
					 to:
a. Identify potential hazards in his
					 living, school, work, and play communities; and
b. Develop and implement an emergency
					 preparedness and response plan that promotes safety in his
					 environments.