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Health and Human Resources
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Department of Social Services
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State Board of Social Services
Mandate 988

Mandate Information
Mandate Title:
Foster care omnibus.
Purpose of legislation
Makes numerous changes to the laws governing the provision of foster care services in the Commonwealth. Among other things, the bill (i) allows the Commissioner of Social Services to develop and implement a corrective action plan for or assume temporary control over the foster care services of a local board of social services upon determining that the local board (a) has failed to provide foster care services or make placement and removal decisions in accordance with applicable laws or regulations or (b) has taken any action that poses a substantial risk to the health, safety, or well-being of any child under its supervision and control; (ii) requires the Commissioner to create within the State Department of Social Services (the Department) a foster care health and safety director position; (iii) directs the Commissioner to establish and maintain a confidential hotline to receive reports and complaints from foster parents and other persons regarding violations of laws or regulations applicable to foster care and any other matters related to the health, safety, or well-being of children in foster care; (iv) directs the Department to develop and implement a more reliable, structured, and comprehensive case review and quality improvement process to monitor and improve foster care services provided by local boards and departments of social services; and (v) requires the Department to establish and update annually a caseload standard that limits the number of foster care cases that may be assigned to each foster care caseworker.
Legislation mandating a change Chap 446 (2019)
VAC chapters to be amended
22 vac 40 - 131 : Minimum Standards for Licensed Private Child-Placing Agencies
22 vac 40 - 151 : Standards for Licensed Children's Residential Faciliities
22 vac 40 - 201 : Permanency Services - Prevention, Foster Care, Adoption, and Independent Living
Associated Regulatory Actions
Action 5312: Amend Standards for Licensed Children’s Residential to Comply with Code Requirements
Latest Stage: Final
Action 5318: Amend Permanency Regulation 2019
Latest Stage: Final
Action 5369: Amend Standards for Licensed Child-Placing Agencies
Latest Stage: NOIRA
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