12VAC5-220-325. Applicability.
The following categories of projects as determined by the State Health Commissioner shall be subject to the nursing home bed review process when they involve an increase in the number of nursing home facility beds in Virginia. (For Continuing Care Retirement Community nursing home beds, see Part V (12VAC5-220-170 et seq.) of this chapter.)
1. The establishment of a nursing home, intermediate care facility, or extended care facility, except when such nursing home, intermediate care facility, or extended care facility is proposed by a continuing care retirement community and the project is sponsored by a continuing care provider registered with the State Corporation Commission pursuant to Chapter 49 (§ 38.2-4900 et seq.) of Title 38.2 of the Code of Virginia.
2. An increase in the total number of beds in an existing or authorized nursing home, intermediate care facility, or extended care facility, except when the nursing home, intermediate care facility, or extended care facility is a component of a continuing care retirement community and the project is sponsored by a continuing care provider registered with the State Corporation Commission pursuant to Chapter 49 (§ 38.2-4900 et seq.) of Title 38.2 of the Code of Virginia.
3. An increase in the total number of nursing home beds, intermediate care facility beds, or extended care facility beds in an existing or authorized medical care facility which is not a dedicated nursing home, intermediate care facility, or extended care facility.
4. The introduction into any existing medical care facility of any new nursing home service such as intermediate care facility services, extended care facility services or skilled nursing facility services except when such medical care facility is an existing nursing home as defined in § 32.1-123 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-102.2 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 13, Issue 7, eff. January 24, 1997.