RD721 - Visitation Requirements for Guardians in Virginia - Report from the House Bill 634 Workgroup – November 1, 2022


Executive Summary:

In 2022, the General Assembly of Virginia enacted Chapter 242 of the 2022 Acts of Assembly (HB 634, Delegate Danica Roem), which mandated that the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) convene a work group that included broad representation from stakeholders from across the Commonwealth. The work group was responsible for developing a summary of its activities and recommendations for establishing the number of required private guardian visits per year, the frequency with which they should occur, whether they should be in-person or virtual, resources needed to carry out the work group's recommendations, and any other parameters that should be incorporated into a new visitation requirement.