{"data":{"id":"us-va/22vac40-90-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"22VAC40-90-20","heading":"Legal base and applicability","body":"A. Sections 63.2-1702 and 63.2-1721 of the Code of Virginia require all applicants for licensure as assisted living facilities to undergo background checks consisting of a sworn statement or affirmation and criminal history record check. If the applicant is an individual, the individual must undergo a background check. If the applicant is an association, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or public agency, the officers and agents of the applicant must undergo background checks.\n\nB. Section 63.2-1720 of the Code of Virginia requires all employees of assisted living facilities and adult day centers, as defined by § 63.2-100 of the Code of Virginia, to obtain a criminal history record report from the Department of State Police.\n\nC. Section 63.2-1720 of the Code of Virginia requires all applicants for employment at assisted living facilities and adult day centers to provide the hiring facility with a sworn statement or affirmation.\n\nD. No volunteer shall be permitted to serve in a licensed assisted living facility or licensed adult day center without the permission or under the supervision of a person who has received a clearance pursuant to § 63.2-1720 of the Code of Virginia.\n\nE. Section 63.2-1720 of the Code of Virginia requires all students of a certified nurse aide program operated by an assisted living facility to be notified of and provided a copy of the provisions of Article 3 (§ 63.2-1719 et seq.) of Chapter 17 of Title 63.2 of the Code of Virginia prior to or upon enrollment in the program.","path":["Title 22. Social Services","Agency 40. Department of Social Services","Chapter 90. Regulation for Background Checks for Assisted Living Facilities and Adult Day Centers","Part I. Introduction"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency40/chapter90/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:50Z","sha256":"dc86f764013ad2209b88a3ba09ae11e6853b0d2e65c553efd700461c16f465e4","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/22vac40-90-10","next":"us-va/22vac40-90-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}