12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-220-100

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 22, June 17, 2024

Section 12VAC5-220-100 - Requirements for reviewable medical care facility projects; exceptions

A. Prior to initiating a reviewable medical care facility project the owner or sponsor shall obtain a certificate of public need from the commissioner. In the case of an acquisition of an existing medical care facility, the notification requirement set forth in 12VAC5-220-120 shall be met.

B. Projects involving a temporary increase in the total number of beds in an existing hospital or nursing home shall be exempt from the requirement for a certificate, for a period of no more than 30 days, if the commissioner has determined that a natural or man-made disaster has caused the evacuation of a hospital or nursing home and that a public health emergency exists due to a shortage of hospital or nursing home beds.

Derived from VR355-30-000 § 3.1, eff. June 30, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 10, Issue 17, eff. June 15, 1994; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 24, eff. 8/23/2019.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-102.2 of the Code of Virginia.