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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 5. Department of Health
Chapter 391. Regulations for the Licensure of Hospice
11/23/2024

12VAC5-391-445. Additional building regulations and standards.

A. Water shall be obtained from an approved water supply system. Hospice facilities shall be connected to sewage systems approved by the Department of Health or the Department of Environmental Quality.

B. Each hospice facility shall establish a monitoring program for the internal enforcement of all applicable fire and safety laws and regulations.

C. The hospice facility's food services shall comply with 12VAC5-421, as applicable.

D. A hospice facility's pharmacy services shall comply with Chapters 33 (§ 54.1-3300 et seq.) and 34 (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia and 18VAC110-20.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-162.5 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 27, Issue 11, eff. March 2, 2011.

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