12VAC5-230-810. Need for new service.
A. The number of comprehensive and specialized rehabilitation beds shall be determined as follows:
((UR x PROPOP)/365)/.80
Where:
UR = the use rate expressed as rehabilitation patient days per population in the health planning district as reported by VHI; and
PROPOP = the most recent projected population of the health planning district five years from the current year as published by a demographic entity as determined by the commissioner.
B. Proposals for new medical rehabilitation beds should be considered when the applicant can demonstrate that:
1. The rehabilitation specialty proposed is not currently offered in the health planning district; and
2. There is a documented need for the service or beds 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.