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Department of Social Services

State Board of Social Services

Standards for Licensed Children's Residential Faciliities [22 VAC 40 ‑ 151]

Action:

Amend Standards for Licensed Children’s Residential Facilities

Action 5370 / Stage 9388

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Documents
Proposed Text	1/9/2026 9:24 am
Agency Background Document	9/1/2021 (modified 10/12/2022)
ORM Economic Review Form	9/1/2022 (modified 12/3/2025)
Attorney General Certification	6/3/2022 (modified 9/27/2022)
DPB Economic Impact Analysis	9/30/2022 (modified 6/7/2023)
Agency Response to EIA	10/6/2022 (modified 12/24/2025)
Governor's Review Memo	12/23/2025

Status
Attorney General Review	Submitted to OAG: 9/1/2021 Returned to Agency: 9/20/2021 Resubmitted to OAG: 1/24/2022 Review Completed: 9/27/2022 Result: Certified
DPB Review	Submitted on 8/18/2022 Review Completed: 9/30/2022
Secretary Review	Secretary of Health and Human Resources Review Completed: 11/11/2025
Governor's Review	ORM Review Completed: 12/23/2025 Governor Review Completed: 12/23/2025 Result: Approved
Virginia Registrar	Submitted on 12/24/2025 The Virginia Register of Regulations Will be published on 1/26/2026 Volume: 42 Issue: 12
Comment Period	A public comment forum will open on 1/26/2026 and remain open through 3/27/2026

Contact Information
Name / Title:	Alisa Foley
Address:	801 E. Main Street Richmond, VA 23219
Email Address:	a.foley@dss.virginia.gov
Telephone:	(804)726-7138 FAX: ()- TDD: ()-

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Action 5370:

Amend Standards for Licensed Children’s Residential Facilities

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage Type	Status
NOIRA (8733)	Stage complete. Comment period ended 03/04/2020.
Proposed (9388)	Submitted to the Registrar and awaiting publication (01/26/2026).

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