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Faith-based and community initiatives; responsibilities of Department (§ 63.2-703)
2016A The General Assembly finds that faith-based, volunteer, private and community organizations make significant contributions to the welfare of our society and constitute an underutilized and underrepresented reservoir of assistance for social program . . .
National criminal background checks by businesses and organizations regarding employees or volunteers providing care to children, or the elderly or disabled (§ 19.2-392.02)
2016A For purposes of this section:”Barrier crime” means any offense set forth in § 63.2-1719 or 63.2-1726.”Barrier crime information” means the following facts concerning a person who has been arrested for, or has been convicted . . .
(Effective July 1, 2017) Assisted living facilities and adult day care centers; employment for compensation of persons or use of volunteers convicted of certain offenses prohibited; background check required; penalty (§ 63.2-1720)
2016A No assisted living facility, adult day care center, child-placing agency, independent foster home, or family day system licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or registered family day homes or family day homes approved by famil . . .
Coverage of firefighters and law-enforcement officers in off-duty capacity (§ 65.2-102)
2016A Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a claim for workers’ compensation benefits shall be deemed to be in the course of employment of any firefighter or law-enforcement officer who, in an off-duty capacity or outside an assigned shift o . . .
Life-sharing communities (§ 63.2-1808.1)
2016A For the purposes of this section:”Life-sharing community” means a residential setting, operated by a nonprofit organization, that (i) offers a safe environment in free standing, self-contained homes for residents that have been determin . . .
(Effective July 1, 2018) Public safety officer defined (§ 9.1-801)
2016As used in this chapter, the term “public safety officer” includes a law-enforcement officer of the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions; a correctional officer as defined in § 53.1-1; a correctional officer employed at a ju . . .
Obstructing emergency medical services agency personnel in performance of mission; penalty (§ 18.2-414.1)
2016Any person who unreasonably or unnecessarily obstructs the delivery of emergency medical services by emergency medical services agency personnel, whether governmental, private, or volunteer, or who fails or refuses to cease such obstruction or move o . . .
Assistance for certain voters; penalties (§ 24.2-649)
2016A Any voter age 65 or older or physically disabled may request and then shall be handed a printed ballot by an officer of election outside the polling place but within 150 feet of the entrance to the polling place. The voter shall mark the printed ba . . .
Involuntary temporary detention; issuance and execution of order (§ 37.2-809)
2016A For the purposes of this section:”Designee of the local community services board” means an examiner designated by the local community services board who (i) is skilled in the assessment and treatment of mental illness, (ii) has complete . . .
Display of license (§ 54.1-2727)
2016Every person practicing dental hygiene shall at all times display his license in a conspicuous place in his office in plain view of patients.The provisions of this section shall not apply to any dental hygienist while he is serving as a volunteer pro . . .