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2009 SESSION
098356680Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 15.2-5368 and 15.2-5386 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
CHAPTER 53.1.
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
HEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
§ 15.2-5368. Southwest Virginia Health Authority established.
There is hereby established a Health Facilities
Authority for the LENOWISCO and Cumberland Plateau Planning District
Commissions.
§ 15.2-5386. Limitations of the Authority.
A. No provision related to the establishment, powers, or
authorities of the Southwest Virginia Health Facilities
Authority, its subsidiaries, or successors, shall apply to the facilities,
equipment, or appropriations of any state agency including, but not limited to,
the Virginia Department of Health and the Department of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation, and Substances Abuse Services.
B. The Authority, its subsidiaries or successors, shall not be exempt from the Certificate of Public Need law and regulations or licensure standards of the Virginia Department of Health.
C. No provision of this chapter related to the establishment, power or authority of the Authority or participating localities shall apply to or affect any hospital as defined in § 32.1-123.