12VAC5-230-600. Travel time.
A. Nursing facility beds should be accessible within 30 minutes driving time one way under normal conditions to 95% of the population in a health planning district using mapping software as determined by the commissioner.
B. Nursing facilities should be accessible by public transportation when such systems exist in an area.
C. Preference may be given to proposals that improve geographic access and reduce travel time to nursing facilities within a 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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