63.2-1105 - Children placed out of Commonwealth. - Virginia Statutes

§ 63.2-1105. Children placed out of Commonwealth.

A. Any child-placing agency, licensed pursuant to Subtitle IV (§ 63.2-1700 etseq.), local board or court that takes or sends, or causes to be taken orsent, any resident child out of the Commonwealth for the purpose of aninterstate or intercountry placement shall comply with the appropriateprovisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (§63.2-1000 et seq.) or shall first obtain the consent of the Commissioner,given in accordance with regulations of the Board relating to residentchildren so taken or sent out of the Commonwealth.

B. The Board is authorized to adopt regulations for the placement of childrenout of the Commonwealth by licensed child-placing agencies, local boards orcourts as are reasonably conducive to the welfare of such children and ascomply with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (§ 63.2-1000et seq.). Provided, however, notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision(d) of Article II of the compact that exclude from the definition of"placement" those institutions that care for the mentally ill, mentallydefective or epileptic or any institution primarily educational in characterand any hospital or other medical facility, the Board shall prescribeprocedures and regulations to govern such placements out of the Commonwealthby licensed child-placing agencies, local boards or courts.

(Code 1950, § 63-73; 1952, c. 409; 1960, c. 331; 1968, cc. 466, 578, §63.1-56; 1975, cc. 248, 406; 1977, cc. 559, 562, 634, 645, § 63.1-207.1;1980, c. 40; 1978, c. 734; 1981, c. 75; 1984, c. 734; 1986, c. 281; 1991, c.34; 1994, c. 865; 1999, c. 889; 2002, c. 747.)