6 Va. Admin. Code § 35-140-230

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 4, October 8, 2024

Section 6VAC35-140-230 - Hospitalization and other outside medical treatment of residents

A. When a resident of a juvenile residential facility needs hospital care or other medical treatment outside the facility:

1. The resident shall be transported safely; and

2. A parent or legal guardian, a staff member, or a law-enforcement officer, as appropriate, shall accompany the resident and stay at least during admission and, in the case of securely detained or committed residents, until appropriate security arrangements are made.

B. If a parent or legal guardian does not accompany the resident to the hospital or other medical treatment outside the facility, the parent or legal guardian shall be informed that the resident was taken outside the facility for medical attention as soon as is practicable.

6 Va. Admin. Code § 35-140-230

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 14, Issue 7, eff. January 1, 1998; amended, Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2005.

Statutory Authority

§§ 16.1-309.9, 66-10 and 66-25.1 of the Code of Virginia.