SEARCH SITE

VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL

SEARCHABLE DATABASES

ACROSS SESSIONS

Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.

2000 SESSION

  • | print version

SB 633 Regulation of medical care facilities.

Introduced by: William C. Mims | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Regulation of medical care facilities. Removes specialized services, major medical equipment, and operating rooms from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public need and authorizes the Board of Health to issue a license certifying accredited specialized centers and clinics and physician's offices developed for the provision of outpatient or ambulatory surgery, cardiac catheterization, or radiation therapy to be medical care facilities pursuant to § 32.1-137. The Board may revoke or suspend a license for failure to maintain accreditation with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, the Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care, or the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities and may reissue the license upon reinstatement of the accreditation. The Board is also authorized to issue provisional licenses for two years to facilities that have applied for accreditation and to certify such facilities as medical care facilities pursuant to its agreement with the federal government, i.e., the Secretary of Health and Human Services. A provisional license may be extended for a third year if the relevant accreditation organization provides the Board with a written statement confirming (i) a facility site visit within the six months prior to the date of the application for the third-year extension of the provisional license and (ii) sufficient progress of the facility toward accreditation.


FULL TEXT

HISTORY