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Inspection · 2021-09-03

Date
2021-09-03
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Kelly Lindsay
(540) 309-2494
SHSIA monitoring inspection of an approved subsidy vendor to determine compliance with current subsidy requirements regarding the health and safety of children and to promote quality standards for the children in their care.
No

Areas Reviewed

22VAC40-185 ADMINISTRATION.
22VAC40-185 STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING.
22VAC40-185 STAFFING AND SUPERVISION.
22VAC40-185 SPECIAL CARE PROVISIONS AND EMERGENCIES.
22VAC40-80 THE LICENSE.
22VAC40-80 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
22VAC40-191 Background Checks (22VAC40-191)
63.2(17) License & Registration Procedures

Inspector Notes

This inspection was conducted by licensing staff using an alternate remote protocol, including telephone contacts and documents review.

A renewal inspection was initiated on 9/3/21 and concluded on 9/23/21. The administrator was contacted by telephone and a remote inspection was conducted. There were eighteen children present with four staff supervising and the Director observing. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of two child records, four staff records, and two officer records were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. You will need to specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Just writing the word `corrected? is not acceptable. Your plan of correction must contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s): 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventive measure(s).

Violations

3
Standard 22VAC40-191-40-D-1-A
Based on record review, program did not ensure that a sworn statement was completed by a Board Officer when service began, and that the results of a central registry check were obtained for a Board officer within thirty days of service.

Evidence:
1. Service for Officer #2 began 8/2019.
2. There were no valid results in the file.
3. Results from prior service within the past five years were in the file, but were invalid given break in service.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 63.2(17)-1720.1-B-4
Based on record review, program did not ensure that the results of a criminal history record information check or sex offender registry check were obtained prior to employment nor search of the child abuse and neglect registry within 30 days of employment from any state in which the employee has resided in the preceding five years..

Evidence:
1. The date of employment for Staff #1 was 7/1/21.
2. The file of Staff #1 did not contain results from the child abuse and neglect check. Request was made 8/13/21.
3. The results in the file of Staff #1 from the sex offender check was dated 8/13/21.
4. The date of employment for Staff #3 was 9/1/21.
5. There were no results from the criminal history check, sex offender check, nor the search of the child abuse and neglect registry for one of the states of residence. Requests were made in August.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 63.2(17)-1721.1-B-2
Based on record review, program did not ensure that the results of a criminal history record information check were obtained for a Board officer within thirty days of service.

Evidence:
1. Service for Officer #2 began 8/2019.
2. There were no results in the file.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services