Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the State Board of Social Services intends to consider promulgating the following regulation: 22VAC40-181, Voluntary Registration of Family Day Homes - Requirements for Providers; and repealing 22VAC40-180, Voluntary Registration of Family Day Homes - Requirements for Providers. The purpose of the proposed action is to (i) repeal the current regulation, 22VAC40-180, which establishes general requirements and procedures that family day homes caring for fewer than six children must meet in order to obtain a certificate of registration from the Department of Social Services and (ii) adopt a comprehensive new regulation, 22VAC40-181, to clarify and make the requirements and procedures consistent in obtaining a certificate of registration for family day homes.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: §§ 63.2-217 and 63.2-1704 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comment Deadline: September 1, 2010.

Agency Contact: Debra O'Neill, Children's Program Licensing Consultant, Department of Social Services, Division of Licensing Programs, 801 East Main Street, 9th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 726-7648, FAX (804) 726-7132, TTY (800) 828-1120, or email debra.oneill@dss.virginia.gov.