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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 22. Social Services |
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Agency 40. Department of Social Services |
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Chapter 151. Standards for Licensed Children's Residential Facilities |
Section 610. Emergency and self-admissions
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Providers accepting emergency or self-admissions shall:
1. Develop and implement written policies and procedures governing such admissions that shall include procedures to make and document prompt efforts to obtain (i) a written placement agreement signed by the legal guardian or (ii) the order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
2. Place in each resident's record the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, a written request for care, or documentation of an oral request for care; and justification of why the resident is to be admitted on an emergency basis; and
3. Clearly document in written assessment information gathered for the emergency admission that the individual meets the facility's criteria for admission.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 25, Issue 03, eff. January 1, 2009.