VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Denbigh Baptist Church
13010 Mitchell Point Road
Newport news, VA 23602
(757) 249-2654

VDSS Contact: Tiffany Jones (757) 403-3045

Inspection Date: July 29, 2022

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide 32.1 Report by person other than physician 54.1 Must be MAT Certified. 63.2 Child abuse and neglect 8VAC20-770 Background Checks

Comments:

A monitoring inspection was initiated on 7/29/2022 and concluded on 8/5/2022. At the time of the inspector's arrival on 7/29/2022, there were 23 children present, ranging in ages from 3 to 11 years old, with 4 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide, Child Abuse and Neglect, Mandated Reporting, and Medication Training. A total of 5 staff records were reviewed remotely on 8/5/2022. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.031-A-4
Description:	Based on a review of records and interview, the religious exempt program was unable to demonstrate that each staff has been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision. Evidence: Five staff records were reviewed. The record for staff #5 did not contain documentation from a physician or physician assistant certifying that staff #5 is free from any disability which would prevent her from caring for children under her supervision. The program director confirmed that this documentation was not available for staff #5.
Plan of Correction:	The program director stated that this was an oversight and that she will have staff #5 make an appointment at the soonest available date and submit a completed Physician's Statement by no later than 8/26/2022.
Standard #:	8VAC20-770-40-D-2
Description:	Based on a review of records and interview, the religious exempt program was unable to demonstrate that they obtain, for each employee within 30 days of employment, results of a Search of the Central Registry. Evidence: Five staff records were reviewed. The records for staff #2 and staff #5 who were working with children at the time of the inspection, did not contain results of a Search of the Central Registry. The program director confirmed that staff #2 and staff #5 had been employed in excess of 30 days and that this documentation had not yet been obtained.
Plan of Correction:	The program director stated that this was an oversight and that requests for a search of the central registry will be completed for staff #2 and staff #5 within 10 days. A copy of the request and payment for the reports will be forwarded to the licensing inspector within 10 days.