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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 5. Department of Health
Chapter 230. State Medical Facilities Plan
11/5/2024

12VAC5-230-460. Expansion of service.

Proposals to expand open heart surgery services shall demonstrate that existing open heart surgery rooms operated by the applicant have performed an average of:

1. 400 adult equivalent open heart surgery procedures in the relevant reporting period if the proposed increase is within one hour driving time one way under normal conditions of an existing open heart surgery service; or

2. 300 adult equivalent open heart surgery procedures in the relevant reporting period if the proposed service is in excess of one hour driving time one way under normal conditions of an existing open heart surgery service in the health planning district.

Statutory Authority

§ 32.1-102.2 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 9, eff. February 15, 2009.

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