CHAPTER 91
An Act to amend and reenact Chapter 912 of the Acts of the Assembly of 2000, relating to amendment of certain certificate of public need.
Approved March 12, 2004
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That Chapter 912 of the Acts of Assembly of 2000 is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 1. Amendment of certain certificate of public need authorized.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 6 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 to a continuing
care provider registered with the State Corporation Commission pursuant to
Chapter 49 (§ 38.2-4900 et seq.) of Title 38.2 for an increase in beds in which
nursing facility or extended care services are provided to allow such continuing
care provider to continue, until the continuing care contract holders
constitute ninety percent of the occupancy for such facility or July 1, 2004
2008, whichever is the first to occur, to admit patients, other than
continuing care contract holders, with whom the facility has an agreement
with the individual responsible for the patient for private payment of the costs upon
the following conditions being met: (i) the continuing care community is established
for the care of retired military personnel and their families spouses or widows
or widowers and (ii) the facility's bond requires that the nursing home unit
maintain a ninety percent contract holder occupancy rate is less than 85
percent.