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2004 SESSION

047571780
SENATE BILL NO. 388
Offered January 14, 2004
Prefiled January 14, 2004
A BILL to amend and reenact Chapter 912 of the 2000 Acts of the Assembly, relating to amendment of certain certificate of public need.
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Patrons-- Norment, Devolites, Puller and Ticer
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That Chapter 912 of the 2000 Acts of Assembly 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, 20042008, 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 and (ii) the facility's bond requires that the nursing home unit maintain a ninety90 percent occupancy rate.