Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, establishing a disaster exemption.
Provides for a 30-day exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public need for an increase in the total number of beds in existing hospitals or nursing homes if the State Health Commissioner has determined that a natural or man-made disaster has caused the evacuation of a hospital or nursing home and that a public health emergency exists due to a shortage of hospital or nursing home beds. The Board of Health shall adopt regulations for this exemption. This bill is identical to
Virginia HB 1870 (2019) — Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, establishing a disaster exemption.
Provides for a 30-day exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public need for an increase in the total number of beds in existing hospitals or nursing homes if the State Health Commissioner has determined that a natural or man-made disaster has caused the evacuation of a hospital or nursing home and that a public health emergency exists due to a shortage of hospital or nursing home beds. The Board of Health shall adopt regulations for this exemption. This bill is identical to
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0136) (committee substitute) — source
House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1870ER) (committee substitute) — source