12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-410-110

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024

Section 12VAC5-410-110 - Bed capacity

A. Each license issued by the commissioner shall specify the maximum allowable number of beds. The number of beds allowed shall be determined by the OLC and shall so appear on the license issued by the OLC.

B. Request for licensed bed increase or decrease shall be made in writing to the OLC. No increase will be granted without an approved Certificate of Public Need.

C. Hospitals shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a license to add temporary beds, for a period of no more than 30 days, when 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.

12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-410-110

Derived from VR355-33-500 § 1.11, eff. July 28, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 8, eff. April 1, 1995; Volume 11, Issue 16, eff. June 1, 1995; Volume 23, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2007; Amended, Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 24, eff. 8/23/2019.

Statutory Authority: §§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-127 of the Code of Virginia.