{"data":{"id":"us-va/22vac40-131-380","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"22VAC40-131-380","heading":"Behavior support and crisis intervention","body":"A. Licensees shall train and encourage foster parents to use positive behavioral support techniques that emphasize principals and methods to help a child achieve desired behavior and correct inappropriate behavior in a constructive and safe manner.\n\nB. Licensees that prohibit the use of physical restraint shall develop a written policy prohibiting the use. The licensee shall document that foster care parents have been informed of the prohibition.\n\nC. Licensees that permit the use of physical restraint shall require that:\n\n1. Other methods of crisis intervention and behavior support are used prior to the use of physical restraint;\n\n2. Physical restraint is limited to that which is minimally necessary to protect the child or others from injury;\n\n3. The use of physical restraint is used as a part of a planned therapeutic intervention defined in the child's service or treatment plan or both;\n\n4. Only designated professional staff and foster parents trained in licensee-approved less intrusive interventions and physical restraint techniques implement the interventions and techniques; and\n\n5. Foster care parents complete and submit a report to the licensee documenting each use of physical restraint implemented with a child. Each report shall be made within a timeframe established by the licensee, documented on a format required by the licensee, and address the following elements:\n\na. The reason for the restraint;\n\nb. A description of all other behavior support techniques attempted prior to the use of physical restraint;\n\nc. A description of the physical hold used during the restraint;\n\nd. The duration of the physical restraint;\n\ne. The outcome or child's response to the physical restraint; and\n\nf. Any known injuries occurring as a result of the restraint including any injuries reported by the child.","path":["Title 22. Social Services","Agency 40. Department of Social Services","Chapter 131. Standards for Licensed Child-Placing Agencies","Part VI. Children's Services"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency40/chapter131/section380/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:54Z","sha256":"f4176df29e547c3b50d291b91a93d685556aa0d80252f143c8d226e33ce21314","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/22vac40-131-370","next":"us-va/22vac40-131-390"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}