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2014 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 32.1-162.10 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 32.1-162.10. Inspections; fees.
The Commissioner may cause each home care organization
licensed under this article to be periodically inspected at reasonable times. State
agencies shall make or cause to be made only such inspections of home care
organizations as are necessary to carry out the various obligations imposed on
each agency by applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Any on-site
inspection by a state agency or a division or unit thereof that substantially
complies with the inspection requirements of any other state agency or any
other division or unit of the inspecting agency charged with making similar
inspections shall be accepted as an equivalent inspection in lieu of an on-site
inspection by said agency or by a division or unit of the inspecting agency. A
state agency shall coordinate its inspections of home care organizations both
internally and with those required by other state agencies so as to ensure that
the requirements of this section are met.
Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of
this article, any home care organization which has any provision of law
to the contrary, all home care organizations licensed by the Department of
Health that have been certified under the provisions of Title XVIII of the
Social Security Act for home care services or have obtained accreditation
or has been certified as provided in subdivision 3 of § 32.1-162.8
by any organization recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services for the purposes of Medicare certification may be subject to
inspection so long as such accreditation or certification is maintained but
only to the extent necessary to ensure the public health and safety. If any such
home care organization fails to comply with the provisions of this article or
with the regulations of the Board relating to public health and safety, the
Commissioner is authorized to revoke the exemption from licensure and require
such organization to be relicensed before it can again qualify for an exemption
pursuant to § 32.1-162.8.