Section 69. Newly opened facilities and new construction, expansion, or renovation of residential facilities

A. When a newly opened facility seeks certification to allow the admission of residents, the facility administrator shall contact the director or designee to request a review of the facility for conditional certification.

B. The facility administrator and the department shall follow the requirements of this chapter and department procedures in reviewing a facility prior to admission of residents. New construction, expansions, and renovations in all juvenile residential facilities, whether or not the facility or its sponsor is seeking reimbursement for construction or operations, shall conform to the governing provisions of the following regulations:

1. Regulation Governing Juvenile Correctional Centers (6VAC35-71);

2. Regulation Governing Juvenile Secure Detention Centers (6VAC35-101);

3. Regulation Governing Juvenile Group Homes and Halfway Houses (6VAC35-41); and

4. Regulation Governing State Reimbursement of Local Juvenile Residential Facility Costs (6VAC35-30).

C. A newly constructed, expanded, or renovated facility shall, except as provided in subsection D of this section, obtain conditional certification as provided in 6VAC35-20-100 prior to the placement of residents in the new facility or portion of an existing facility subject to the expansion or renovation.

D. The director or designee shall consider the request for certification within 60 days of receiving the request and report of the basic audit findings. Actions taken by the director or designee shall be governed by the provisions of 6VAC35-20-100.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 19, Issue 23, eff. September 1, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 26, eff. September 25, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§§ 16.1-233 and 66-10 of the Code of Virginia.