Part XI. Medical Rehabilitation
12VAC5-230-800. Travel time.
Medical rehabilitation services should be available within 60 minutes driving time one way under normal conditions of 95% of the population of the health planning district using mapping software as determined by the commissioner.
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.
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.
12VAC5-230-820. Expansion of services.
No additional rehabilitation beds should be authorized for a health planning district in which existing rehabilitation beds were utilized with an average annual occupancy of less than 80% in the most recently reported year.
Preference may be given to a project to expand rehabilitation beds by converting underutilized medical/surgical beds.
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.
12VAC5-230-830. Staffing.
Medical rehabilitation facilities should be under the direction or supervision of one or more qualified physicians.
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.