Arpita Lal

8VAC20-800-770 · A working battery-operated flashlight, a working portable battery-operated weather band radio, and extra batteries are required to be kept in a designated area and be available to caregivers at all times.

The portable battery-operated weather band radio was not in working condition.

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22.1-289.036-B-4 · The provider is required to obtain background checks from any state in which a household member has resided in the preceding five years. Household member #4, who had been residing in the home for more than three months, did not have documentation of a request of a central registry check, criminal history check, or an out of state sex offender registry search from a different state they had resided in outside of Virginia in the preceding five years.

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8VAC20-800-780-B · Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in each child?s record to ensure the information is correct and shall obtain the parents signed acknowledgment of the review.

Records for child #1 did not have a parent?s signature for an annual review of the emergency contact information, and had been in care for over 18 months without an annual review.

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8VAC20-800-830-C · Based on observation, and confirmed with Provider, documentation of monthly emergency evacuation practices were not kept.

Evidence: There most recent documentation of emergency evacuation drills was for 10/23/2023.

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8VAC20-800-830-A · Based on discussion with Provider, the emergency evacuation procedures were not practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in care.

Evidence: The most recent record of an emergency evacuation drill was 10/4/2022.

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8VAC20-800-830-B · Based on review of emergency response drill records, shelter-in-place procedures were not being practiced a minimum of twice per year.

Evidence: There was no documentation of shelter-in-place drills being practiced twice per year.

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8VAC20-800-780-B · Based on review of children's records, an annual review of documentation was not completed.

Evidence: An annual review of emergency contacts for Child #1 and #4 since September 2020.

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