{"id":3486,"date":"2023-06-21T13:35:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T13:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/chesterfield\/?page_id=3486"},"modified":"2023-06-21T17:04:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:04:11","slug":"human-trafficking-requirements-for-hotels-motels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/chesterfield\/human-trafficking-requirements-for-hotels-motels\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Trafficking Awareness for Hotels\/Motels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3486\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3486-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3486-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3486-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/06\/VDH-SpotTrafficking-image-300x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-3489  attachment-medium size-medium lazyload\" alt=\"Spot + Stop Human Trafficking: Hotel managers and staff are required by law to complete training on human trafficking.\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/06\/VDH-SpotTrafficking-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/06\/VDH-SpotTrafficking-image-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/06\/VDH-SpotTrafficking-image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/06\/VDH-SpotTrafficking-image-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2023\/06\/VDH-SpotTrafficking-image.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-3486-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3486-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3486-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Effective January 1, 2023,<\/strong><\/span><\/span> the Code of Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/35.1-15.1\/\">(\u00a7 35.1-15.1.)<\/a> and the Sanitary Regulations for Hotels <a href=\"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/admincode\/title12\/agency5\/chapter431\/section490\/\">(12VAC5-431-490)<\/a> <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">requires all hotel proprietors and their employees<\/span> to complete <\/strong><strong>training on how to recognize and report instances of suspected human trafficking.<\/strong> <strong>The law <\/strong><strong>requires that every hotel proprietor require its employees to complete the human trafficking <\/strong><strong>training within six months of being employed by a hotel and thereafter at least once every two<\/strong><br \/><strong>years, for as long as the employee is employed by the hotel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Human Trafficking Awareness for Hotels is a free online course provided by the Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to hotel proprietors and their employees and is available<br \/>through a new online learning management system (LMS), Benchmark Analytics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">To create a training account, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/training.benchmarkonline.app\/dcjs\">https:\/\/training.benchmarkonline.app\/dcjs<\/a> and click on \u201cLog In\u201d on the left. Then click \u201cCreate an account\u201d and enter the required information. You<br \/>must use your individual work email address. If you do not have your own professional email address, a personal email address may be used.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcjs.virginia.gov\/sites\/dcjs.virginia.gov\/files\/va_dcjs_ht_self-registration_instructions.pdf\">here<\/a> to view a step-by-step guide to log in for the first time. For technical assistance or a brief overview of Benchmark LMS functionality, please refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcjs.virginia.gov\/sites\/dcjs.virginia.gov\/files\/va_dcjs_benchmark_user_guide.pdf\">this user guide<\/a>. Review the User Guide to register an account and access your transcript. For technical issues, contact Blane Sawyer at blane.sawyer@dcjs.virginia.gov.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This course must be taken by individual employees and not presented in a group setting. Courses can be accessed on desktop computers, smartphones, or tablets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Other training courses are available as approved by DCJS. More information regarding human trafficking and the training requirements and allowance can be found on the DCJS website:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcjs.virginia.gov\/human-trafficking\/human-trafficking-training-requirements-hotels\">https:\/\/www.dcjs.virginia.gov\/human-trafficking\/human-trafficking-training-requirements-hotels<\/a>. The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) will begin enforcing these requirements starting<br \/>in July 2023.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Chesterfield Health District (CHD) is providing the following informational handout that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/6_23-Handout-Human-Trafficking-Training.pdf\">summarizes Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Human Trafficking Training<\/a><br \/>requirements to all VDH permitted overnight lodging facilities. This handout and additional information is also available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/touristlodging\/\">VDH Tourist Lodging website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>For specific questions regarding your facility, please contact <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CHD (804)-748-1691.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective January 1, 2023, the Code of Virginia (\u00a7 35.1-15.1.) and the Sanitary Regulations for Hotels (12VAC5-431-490) requires all hotel proprietors and their employees to complete training on how to recognize and report instances of suspected human trafficking. 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