CODE OF VIRGINIA

INVESTIGATION ON RECEIPT OF APPLICATION (§ 63.2-1702)

Upon receipt of the application, the Commissioner shall cause an investigation
to be made of the activities, services, and facilities of the applicant and of
his character and reputation or, if the applicant is an association,
partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the character and
reputation of its officers and agents, and upon receipt of the initial
application, an investigation of the applicant’s financial responsibility.
The financial records of an applicant shall not be subject to inspection if the
applicant submits an operating budget and at least one credit reference. In the
case of child welfare agencies and assisted living facilities, the character and
reputation investigation upon application shall include background checks
pursuant to §§ 63.2-1721 and 63.2-1721.1; however, a children’s
residential facility shall comply with the background check requirements
contained in § 63.2-1726. Records that contain confidential proprietary
information furnished to the Department pursuant to this section shall be exempt
from disclosure pursuant to subdivision 4 of § 2.2-3705.5.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 63-223.2, 63-234, 63-235; 1954, c. 259; 1968, cc. 578,
585, §§ 63.1-176, 63.1-197, 63.1-198; 1972, c. 540; 1975, c. 439; 1985, c.
360; 1987, c. 693; 1992, cc. 356, 746 § 63.1-194.6; 1993, cc. 730, 742; 1995,
c. 401; 1996, c. 747; 1997, c. 427; 1998, cc. 551, 581; 2002, c. 747; 2005, cc.
610, 924; 2013, cc. 182, 545; 2015, cc. 758, 770.