12VAC5-381-190. Financial controls.
A. Every applicant for an initial license to establish or operate a home care organization shall include as part of his application a detailed operating budget showing projected operating expenses for the three-month period after a license to operate has been issued. Further, every applicant for an initial license to establish or operate a home care organization shall include as part of his application proof of initial reserve operating funds in the amount sufficient to ensure operation of the home care organization for the three-month period after a license to operate has been issued. Such funds may include:
1. Cash;
2. Cash equivalents that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and that present insignificant risk of change in value;
3. Borrowed funds that are immediately available to the applicant; or
4. A line of credit that is immediately available to the applicant.
Proof of funds sufficient to meet these requirements shall include a current balance sheet demonstrating the availability of funds, a letter from the officer of the bank or other financial institution where the funds are held, or a letter of credit from a lender demonstrating the current availability of and amount of a line of credit.
B. The organization shall document financial resources to operate based on a working budget showing projected revenue and expenses.
C. All financial records shall be kept according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
D. All financial records shall be audited at least triennially by an independent certified public accountant (CPA) or audited as otherwise provided by law.
E. The organization shall have documented financial controls to minimize risk of theft or embezzlement.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-162.12 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 3, eff. January 1, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 31, Issue 10, eff. February 12, 2015.