CHAPTER 868
An Act to authorize the amendment of certain certificate of public need.
Approved April 9, 2000
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. Amendment of certain certificate of public need authorized.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 10 of § 32.1-102.3:2 as in effect
on June 30, 1996, the Commissioner of Health may accept and approve a request
to amend the conditions of a certificate of public need issued for an increase
in beds in which nursing facility or extended care services are provided to
allow such facility to continue to admit persons, other than residents of the
cooperative units, to its nursing facility beds for three years from the date
of issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the second mid-rise residential unit
building associated with such facility or June 30, 2003, whichever is the first to
occur, when such facility (i) is operated by an association described in
§ 55-458; (ii) was created in connection with a real estate cooperative; (iii)
offers its residents a level of nursing services consistent with the definition
of continuing care in Chapter 49 (§ 38.2-4900) of Title 38.2; and (iv) was
issued a certificate of public need prior to October 3, 1995.