Bill Text: VA SB58 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

Virginia Senate Bill 58 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Certificate of public need; Commissioner of Health to issue addition of beds for nursing homes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-09 - Senate: Left in Finance [SB58 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2010-SB58-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 58 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Education and Health on January 28, 2010) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Martin) A BILL to require the Commissioner of Health to accept applications and to authorize the Commissioner to issue certificates of public need for certain nursing home beds.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. Notwithstanding (i) the provisions of §§ 32.1-102.3 and 32.1-102.3:2 of the Code of Virginia, (ii) any regulations of the Board of Health establishing standards for the approval and issuance of Requests for Applications, and (iii) any current Requests for Applications issued pursuant to §32.1-102.3:2 of the Code of Virginia, the Commissioner of Health shall accept and review applications and may issue certificates of public need for the addition of up to 10 Medicaid-eligible nursing home beds for a certified nursing home licensed for less than 60 beds, which is operated not for profit, is located in Planning District 15 but accepts patients from areas of the Commonwealth outside of the planning district, and provides care for patients regardless of ability to pay.